Isaiah 3:1–15

Judgment on Jerusalem and Judah

3See now, the Lord,

the Lord Almighty,

is about to take from Jerusalem and Judah

both supply and support:^c

all supplies of food^d and all supplies of water,^e

²the hero and the warrior,^f

the judge and the prophet,

the diviner^g and the elder,^h

³the captain of fiftyⁱ and the man of rank,^j

the counselor, skilled craftsman^k and clever enchanter.^l

⁴“I will make mere youths their officials;

children will rule over them.”^m

⁵People will oppress each other—

man against man, neighbor against neighbor.ⁿ

The young will rise up against the old,

the nobody against the honored.

⁶A man will seize one of his brothers

in his father’s house, and say,

“You have a cloak, you be our leader;

take charge of this heap of ruins!”

⁷But in that day^o he will cry out,

“I have no remedy.^p

I have no food^q or clothing in my house;

do not make me the leader of the people.”^r

⁸Jerusalem staggers,

Judah is falling;^s

their words^t and deeds^u are against the Lord,

defying^v his glorious presence.

⁹The look on their faces testifies^w against them;

they parade their sin like Sodom;^x

they do not hide it.

Woe to them!

They have brought disaster^y upon themselves.

¹⁰Tell the righteous it will be well^z with them,

for they will enjoy the fruit of their deeds.^a

¹¹Woe to the wicked!^b

Disaster^c is upon them!

They will be paid back^d

for what their hands have done.^e

¹²Youths^f oppress my people,

women rule over them.

My people, your guides lead you astray;^g

they turn you from the path.

¹³The Lord takes his place in court;^h

he rises to judgeⁱ the people.

¹⁴The Lord enters into judgment^j

against the elders and leaders of his people:

“It is you who have ruined my vineyard;

the plunder^k from the poor^l is in your houses.

¹⁵What do you mean by crushing my people^m

and grindingⁿ the faces of the poor?”^o

declares the Lord, the Lord Almighty.^p