1 For the sin of the people, God will take away the wise men, and give them foolish princes. 14 The covetousness of the governors. 26 The pride of the women.

For lo, the Lord God of hosts will take away from Jerusalem and from Judah the stay [a]and the strength: even all the stay of bread, and all the stay of water,

The strong man, and the man of war, [b]the judge, and the Prophet, the prudent and the aged,

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 3:1 Because they trusted in their abundance and prosperity, he showeth that they should be taken from them.
  2. Isaiah 3:2 The temporal governor and the minister.

Judgment on Jerusalem and Judah

See now, the Lord,
    the Lord Almighty,
is about to take from Jerusalem and Judah
    both supply and support:(A)
all supplies of food(B) and all supplies of water,(C)
    the hero and the warrior,(D)
the judge and the prophet,
    the diviner(E) and the elder,(F)

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