NASB — Isaiah 3 — KJV

God Will Remove the Leaders

  1 For behold°, the Lord° IGOD° of hosts° ais going to remove° from Jerusalem° and Judah°
  Both IIsupply° and support°, the whole° IIsupply° of bread°
  And the whole° IIsupply° of water°;
  2 aThe mighty° man° and the warrior°,
  The judge° and the prophet°,
  The diviner° and the elder°,
  3 The captain° of fifty° and the honorable°° man,
  The counselor° and the expert° artisan°,
  And the skillful° enchanter°.
  4 And I will make° mere alads° their princes°,
  And Icapricious° children° will rule° over them,
  5 And the people° will be aoppressed°,
  Each° one° by another°, and each° one° by his bneighbor°;
  The youth° will storm° against the elder°
  And the inferior° against the honorable°.
  6 When° a man° alays° hold° of his brother° in his father’s° house°, [saying],
  “You have a cloak°, you shall be our ruler°,
  And these° ruins° will be under° your Icharge°,”
  7 He will Iprotest° on that day°, saying°,
  “I will not be [your] IIahealer°,
  For in my house° there° is neither° bread° nor° cloak°;
  You should not appoint° me ruler° of the people°.”
  8 For aJerusalem° has stumbled° and Judah° has fallen°,
  Because° their Ibspeech° and their actions° are against° the LORD°,
  To crebel° against IIHis glorious° presence°.
  9 IThe expression° of their faces° bears° witness° against them,
  And they display° their sin° like aSodom°;
  They do not [even] conceal° [it].
  Woe° to IIthem!
  For they have bbrought° evil° on themselves.
  10 Say° to the arighteous° that [it will go] well° [with them],
  For they will eat° the fruit° of their actions°.
  11 Woe° to the wicked°! [It will go] badly° [with him],
  For Iawhat°° he deserves°° will be done° to him.
  12 O My people°! Their oppressors° Iare achildren°,
  And women° rule° over them.
  O My people°! bThose who guide° you lead° [you] astray°
  And confuse° the direction° of your paths°.

[1] IHeb YHWH, usually rendered LORD IILit staff aLv 26:26; Is 5:13; 9:20; Ezk 4:16
[2] a2K 24:14; Is 9:14, 15; Ezk 17:12, 13
[4] ILit arbitrary power will rule aEc 10:16
[5] aMi 7:3-6 bIs 9:19; Jr 9:3-8
[6] ILit hand aIs 4:1
[7] ILit lift up his voice IILit binder of wounds aEzk 34:4; Ho 5:13
[8] ILit tongue IILit the eyes of His glory aIs 1:7; 6:11 bPs 73:9-11; Is 9:17; 59:3 cIs 65:3
[9] IOr Their partiality bears IILit their soul aGn 13:13; Is 1:10-15 bPv 8:36; 15:32; Ro 6:23
[10] aDt 28:1-14; Ec 8:12; Is 54:17
[11] ILit the dealing of his hands aDt 28:15-68; Is 65:6, 7
[12] IOr deal severely aIs 3:4 bIs 9:16; 28:14, 15

God Will Judge

  13aThe LORD° arises° to contend°,
  And stands° to judge° the people°.
  14 The LORD° aenters° into judgment° with the elders° and princes° of His people°,
  “It is you who have bdevoured° the vineyard°;
  The cplunder° of the poor° is in your houses°.
  15 “What° do you mean by acrushing° My people°
  And grinding° the face° of the poor°?”
  Declares° the Lord° IGOD° of hosts°.

[13] aIs 66:16; Ho 4:1; Mi 6:2
[14] aJb 22:4; Ps 143:2; Ezk 20:35, 36 bPs 14:4; Mi 3:3 cJb 24:9, 14; Ps 10:9; Pv 30:14; Is 10:1, 2; Ezk 18:12; Jm 2:6
[15] IHeb YHWH, usually rendered LORD aPs 94:5

Judah’s Women Denounced

  16 ¶ Moreover, the LORD° said°, “Because°° the adaughters° of Zion° are proud°
  And walk° with Iheads° held° high° and seductive° eyes°,
  And go° along with mincing° steps°
  And tinkle° the bangles° on their feet°,
  17 Therefore the Lord° will afflict° the scalp° of the daughters° of Zion° with scabs°,
  And the LORD° will make° their foreheads° bare°.”
18 In that day° the Lord° will take° away° the beauty° of [their] anklets°, headbands°, acrescent° ornaments°, 19 dangling° earrings°, bracelets°, veils°, 20 aheaddresses°, ankle° chains°, sashes°, perfume°° boxes°, amulets°, 21 Ifinger° rings°, anose° rings°, 22 festal° robes°, outer° tunics°, cloaks°, money° purses°, 23 hand° mirrors°, undergarments°, turbans° and veils°.
  24 Now it will come° about that instead° of Isweet° aperfume° there will be putrefaction°;
  Instead° of a belt°, a rope°;
  Instead° of bwell-set° hair°, a cplucked-out° scalp°;
  Instead° of fine° clothes°, a ddonning° of sackcloth°;
  And branding° instead° of beauty°.
  25 Your men° will afall° by the sword°
  And your Imighty° ones° in battle°.
  26 And her Iagates° will lament° and mourn°,
  And deserted° she will bsit° on the ground°.

[16] ILit outstretched necks aSo 3:11; Is 3:16-4:1, 4; 32:9-15
[18] aJg 8:21, 26
[20] aEx 39:28
[21] IOr signet rings aGn 24:47; Ezk 16:12
[24] IOr balsam oil aEs 2:12 b1P 3:3 cIs 22:12; Ezk 27:31; Am 8:10 dIs 15:3; Lm 2:10
[25] ILit strength aIs 1:20; 65:12
[26] ILit entrances aJr 14:2; Lm 1:4 bLm 2:10


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The great confusion which cometh by sin.

1 ¶ For,² behold,² the Lord,º the LORDº of hosts,º doth take awayºª from Jerusalemº² and from Judahº² the stayº and the staff,º the whole² stayº of bread,º and the wholeº stayº of water,º 2 The mighty² man,¹ and the manº of war,º the judge,ºª and the prophet,º and the prudent,ºª and the ancient,º 3 The captainº of fifty,º and the honourable¹ª man,º² and the counsellor,ºª and the cunningº artificer,¹² and the eloquentºª orator.º 4 And I will giveºª childrenº [to be] their princes,º and babesº shall ruleºª over them. 5 And the peopleº shall be oppressed,ºª every oneº by another,º and every oneº by his neighbour:º the childº shall behave himself proudlyºª against the ancient,º and the baseºª against the honourable.ºª 6 When² a manº shall take holdºª of his brotherº of the houseº of his father,º [saying], Thou hast clothing,º be² thou our ruler,º and [let] this² ruinº [be] under² thy hand:º 7 In that² dayº shall he swear,ºª saying,ºª I will not² be² an healer;ºª for in my houseº [is] neither² breadº nor² clothing:º makeºª me not² a rulerº of the people.º 8 For² Jerusalemº is ruined,ºª and Judahº is fallen:ºª because² their tongueº and their doingsº [are] against² the LORD,º to provokeºª the eyesº of his glory.º

[1] Lv 26:26; Ps 105:16; Is 1:24; 2:22; 36:12; 51:22; Jr 37:21; 38:9; Ezk 4:16; 14:13.
[2] 2K 24:14; Ps 74:9; Is 2:13; 9:15; Lm 5:12; Ezk 8:12; 9:5; Am 2:3.
[3] Ex 4:10, 14; 18:21; Dt 1:15; Jg 8:18; 1S 8:12.
[4] 1K 3:7; 2Ch 33:1; 34:1; 36:2, 5, 9, 11; Ec 10:16.
[5] Lv 19:32; 2S 16:5; 2K 2:23; Jb 30:1; Ec 10:5; Is 1:4; 9:19; 11:13; Jr 9:3; 22:17; Ezk 22:6, 12; Am 4:1; Mi 3:1, 11; Zc 7:9; Mal 3:5; Mt 26:67; 27:28; Mk 14:65; Lk 22:64; Jm 2:6; 5:4.
[6] Jg 11:6; Is 4:1; Jn 6:15.
[7] Gn 14:22; Dt 32:40; 1K 4:22; Ne 5:17; Is 58:12; Jr 14:19; Lm 2:13; Ho 5:13; 6:1; Rv 10:5.
[8] 2Ch 28:5, 18; 33:6, 11; 36:17; Ps 73:8; Is 5:18; 57:4; 65:3; Jr 26:6, 18; Lm 5:16; Ezk 8:4, 12, 17; 9:9; Ho 7:16; Mi 3:12; Hab 1:13; Mal 3:13; Mt 12:36; 1Co 10:22; Jde 1:15.

The impudency of the people.

9 ¶ The shewº of their countenanceº doth witness² against them;¹ª and they declareºª their sinº as Sodom,º they hideºª [it] not.² Woeº unto their soul!º for² they have rewardedºª evilº unto themselves. 10 Sayºª ye to the righteous,º that² [it shall be] well¹² [with him]: for² they shall eatºª the fruitº of their doings.º 11 Woeº unto the wicked!º [it shall be] illº [with him]: for² the rewardº of his handsº shall be givenºª him.

[9] Gn 13:13; 18:20; 19:5; 1S 15:32; 2K 9:30; Ps 10:4; 73:6; Pv 30:13; Is 3:16; Jr 3:3; 6:15; 44:16; Lm 5:16; Ezk 23:16; Dn 7:20; Ho 13:9.
[10] Ps 18:23; 128:1; Ec 8:12; Is 26:20; Jr 15:11; Ezk 9:4; 18:9; Zp 2:3; Mal 3:18; Ro 2:5; Ga 6:7; He 6:10.
[11] Ps 1:3; 11:5; 28:4; 62:12; 120:3; Pv 1:31; Ec 8:13; Is 48:22; 57:20; 65:13, 20; 2Co 5:10; Jm 2:13.

