“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: 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.” (Isaiah
3:1-26 AV)