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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,
Judgment against Judah
The Lord, the LORD of Heaven’s Armies,
will take away from Jerusalem and Judah
everything they depend on:
every bit of bread
and every drop of water,
The Lord, the LORD of Heaven’s Armies,
will take away from Jerusalem and Judah
everything they depend on:
every bit of bread
and every drop of water,
The mighty man, and the man of war, the judge, and the prophet, and the prudent, and the ancient,
all their heroes and soldiers,
judges and prophets,
fortune-tellers and elders,
judges and prophets,
fortune-tellers and elders,
The captain of fifty, and the honourable man, and the counseller, and the cunning artificer, and the eloquent orator.
army officers and high officials,
advisers, skilled sorcerers, and astrologers.
advisers, skilled sorcerers, and astrologers.
And I will give children to be their princes, and babes shall rule over them.
I will make boys their leaders,
and toddlers their rulers.
and toddlers their rulers.
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.
People will oppress each other —
man against man,
neighbor against neighbor.
Young people will insult their elders,
and vulgar people will sneer at the honorable.
man against man,
neighbor against neighbor.
Young people will insult their elders,
and vulgar people will sneer at the honorable.
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 those days a man will say to his brother,
“Since you have a coat, you be our leader!
Take charge of this heap of ruins!”
“Since you have a coat, you be our leader!
Take charge of this heap of ruins!”
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.
But he will reply,
“No! I can’t help.
I don’t have any extra food or clothes.
Don’t put me in charge!”
“No! I can’t help.
I don’t have any extra food or clothes.
Don’t put me in charge!”
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 Jerusalem will stumble,
and Judah will fall,
because they speak out against the LORD and refuse to obey him.
They provoke him to his face.
and Judah will fall,
because they speak out against the LORD and refuse to obey him.
They provoke him to his face.
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.
The very look on their faces gives them away.
They display their sin like the people of Sodom
and don’t even try to hide it.
They are doomed!
They have brought destruction upon themselves.
They display their sin like the people of Sodom
and don’t even try to hide it.
They are doomed!
They have brought destruction upon themselves.
Say ye to the righteous, that it shall be well with him: for they shall eat the fruit of their doings.
Tell the godly that all will be well for them.
They will enjoy the rich reward they have earned!
They will enjoy the rich reward they have earned!
Woe unto the wicked! it shall be ill with him: for the reward of his hands shall be given him.
But the wicked are doomed,
for they will get exactly what they deserve.
for they will get exactly what they deserve.
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.
Childish leaders oppress my people,
and women rule over them.
O my people, your leaders mislead you;
they send you down the wrong road.
and women rule over them.
O my people, your leaders mislead you;
they send you down the wrong road.
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.
The LORD comes forward to pronounce judgment
on the elders and rulers of his people:
“You have ruined Israel, my vineyard.
Your houses are filled with things stolen from the poor.
on the elders and rulers of his people:
“You have ruined Israel, my vineyard.
Your houses are filled with things stolen from 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.
How dare you crush my people,
grinding the faces of the poor into the dust?”
demands the Lord, the LORD of Heaven’s Armies.
A Warning to Jerusalem
grinding the faces of the poor into the dust?”
demands the Lord, the LORD of Heaven’s Armies.
A Warning to Jerusalem
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 smite with a scab the crown of the head of the daughters of Zion, and the LORD will discover their secret parts.
So the Lord will send scabs on her head;
the LORD will make beautiful Zion bald.”
the LORD will make beautiful Zion bald.”
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,
On that day of judgment
the Lord will strip away everything that makes her beautiful:
ornaments, headbands, crescent necklaces,
the Lord will strip away everything that makes her beautiful:
ornaments, headbands, crescent necklaces,
The bonnets, and the ornaments of the legs, and the headbands, and the tablets, and the earrings,
scarves, ankle bracelets, sashes,
perfumes, and charms;
perfumes, and charms;
The changeable suits of apparel, and the mantles, and the wimples, and the crisping pins,
party clothes, gowns, capes, and purses;
The glasses, and the fine linen, and the hoods, and the vails.
mirrors, fine linen garments,
head ornaments, and shawls.
head ornaments, and shawls.
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.
Thy men shall fall by the sword, and thy mighty in the war.
The men of the city will be killed with the sword,
and her warriors will die in battle.
and her warriors will die in battle.