| Chapter 3
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| 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, |
| 3 | 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. |
| 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: |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 13 | The LORD standeth up to plead, and
standeth to judge the people. |
| 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: |
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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, |
| 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, |
| 22 |
The changeable suits of apparel, and the mantles, and the wimples, and the
crisping pins, |
| 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. |
