ISAIAH 3 [†] 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.”

8[†] For Jerusalem has stumbled,

and Judah has fallen,

because their  z speech and their deeds are against the LORD,

 a defying his glorious presence. [4]

9 For the look on their faces bears witness against them;

they proclaim their sin  b like Sodom;

they do not hide it.

Woe to them!

 c For they have brought evil on themselves.

10[†]  d Tell the righteous that it shall be well with them,

 e for they shall eat the fruit of their deeds.

11  f Woe to the wicked! It shall be ill with him,

for what his hands have dealt out shall be done to him.

12[†] My people— g infants are their oppressors,

and women rule over them.

O my people,  h your guides mislead you

and they have swallowed up [5] the course of your paths.

13 The LORD  i has taken his place to contend;

he stands to judge peoples.

14 The LORD will enter into judgment

with the  j elders and princes of his people:

“It is you who  k have devoured [6] the vineyard,

 l the spoil of the poor is in your houses.

15 What do you mean by  m crushing my people,

by grinding the face of the poor?”

declares the Lord GOD of hosts.

16[†] The LORD said:

 n Because  o the daughters of Zion are haughty

and walk with outstretched necks,

glancing wantonly with their eyes,

mincing along as they go,

 p tinkling with their feet,

17 therefore the Lord  q will strike with a scab

the heads of  o the daughters of Zion,

and the LORD will lay bare their secret parts.

18[†]In that day the Lord will take away  r the finery of the anklets, the  s headbands, and the  t crescents; 19the pendants, the bracelets, and the scarves; 20the  u headdresses, the armlets, the sashes, the perfume boxes, and the amulets; 21the signet rings and  v nose rings; 22the  w festal robes, the mantles, the cloaks, and the handbags; 23the mirrors, the linen garments, the turbans, and the veils.

24[†] Instead of  x perfume there will be rottenness;

and instead of a  y belt, a rope;

and instead of  z well-set hair,  a baldness;

and instead of a rich robe, a  b skirt of sackcloth;

and  c branding instead of beauty.

25[†] Your men shall fall by the sword

and your mighty men in battle.

26 And  d her gates shall lament and mourn;

empty, she shall  e sit on the ground.