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Isaiah 3:1–4

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For, behold, athe Lord, the Lord of hosts,

bDoth take away from Jerusalem and from Judah cthe stay and the staff,

The whole stay of bread, and the whole stay of water,

2dThe mighty man, and the man of war,

The judge, and the prophet, and ethe prudent, and the ancient,

3The captain of fifty, and †the honourable man,

And the counseller, and fthe cunning artificer, and the ||eloquent orator.

4And hI will give children to be their princes,

And ibabes shall rule over them.

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Footnotes

  1. aSee ch. 24.
  2. cSee Lev. 26:26. & Jer. 37:21.
  3. eSo Dt. 18:10 (Heb.).
  4. †Heb. a man eminent in countenance. 2 Kin. 5:1. Job 22:8. ch. 9:15.
  5. f2 Kin. 24:14. Comp. 2 Chr. 26:9–15.
  6. ||Or, skilful of g speech.
  7. hEccles. 10:16. So ver. 12. Comp. 2 Chr. 36:9.
  8. ich. 66:4 (Heb.).

Cross references

  1. bJob 12:20, 24.
  2. d2 Kin. 24:14.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

For behold, the Lord God of hosts

is taking away from Jerusalem and from Judah

support and supply,

all support of bread,

and all support of water;

the mighty man and the soldier,

the judge and the prophet,

the diviner and the elder,

the captain of fifty

and the man of rank,

the counselor and the skillful magician

and the expert in charms.

And I will make boys their princes,

and infants shall rule over them.

Copyright 2001 Crossway Bibles

NIVNew International Version (2011)

See now, the Lord,

the Lord Almighty,

is about to take from Jerusalem and Judah

both supply and support:

all supplies of food and all supplies of water,

the hero and the warrior,

the judge and the prophet,

the diviner and the elder,

the captain of fifty and the man of rank,

the counselor, skilled craftsman and clever enchanter.

“I will make mere youths their officials;

children will rule over them.”

Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 Biblica, Inc.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Note this: The Lord God of Armies

is about to remove from Jerusalem and from Judah

every kind of security:

the entire supply of bread and water,

heroes and warriors,

judges and prophets,

fortune-tellers and elders,

commanders of fifty and dignitaries,

counselors, cunning magicians, and necromancers.

“I will make youths their leaders,

and unstable rulers will govern them.”

Copyright 2017 Holman Bible Publishers

NLTNew Living Translation

The Lord, the Lord of Heaven’s Armies,

will take away from Jerusalem and Judah

everything they depend on:

every bit of bread

and every drop of water,

all their heroes and soldiers,

judges and prophets,

fortune-tellers and elders,

army officers and high officials,

advisers, skilled sorcerers, and astrologers.

I will make boys their leaders,

and toddlers their rulers.

Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers. All rights reserved.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

For look, the Lord Yahweh of hosts is removing every source of support

from Jerusalem and from Judah:

all of the supplies of bread

and all of the supplies of water,

mighty warrior and man of war,

judge and prophet,

and diviner and elder,

captain of fifty and the honorable men of rank,

and counselor and skillful magicians and skillful enchanter.

And I will make boys their princes,

and children shall rule over them.

Copyright 2012 Lexham Press