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Isaiah 3:3-5
1599 Geneva Bible
Isaiah 3:3-5
1599 Geneva Bible
3 The captain of fifty, and the honorable, and the counselor, and the cunning artificer, and [a]eloquent man.
4 And I will appoint [b]children to be their princes, and babes shall rule over them.
5 The people shall be [c]oppressed one of another, and every one by his neighbor: the children shall presume against the ancient, and the vile against the honorable.
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- Isaiah 3:3 By these he meaneth that God would take away everything that was in any estimation, and wherein they had any occasion to vaunt themselves.
- Isaiah 3:4 Not only in age: but in wit, manners, knowledge and strength.
- Isaiah 3:5 For lack of good regiment and order.
Isaiah 3:3-5
New International Version
Isaiah 3:3-5
New International Version
3 the captain of fifty(A) and the man of rank,(B)
the counselor, skilled craftsman(C) and clever enchanter.(D)
4 “I will make mere youths their officials;
children will rule over them.”(E)
5 People will oppress each other—
man against man, neighbor against neighbor.(F)
The young will rise up against the old,
the nobody against the honored.
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