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Judgment against Judah and Jerusalem
For, behold, the Lord, the LORD of hosts, doth take away from Jerusalem and from Judah the stay and the staff, the whole stay of bread, and the whole stay of water,
For, behold, the Lord, the LORD of hosts, doth take away from Jerusalem and from Judah the stay and the staff, the whole stay of bread, and the whole stay of water,
the mighty man and the soldier,
the judge and the prophet,
the diviner and the elder,
the judge and the prophet,
the diviner and the elder,
The mighty man, and the man of war, the judge, and the prophet, and the prudent, and the ancient,
the captain of fifty
and the man of rank,
the counselor and the skillful magician
and the expert in charms.
and the man of rank,
the counselor and the skillful magician
and the expert in charms.
The captain of fifty, and the honourable man, and the counseller, and the cunning artificer, and the eloquent orator.
And I will give children to be their princes, and babes shall rule over them.
And the people will oppress one another,
every one his fellow
and every one his neighbor;
the youth will be insolent to the elder,
and the despised to the honorable.
every one his fellow
and every one his neighbor;
the youth will be insolent to the elder,
and the despised to the honorable.
And the people shall be oppressed, every one by another, and every one by his neighbour: the child shall behave himself proudly against the ancient, and the base against the honourable.
For a man will take hold of his brother
in the house of his father, saying:
“You have a cloak;
you shall be our leader,
and this heap of ruins
shall be under your rule”;
in the house of his father, saying:
“You have a cloak;
you shall be our leader,
and this heap of ruins
shall be under your rule”;
When a man shall take hold of his brother of the house of his father, saying, Thou hast clothing, be thou our ruler, and let this ruin be under thy hand:
In that day shall he swear, saying, I will not be an healer; for in my house is neither bread nor clothing: make me not a ruler of the people.
For Jerusalem is ruined, and Judah is fallen: because their tongue and their doings are against the LORD, to provoke the eyes of his glory.
For the look on their faces bears witness against them;
they proclaim their sin like Sodom;
they do not hide it.
Woe to them!
For they have brought evil on themselves.
they proclaim their sin like Sodom;
they do not hide it.
Woe to them!
For they have brought evil on themselves.
The shew of their countenance doth witness against them; and they declare their sin as Sodom, they hide it not. Woe unto their soul! for they have rewarded evil unto themselves.
Tell the righteous that it shall be well with them,
for they shall eat the fruit of their deeds.
for they shall eat the fruit of their deeds.
Say ye to the righteous, that it shall be well with him: for they shall eat the fruit of their doings.
Woe to the wicked! It shall be ill with him,
for what his hands have dealt out shall be done to him.
for what his hands have dealt out shall be done to him.
Woe unto the wicked! it shall be ill with him: for the reward of his hands shall be given him.
As for my people, children are their oppressors, and women rule over them. O my people, they which lead thee cause thee to err, and destroy the way of thy paths.
The Lord has taken his place to contend;
he stands to judge peoples.
he stands to judge peoples.
The LORD standeth up to plead, and standeth to judge the people.
The LORD will enter into judgment with the ancients of his people, and the princes thereof: for ye have eaten up the vineyard; the spoil of the poor is in your houses.
What do you mean by crushing my people,
by grinding the face of the poor?”
by grinding the face of the poor?”
What mean ye that ye beat my people to pieces, and grind the faces of the poor? saith the Lord GOD of hosts.
The Lord said:
Because the daughters of Zion are haughty
and walk with outstretched necks,
glancing wantonly with their eyes,
mincing along as they go,
tinkling with their feet,
Because the daughters of Zion are haughty
and walk with outstretched necks,
glancing wantonly with their eyes,
mincing along as they go,
tinkling with their feet,
Moreover the LORD saith, Because the daughters of Zion are haughty, and walk with stretched forth necks and wanton eyes, walking and mincing as they go, and making a tinkling with their feet:
therefore the Lord will strike with a scab
the heads of the daughters of Zion,
and the Lord will lay bare their secret parts.
the heads of the daughters of Zion,
and the Lord will lay bare their secret parts.
Therefore the Lord will smite with a scab the crown of the head of the daughters of Zion, and the LORD will discover their secret parts.
In that day the Lord will take away the finery of the anklets, the headbands, and the crescents;
In that day the Lord will take away the bravery of their tinkling ornaments about their feet, and their cauls, and their round tires like the moon,
the pendants, the bracelets, and the scarves;
The chains, and the bracelets, and the mufflers,
the headdresses, the armlets, the sashes, the perfume boxes, and the amulets;
The bonnets, and the ornaments of the legs, and the headbands, and the tablets, and the earrings,
the festal robes, the mantles, the cloaks, and the handbags;
The changeable suits of apparel, and the mantles, and the wimples, and the crisping pins,
the mirrors, the linen garments, the turbans, and the veils.
The glasses, and the fine linen, and the hoods, and the vails.
Instead of perfume there will be rottenness;
and instead of a belt, a rope;
and instead of well-set hair, baldness;
and instead of a rich robe, a skirt of sackcloth;
and branding instead of beauty.
and instead of a belt, a rope;
and instead of well-set hair, baldness;
and instead of a rich robe, a skirt of sackcloth;
and branding instead of beauty.
And it shall come to pass, that instead of sweet smell there shall be stink; and instead of a girdle a rent; and instead of well set hair baldness; and instead of a stomacher a girding of sackcloth; and burning instead of beauty.
Your men shall fall by the sword
and your mighty men in battle.
and your mighty men in battle.
Thy men shall fall by the sword, and thy mighty in the war.