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The Book of the Prophet Isaiah, Chapter 3
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For, behold, the Lord, the LORD of
hosts, doth take away from Jerusalem and from Judah the stay and the
staff, the whole stay of bread, and the whole stay of water.
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The mighty man, and the man of war, the judge, and the prophet,
and the prudent, and the ancient,
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The captain of fifty, and the
honourable man, and the counsellor, and the cunning artificer, and the
eloquent orator.
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And I will give children to be their princes, and babes shall rule
over them.
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And the people shall be oppressed, every one by another, and every
one by his neighbour: the child shall behave himself proudly against
the ancient, and the base against the honourable.
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When a man shall take hold of his brother of the house of his
father, saying, Thou hast clothing, be thou our ruler, and let this
ruin be under thy hand:
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In that day shall he swear, saying, I will
not be an healer; for in my house is neither bread nor clothing: make
me not a ruler of the people.
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For Jerusalem is ruined, and Judah is fallen: because their tongue
and their doings are against the LORD, to provoke the eyes of his
glory.
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The shew of their countenance doth witness against them; and they
declare their sin as Sodom, they hide it not. Woe unto their soul! for
they have rewarded evil unto themselves.
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Say ye to the righteous, that it shall be well with him: for they
shall eat the fruit of their doings.
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Woe unto the wicked! it shall be ill with him: for the reward of
his hands shall be given him.
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As for my people, children are their oppressors, and women rule
over them. O my people, they which lead thee cause thee to err, and
destroy the way of thy paths.
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The LORD standeth up to plead, and standeth to judge the people.
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The LORD will enter into judgment with the ancients of his
people, and the princes thereof: for ye have eaten up the vineyard;
the spoil of the poor is in your houses.
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What mean ye that ye beat my people to pieces, and grind the
faces of the poor? saith the Lord GOD of hosts.
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Moreover the LORD saith, Because the daughters of Zion are
haughty, and walk with stretched forth necks and wanton eyes, walking
and mincing as they go, and making a tinkling with their feet:
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Therefore the LORD will smite with a scab the crown of the head of the
daughters of Zion, and the LORD will discover their secret parts.
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In that day the Lord will take away the bravery of their tinkling
ornaments about their feet, and their cauls, and their round tires
like the moon,
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The chains, and the bracelets, and the mufflers,
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The bonnets, and the ornaments of the legs, and the headbands,
and the tablets, and the earrings,
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The rings, and nose jewels,
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The changeable suits of apparel, and the mantles, and the
wimples, and the crisping pins,
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The glasses, and the fine linen,
and the hoods, and the vails.
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And it shall come to pass, that instead of sweet smell there
shall be stink; and instead of a girdle a rent; and instead of well
set hair baldness; and instead of a stomacher a girding of sackcloth;
and burning instead of beauty.
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Thy men shall fall by the sword, and thy mighty in the war.
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And her gates shall lament and mourn; and she being desolate
shall sit upon the ground.
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