1 For , behold , the Lord , Jehovah of hosts צְבָא֗וֹת tze.va.'ot H6635 , doth take away H5493 from Jerusalem מִירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ mi.ru.sha.Lim H3389 and from Judah וּמִ֣יהוּדָ֔ה u.Mi.hu.Dah H3063 stay and staff H4938 , the whole stay of bread H3899 , and the whole stay of water מָֽיִם׃ Ma.yim H4325 ; 2 the mighty H1368 man וְאִ֣ישׁ ve.'Ish H376 , and the man H376 of war מִלְחָמָ֑ה mil.cha.Mah H4421 ; the judge שׁוֹפֵ֥ט sho.Fet H8199 , and the prophet וְנָבִ֖יא ve.na.Vi' H5030 , and the diviner וְקֹסֵ֥ם ve.ko.Sem H7080 , and the elder H2205 ; 3 the captain of fifty חֲמִשִּׁ֖ים cha.mi.Shim H2572 , and the honorable man , and the counsellor, and the expert artificer, and the skilful enchanter . 4 And I will give H5414 children to be their princes H8269 , and babes shall rule יִמְשְׁלוּ־ yim.she.lu- H4910 over them . 5 And the people הָעָ֔ם ha.'Am H5971 shall be oppressed , every one H376 by another , and every one H376 by his neighbor בְּרֵעֵ֑הוּ be.re.'E.hu H7453 : the child shall behave himself proudly against the old בַּזָּקֵ֔ן ba.za.Ken H2205 man H376 , and the base against the honorable . 6 When a man H376 shall take hold of his brother בְּאָחִיו֙ be.'a.Chiv H251 in the house בֵּ֣ית beit H1004 of his father אָבִ֔יו 'a.Viv H1 , saying, Thou hast clothing H8071 , be תִּֽהְיֶה־ tih.yeh- H1961 thou our ruler קָצִ֖ין ka.Tzin H7101 , and let this ruin be H1961 under thy hand יָדֶֽךָ׃ ya.De.kha H3027 ; 7 in that day בַיּ֨וֹם vai.Yom H3117 shall he lift יִשָּׂא֩ yi.Sa' H5375 up his voice, saying לֵאמֹר֙ le.Mor H559 , I will not be אֶהְיֶ֣ה 'eh.Yeh H1961 a healer ; for in my house וּבְבֵיתִ֕י u.ve.vei.Ti H1004 is neither bread H3899 nor clothing H8071 : ye shall not make H7760 me ruler קְצִ֥ין ke.Tzin H7101 of the people עָֽם׃ 'Am H5971 . 8 For Jerusalem יְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם ye.Ru.sha.Lim H3389 is ruined, and Judah וִיהוּדָ֖ה vi.hu.Dah H3063 is fallen H5307 ; because their tongue לְשׁוֹנָ֤ם le.sho.Nam H3956 and their doings are against Jehovah , to provoke the eyes עֵנֵ֥י 'e.Nei H5869 of his glory כְבוֹדֽוֹ׃ khe.vo.Do H3519 . 9 The show of their countenance doth witness against them ; and they declare H5046 their sin וְחַטָּאתָ֛ם ve.cha.ta.Tam H2403 as Sodom כִּסְדֹ֥ם kis.Dom H5467 , they hide H3582 it not . Woe א֣וֹי 'o H188 unto their soul H5315 ! for they have done evil H7451 unto themselves . 10 Say H559 ye of the righteous צַדִּ֖יק tza.Dik H6662 , that it shall be well with him ; for they shall eat יֹאכֵֽלוּ׃ yo.Khe.lu H398 the fruit פְרִ֥י fe.Ri H6529 of their doings . 11 Woe א֖וֹי 'o H188 unto the wicked לְרָשָׁ֣ע le.ra.Sha' H7563 ! it shall be ill with him ; for what his hands יָדָ֖יו ya.Dav H3027 have done shall be done unto him . 12 As for my people עַמִּי֙ 'a.Mi H5971 , children are their oppressors נֹגְשָׂ֣יו no.ge.Sav H5065 , and women H802 rule H4910 over them . O my people עַמִּי֙ 'a.Mi H5971 , they that lead thee cause thee to err H8582 , and destroy the way וְדֶ֥רֶךְ ve.De.rekh H1870 of thy paths אֹֽרְחֹתֶ֖יךָ 'o.re.cho.Tei.kha H734 . Read all of Isaiah 3 ← Isaiah 2 Isaiah 4 → American Standard Version — 1901 — Public Domain
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