the hero and the warrior,(A)
the judge and the prophet,
    the diviner(B) and the elder,(C)
the captain of fifty(D) and the man of rank,(E)
    the counselor, skilled craftsman(F) and clever enchanter.(G)

“I will make mere youths their officials;
    children will rule over them.”(H)

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(A)The mighty man and the man of war,
The judge and the prophet,
And the diviner and the elder;
The captain of fifty and the [a]honorable man,
The counselor and the skillful artisan,
And the expert enchanter.

“I will give (B)children[b] to be their princes,
And [c]babes shall rule over them.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 3:3 Eminent looking men
  2. Isaiah 3:4 boys
  3. Isaiah 3:4 Or capricious ones