| Chapter 3 |
| 1 | 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. |
| 2 | 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. |
| 4 | And I
will give children to be their princes, and babes shall rule over them.
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| 5 | 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. |
| 6 | 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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7 | 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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8 | 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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9 | 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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10 | Say ye to the righteous, that it shall be well with
him: for they shall eat the fruit of their doings. |
| 11 | Woe unto the
wicked! it shall be ill with him: for the reward of his hands shall be given
him. |
| 12 |
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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13 | The LORD standeth up to plead, and
standeth to judge the people. |
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14 | 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. |
| 15 | What mean ye
that ye beat my people to pieces, and grind the faces of the poor? saith the
Lord GOD of hosts. |
| 16 | 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: |
| 17 |
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. |
| 18
| 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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19 | The chains, and the bracelets, and the
mufflers, |
| 20
| The bonnets, and the ornaments of the legs, and the
headbands, and the tablets, and the earrings, |
| 21 | The rings,
and nose jewels, |
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22 | The changeable suits of apparel, and the mantles,
and the wimples, and the crisping pins, |
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23 | The glasses, and the fine
linen, and the hoods, and the vails. |
| 24 | 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. |
| 25 | Thy men
shall fall by the sword, and thy mighty in the war. |
| 26 | And her
gates shall lament and mourn; and she being desolate shall sit upon the
ground. |
