Isaiah 3

Judgment on Judah and Jerusalem 1For behold, the Lord GOD of hosts
   is taking away from Jerusalem and from Judah
support and supply,Hebrew staff
   all support of bread,
   and all support of water; 2the mighty man and the soldier,
   the judge and the prophet,
   the diviner and the elder, 3the captain of fifty
   and the man of rank,
the counselor and the skillful magician
   and the expert in charms. 4And I will make boys their princes,
   and infantsOr caprice shall rule over them. 5And 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.

6For 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"; 7in that day he will speak out, saying:
"I will not be a healer;Hebrew binder of wounds
   in my house there is neither bread nor cloak;
you shall not make me
   leader of the people." 8For Jerusalem has stumbled,
   and Judah has fallen,
because their speech and their deeds are against the LORD,
   defying his glorious presence.Hebrew the eyes of his glory

9For 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. 10Tell the righteous that it shall be well with them,
   for they shall eat the fruit of their deeds. 11Woe to the wicked! It shall be ill with him,
   for what his hands have dealt out shall be done to him. 12My people—infants are their oppressors,
   and women rule over them.
O my people, your guides mislead you
   and they have swallowed upOr they have confused the course of your paths.

13The LORD has taken his place to contend;
   he stands to judge peoples. 14The LORD will enter into judgment
   with the elders and princes of his people:
"It is you who have devouredOr grazed over; compare Exodus 22:5 the vineyard,
   the spoil of the poor is in your houses. 15What do you mean by crushing my people,
   by grinding the face of the poor?"
declares the Lord GOD of hosts.

16The 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, 17therefore the Lord will strike with a scab
   the heads of the daughters of Zion,
   and the LORD will lay bare their secret parts.

18In that day the Lord will take away the finery of the anklets, the headbands, and the crescents; 19the pendants, the bracelets, and the scarves; 20the headdresses, the armlets, the sashes, the perfume boxes, and the amulets; 21the signet rings and nose rings; 22the festal robes, the mantles, the cloaks, and the handbags; 23the mirrors, the linen garments, the turbans, and the veils.

24Instead 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. 25Your men shall fall by the sword
   and your mighty men in battle. 26And her gates shall lament and mourn;
   empty, she shall sit on the ground.