For (A)Jerusalem has stumbled and Judah has fallen,
Because their [a](B)speech and their actions are against the Lord,
To (C)rebel against [b]His glorious presence.
[c]The expression of their faces testifies against them,
And they [d]display their sin like (D)Sodom;
They do not even conceal it.
Woe to [e]them!
For they have (E)done evil to themselves.
10 Say to the (F)righteous that it will go well for them,
For they will eat the fruit of their actions.
11 Woe to the wicked! It will go badly for him,
For [f](G)what he deserves will be done to him.
12 My people! Their oppressors (H)treat them violently,
And women rule over them.
My people! (I)Those who guide you lead you astray
And confuse the direction of your paths.

God Will Judge

13 (J)The Lord arises to contend,
And stands to judge the people.
14 The Lord (K)enters into judgment with the elders and leaders of His people,
“It is you who have [g](L)devoured the vineyard;
The (M)goods stolen from the poor are in your houses.
15 What do you mean by (N)crushing My people
And [h]oppressing the face of the poor?”
Declares the Lord [i]God of armies.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 3:8 Lit tongue
  2. Isaiah 3:8 Lit the eyes of His glory
  3. Isaiah 3:9 Or Their partiality testifies
  4. Isaiah 3:9 Lit proclaim
  5. Isaiah 3:9 Lit their soul
  6. Isaiah 3:11 Lit the accomplishment of his hands
  7. Isaiah 3:14 Lit grazed over
  8. Isaiah 3:15 Lit grinding the face of
  9. Isaiah 3:15 Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord

For (A)Jerusalem has stumbled and Judah has fallen,
Because their [a](B)speech and their actions are against the Lord,
To (C)rebel against [b]His glorious presence.
[c]The expression of their faces bears witness against them,
And they display their sin like (D)Sodom;
They do not even conceal it.
Woe to [d]them!
For they have (E)brought evil on themselves.
10 Say to the (F)righteous that it will go well with them,
For they will eat the fruit of their actions.
11 Woe to the wicked! It will go badly with him,
For [e](G)what he deserves will be done to him.
12 O My people! Their oppressors [f]are (H)children,
And women rule over them.
O My people! (I)Those who guide you lead you astray
And confuse the direction of your paths.

God Will Judge

13 (J)The Lord arises to contend,
And stands to judge the people.
14 The Lord (K)enters into judgment with the elders and princes of His people,
“It is you who have (L)devoured the vineyard;
The (M)plunder of the poor is in your houses.
15 “What do you mean by (N)crushing My people
And grinding the face of the poor?”
Declares the Lord [g]God of hosts.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 3:8 Lit tongue
  2. Isaiah 3:8 Lit the eyes of His glory
  3. Isaiah 3:9 Or Their partiality bears
  4. Isaiah 3:9 Lit their soul
  5. Isaiah 3:11 Lit the dealing of his hands
  6. Isaiah 3:12 Or deal severely
  7. Isaiah 3:15 Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord