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Isaiah 3

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Isaiah 3 Bible text

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For, behold, the Lord, Yahweh of Armies, takes away from Jerusalem and from Judah supply and support,

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the mighty man,

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the captain of fifty,

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I will give boys to be their princes,

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The people will be oppressed,

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Indeed a man shall take hold of his brother in the house of his father, saying,

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In that day he will cry out, saying, “I will not be a healer;

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For Jerusalem is ruined, and Judah is fallen;

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The look of their faces testify against them.

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Tell the righteous that it will be well with them,

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Woe to the wicked!

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As for my people, children are their oppressors,

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Yahweh stands up to contend,

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Yahweh will enter into judgment with the elders of his people

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What do you mean that you crush my people,

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Moreover Yahweh said, “Because the daughters of Zion are arrogant,

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therefore the Lord brings sores on the crown of the head of the women of Zion,

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In that day the Lord will take away the beauty of their anklets, the headbands, the crescent necklaces,

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the earrings, the bracelets, the veils,

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the headdresses, the ankle chains, the sashes, the perfume containers, the charms,

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the signet rings, the nose rings,

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the fine robes, the capes, the cloaks, the purses,

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the hand mirrors, the fine linen garments, the tiaras, and the shawls.

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It shall happen that instead of sweet spices, there shall be rottenness;

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Your men shall fall by the sword,

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Her gates shall lament and mourn.