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14 The Lord will go to court[a]
    to oppose[b] the elders and princes of his people:

“You’re the ones who have been devouring the vineyard,
    the plunder of the poor is in your own houses!
15 How dare you crush[c] my people
    as you grind down the face of the poor?”
        declares the Lord God of the Heavenly Armies.[d]

Judgment of Jerusalem’s Women

16 The Lord also says:

“Because Zion’s women are so haughty,
    and walk with outstretched necks,
flirting with their eyes,
    prancing[e] along as they walk,
        and making tinkling noises with their ankle bracelets,[f]

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 3:14 Lit. go into judgment
  2. Isaiah 3:14 Lit. with
  3. Isaiah 3:15 Lit. What do you mean by crushing
  4. Isaiah 3:15 So 1QIsaa MT; LXX lacks this line
  5. Isaiah 3:16 Or mincing
  6. Isaiah 3:16 Lit. their feet

14 The Lord enters into judgment(A)
    against the elders and leaders of his people:
“It is you who have ruined my vineyard;
    the plunder(B) from the poor(C) is in your houses.
15 What do you mean by crushing my people(D)
    and grinding(E) the faces of the poor?”(F)
declares the Lord, the Lord Almighty.(G)

16 The Lord says,
    “The women of Zion(H) are haughty,
walking along with outstretched necks,(I)
    flirting with their eyes,
strutting along with swaying hips,
    with ornaments jingling on their ankles.

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