Isa 3 | ESV | STEP | For behold , the Lord God of hosts is taking away from Jerusalem and from Judah support and supply , all support of bread , and all support of water ;

af[See ver. 16 above]

ag ver. 16

ah[1 Pet. 3:3]

ai Judg. 8:21, 26

aj Ex. 39:28; Ezek. 24:17

ak Gen. 24:47; Ezek. 16:12

ap ch. 15:2; 22:12; Ezek. 27:31; Amos 8:10; Mic. 1:16

aq ch. 15:3; Gen. 37:34; Lam. 2:10

ar Lev. 19:28

as Jer. 14:2; Lam. 1:4

at Job 2:13; Lam. 2:10

‏ Isaiah 3

Judgment on Judah and Jerusalem

1 For behold, the ^aLord God of hosts
is taking away from Jerusalem and from Judah
support and supply, ^{▼▼Hebrew staff}
all ^csupport of bread,
and all support of water;
2 ^dthe mighty man and the soldier,
the judge and the prophet,
the diviner and the elder,
3 the captain of fifty
and the man of rank,
the counselor and the skillful magician
and the expert in charms.
4 ^eAnd I will make boys their princes,
and infants ^{▼▼Or caprice} shall rule over them.
5 ^gAnd 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.
6 For ^ha 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”;
7 in that day he will speak out, saying:
“I will not be a ⁱhealer; ^{▼▼Hebrew binder of wounds}
in my house there is neither bread nor cloak;
you shall not make me
leader of the people.”
8 For Jerusalem has stumbled,
and Judah has fallen,
because their ^kspeech and their deeds are against the Lord,
^ldefying his glorious presence. ^{▼▼Hebrew the eyes of his glory}
9 For the look on their faces bears witness against them;
they proclaim their sin ⁿlike Sodom;
they do not hide it.
Woe to them!
^oFor they have brought evil on themselves.
10 ^pTell the righteous that it shall be well with them,
^qfor they shall eat the fruit of their deeds.
11 ^rWoe to the wicked! It shall be ill with him,
for what his hands have dealt out shall be done to him.
12 My people— ^sinfants are their oppressors,
and women rule over them.
O my people, ^tyour guides mislead you
and they have swallowed up ^{▼▼Or they have confused} the course of your paths.
13 The Lord ^vhas taken his place to contend;
he stands to judge peoples.
14 The Lord will enter into judgment
with the ^welders and princes of his people:
“It is you who ^xhave devoured ^{▼▼Or grazed over; compare Exodus 22:5} the vineyard,
^zthe spoil of the poor is in your houses.
15 What do you mean by ^aacrushing my people,
by grinding the face of the poor?”

declares the Lord God of hosts.
16 The Lord said:
^abBecause ^acthe daughters of Zion are haughty
and walk with outstretched necks,
glancing wantonly with their eyes,
mincing along as they go,
^adtinkling with their feet,
17 therefore the Lord ^aewill strike with a scab
the heads of ^afthe daughters of Zion,
and the Lord will lay bare their secret parts.

18 In that day the Lord will take away ^agthe finery of the anklets, the ^ahheadbands, and the ^aicrescents; 19 the pendants, the bracelets, and the scarves; 20 the ^ajheaddresses, the armlets, the sashes, the perfume boxes, and the amulets; 21 the signet rings and ^aknose rings; 22 the ^alfestal robes, the mantles, the cloaks, and the handbags; 23 the mirrors, the linen garments, the turbans, and the veils.

24 Instead of ^amperfume there will be rottenness;
and instead of a ^anbelt, a rope;
and instead of ^aowell-set hair, ^apbaldness;
and instead of a rich robe, a ^aqskirt of sackcloth;
and ^arbranding instead of beauty.
25 Your men shall fall by the sword
and your mighty men in battle.
26 And ^asher gates shall lament and mourn;
empty, she shall ^atsit on the ground.