Isaiah 3:1-3

International Children’s Bible

3 Understand what I am telling you.
    The Master, the Lord of heaven’s armies,
will take away everything Judah and Jerusalem need.
    He will take away all the food and water.
² He will take away all the heroes and great soldiers.
    He will take away all the judges, prophets,
people who do magic and elders.
³ He will take away the military leaders and government leaders.
    He will take away the counselors, the skilled craftsmen and those who try to tell the future.