Isaiah 3:1-7

Judgment on Judah and Jerusalem

1 For behold, the s Lord God of hosts
is taking away from Jerusalem and from Judah
support and supply, 1
all t support of bread,
and all support of water;
 2 u the mighty man and the soldier,
the judge and the prophet,
the diviner and the elder,
 3 the captain of fifty
and the man of rank,
the counselor and the skillful magician
and the expert in charms.
 4 v And I will make boys their princes,
and infants 2 shall rule over them.
 5 w And the people will oppress one another,
every one his fellow
and every one his neighbor;
the youth will be insolent to the elder,
and the despised to the honorable.

6 For x a man will take hold of his brother
in the house of his father, saying:
"You have a cloak;
you shall be our leader,
and this heap of ruins
shall be under your rule";
 7 in that day he will speak out, saying:
"I will not be a y healer; 3
in my house there is neither bread nor cloak;
you shall not make me
leader of the people."

  1. Cross References
    Isaiah 1:24
    Therefore the Lord declares, the Lord of hosts, the Mighty One of Israel: "Ah, I will get relief from my enemies and avenge myself on my foes.
  2. Cross References
    Leviticus 26:26
    When I break your supply of bread, ten women shall bake your bread in a single oven and shall dole out your bread again by weight, and you shall eat and not be satisfied.
    Ezekiel 4:16
    Moreover, he said to me, "Son of man, behold, I will break the supply of bread in Jerusalem. They shall eat bread by weight and with anxiety, and they shall drink water by measure and in dismay.
  3. Cross References
    2 Kings 24:14
    He carried away all Jerusalem and all the officials and all the mighty men of valor, 10,000 captives, and all the craftsmen and the smiths. None remained, except the poorest people of the land.
    Ezekiel 17:13 - 14
    And he took one of the royal offspring and made a covenant with him, putting him under oath ( the chief men of the land he had taken away).
  4. Cross References
    Isaiah 3:12
    My people - infants are their oppressors, and women rule over them. O my people, your guides mislead you and they have swallowed up the course of your paths.
    Ecclesiastes 10:16
    Woe to you, O land, when your king is a child, and your princes feast in the morning!
  5. Cross References
    Micah 7:3 - 6
    Their hands are on what is evil, to do it well; the prince and the judge ask for a bribe, and the great man utters the evil desire of his soul; thus they weave it together.
  6. Cross References
    Isaiah 4:1
    And seven women shall take hold of one man in that day, saying, "We will eat our own bread and wear our own clothes, only let us be called by your name; take away our reproach.
  7. Cross References
    Isaiah 1:6
    From the sole of the foot even to the head, there is no soundness in it, but bruises and sores and raw wounds; they are not pressed out or bound up or softened with oil.
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