The Book of the Prophet Isaiah 3

 The Book of the Prophet Isaiah 3

1 For behold, the Lord God of hosts will take away from Jerusalem and from Judah the rod and the staff, all staff of bread, and all thirst for water;

2 The mighty man, and the soldier, the judge, the prophet, the soothsayer, and the ancient;

3 The captain of fifty, and the wise among the craftsmen, and the eloquent;

4 And I will give them young men for princes, and children shall rule over them.

5 And the people shall be oppressed; one shall be against another, and every man against his neighbor: the child shall be bold against the old, and the base man against the noble.

6 When a man goes to his brother in his father's house, and says, 'You have clothing; be our prince, and take this ruin under your hand;'

7 In that day he will cry out, saying, "I cannot be a physician, nor is there bread or clothing in my house; do not make me a ruler of the people."

8 For Jerusalem has stumbled, and Judah has fallen; because their tongue and their deeds are against the Lord, to provoke the eyes of his glory.

9 The very look on their faces testifies against them; they proclaim their sins like Sodom; they do not conceal them. Woe to their souls! For they are injuring themselves.

10 Tell the righteous that it will be well with them, for they will eat the fruit of their own deeds.

11 Woe to the wicked! It will be ill with them, for the reward of their hands will be given to them.

12 The oppressors of my people are children, and women are at the head of their government. Ah, my people! Those who lead you deceive you and destroy the way of your paths. 

13 The Lord arises to plead, and goes out to judge the peoples.

14 The Lord comes to judgment against the elders of his people, and against their princes; for it is you who have devoured this vineyard; the spoil of the poor is in your houses.

15 Why do you afflict my people and grind the faces of the poor? declares the Lord, the God of hosts.

16 Moreover the Lord says: Because the daughters of Zion are haughty, and walk with outstretched necks, and have wanton looks, and when they walk, it is as if they were dancing, and rattle with their feet:

17 Therefore the Lord will make the heads of the daughters of Zion scaly, and the Lord will uncover their nakedness. 

18 In that day the Lord will take away the beauty of garters, the fishnets, and the lunettes;

19 the earrings, the bracelets, and the glittering garments;

20 the headbands, the armlets, the chains, the perfume boxes, and the earrings;

21 the rings, and the nose jewels;

22 the evening dresses, the robes, the bonnets, and the brooches;

23 the mirrors, the fine linen garments, the headdresses, and the veils.

24 And instead of a sweet aroma there will be stench, and instead of a girdle a cord; and instead of a curler, baldness; and instead of a loose garment, sackcloth; and burning instead of beauty.

25 And her gates will lament and mourn, and she will sit desolate on the ground.