Isaiah 3:8-15
Legacy Standard Bible
8 For (A)Jerusalem has stumbled and Judah has fallen,
Because their (B)tongue and their deeds are against Yahweh,
To (C)rebel against [a]His glorious presence.
9 [b]The expression of their faces answers against them,
And they declare their sin like (D)Sodom;
They do not even conceal it.
Woe to their soul!
For they have (E)dealt out evil on themselves.
10 Say to the (F)righteous that it will go well with them,
For they will eat the fruit of their deeds.
11 Woe to the wicked! It will go badly with him,
For [c](G)what he has dealt out will be done to him.
12 O My people! Their taskmasters [d]are (H)infants,
And women rule over them.
O My people! (I)Those who guide you lead you astray
And swallow up the way of your paths.
13 (J)Yahweh takes His stand to contend,
And stands to judge the peoples.
14 Yahweh (K)enters into judgment with the elders of His people and His princes,
“It is you who have (L)consumed the vineyard;
The (M)plunder robbed of the afflicted is in your houses.
15 What do you mean by (N)crushing My people
And grinding the face of the afflicted?”
Declares Lord Yahweh of hosts.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 3:8 Lit the eyes of His glory
- Isaiah 3:9 Or Their partiality
- Isaiah 3:11 Lit the dealing of his hands
- Isaiah 3:12 Or deal severely
Isaiah 3:8-15
Common English Bible
8 Yes, Jerusalem has stumbled
and Judah has fallen,
because the way they talk and act in word and deed insults the Lord,
defying his brilliant glory.
9 Their bias in judgment gives them away;
like Sodom, they display their sins in public.
Doom to them, for they have done themselves in!
10 Tell the righteous how blessed they are;
they will eat the fruit of their labors.
11 Doom to the wicked; they are evil.
What they have done will be done to them.
12 As for my people—oppressors strip them
and swindlers[a] rule them.
My people—your leaders mislead you and confuse your paths.
13 The Lord arises to accuse;
he stands to judge the peoples.
14 The Lord will enter into judgment
with the elders and princes of his people:
You yourselves have devoured the vineyard;
the goods stolen from the poor are in your houses.
15 How dare you crush my people
and grind the faces of the poor?
says the Lord God of heavenly forces.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 3:12 LXX; MT women
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