Isaiah 3:1-7

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.
⁴ The Lord says, “I will cause young boys to be your leaders.
    Foolish children will rule over you.
⁵ Everyone will be against everyone else.
    Young people will not respect older people.
    Common people will not respect important people.”
⁶ At that time a man will grab one of his brothers
    from his own family and say,
“You have a coat. So you will be our leader.
    You will be the leader over all these ruins.”
⁷ But that brother will stand up and say,
    “I cannot help you.
I do not have food or clothes in my house.
    You will not make me your leader.”