The oppression and covetousness of the rulers.

12 ¶ [As for] my people,º children¹ª² [are] their oppressors,ºª and womenº ruleºª over them. O my people,º they which leadºª thee cause [thee] to err,ºª and destroyºª the wayº of thy paths.º 13 The LORDº standeth upºª to plead,ºª and standethºª to judgeºª the people.º 14 The LORDº will enterºª into judgmentº with² the ancientsº of his people,º and the princesº thereof: for ye² have eaten upºª the vineyard;º the spoilº of the poorº [is] in your houses.º 15 What mean ye² [that] ye beat¹ª my people¹ to pieces,ºª² and grindºª the facesº of the poor?º saithºª the Lordº GOD¹² of hosts.º

[12] Nu 6:23; 2K 11:1; Is 3:4; 9:15; Jr 5:31; Na 3:13; Mt 15:14; 23:14.
[13] Ps 12:5; Pv 22:22; 23:10; Ho 4:1; Mi 6:2.
[14] Jb 22:4; 24:2; 34:23; Ps 143:2; Is 3:2; 5:7; Jr 5:27; Am 4:1; Mi 2:2; 6:10; Mt 21:33.
[15] Ex 5:14; Is 58:4; Ezk 18:2; Am 2:6; 8:4; Jna 1:6; Mi 3:2.

The judgments which shall be for the pride of the women.

16 ¶ Moreover the LORDº saith,ºª Becauseº² the daughtersº of Zionº are haughty,ºª and walk¹ª² with stretched forthºª necksº and wantonºª eyes,º walkingºª and mincingºª [as] they go,¹ª² and making a tinklingºª with their feet:º 17 Therefore the Lordº will smite with a scabºª the crown of the headº of the daughtersº of Zion,º and the LORDº will discoverºª their secret parts.º 18 In that² dayº the Lordº will take awayºª² the braveryº of [their] tinkling ornamentsº [about their feet], and [their] cauls,º and [their] round tires² like the moon,¹ 19 The chains,º and the bracelets,º and the mufflers,º 20 The bonnets,º and the ornaments of the legs,º and the headbands,º and the tablets,ºº and the earrings,º 21 The rings,º and noseº jewels,º 22 The changeable suits of apparel,º and the mantles,º and the wimples,º and the crisping pins,º 23 The glasses,º and the fine linen,º and the hoods,º and the vails.º 24 And it shall come to pass,² [that] instead² of sweet smellº there shall be² stink;º and instead² of a girdleº a rent;º and instead² of well setº hairº baldness;º and instead² of a stomacherº a girdingº of sackcloth;º [and] burningº instead² of beauty.º 25 Thy menº shall fallºª by the sword,º and thy mightyº in the war.º 26 And her gatesº shall lamentºª and mourn;ºª and she [being] desolateºª shall sitºª upon the ground.º

[16] Pv 16:18; 30:13; Is 1:8; 4:4; 24:4; 32:9; Ezk 16:49; Zp 3:11; Mt 21:5; Lk 23:28.
[17] Lv 13:29, 43; Dt 28:27; Is 20:4; 47:2; Jr 13:22; Ezk 16:36; 23:25; Mi 1:11; Na 3:5; Rv 16:2.
[18] Jg 8:21; Is 3:16.
[19] Gn 24:22, 30, 53; 38:18, 25; Ex 35:22; Nu 31:50; Ezk 16:11.
[20] Gn 35:4; Ex 32:2; Ezk 16:12; Ho 2:13.
[21] Gn 24:47; 41:42; Es 8:12; So 5:14; Lk 15:22; 1Ti 2:9; Jm 2:2; 1P 3:3.
[23] Gn 24:65; 41:42; Ex 38:8; Ru 3:15; 1Ch 15:27; So 5:7; Ezk 16:10; Lk 16:19; Rv 19:8, 14.
[24] Lv 26:16; Dt 28:22; 32:24; Jb 16:15; Pv 7:17; Is 4:4; 15:3; 22:12; 32:9; 57:9; Jr 4:8; 6:26; 48:37; 49:3; Lm 2:10; Ezk 7:18; 27:31; Jol 1:8; Am 8:10; Mi 1:16; Rv 11:3; 16:9; 18:9.
[25] 2Ch 29:9; Jr 11:22; 14:18; 18:21; 19:7; 21:9; Lm 2:21; Am 9:10.
[26] Jb 2:8, 13; Is 47:1; Jr 14:2; Lm 1:4; 2:10; Ezk 26:16; Lk 19:44.


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