For (A)Jerusalem stumbled,
And Judah is fallen,
Because their tongue and their doings
Are against the Lord,
To provoke the eyes of His glory.
The look on their countenance witnesses against them,
And they declare their sin as (B)Sodom;
They do not hide it.
Woe to their soul!
For they have brought evil upon themselves.

10 “Say to the righteous (C)that it shall be well with them,
(D)For they shall eat the fruit of their doings.
11 Woe to the wicked! (E)It shall be ill with him,
For the reward of his hands shall be [a]given him.
12 As for My people, children are their oppressors,
And women rule over them.
O My people! (F)Those who lead you [b]cause you to err,
And destroy the way of your paths.”

Oppression and Luxury Condemned

13 The Lord stands up (G)to [c]plead,
And stands to judge the people.
14 The Lord will enter into judgment
With the elders of His people
And His princes:
“For you have [d]eaten up (H)the vineyard;
The plunder of the poor is in your houses.
15 What do you mean by (I)crushing My people
And grinding the faces of the poor?”
Says the Lord God of hosts.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 3:11 done to him
  2. Isaiah 3:12 lead you astray
  3. Isaiah 3:13 contend, plead His case
  4. Isaiah 3:14 burned

For Jerusalem has stumbled,
    and Judah has fallen
because their speech and their deeds are against Yahweh,
    defying the eyes of his glory.
The look on their faces testifies against them
    and they declare their sin like Sodom;
        they do not hide it.
Woe to their soul!
    For they have dealt out evil to themselves.
10 Tell the innocent[a] that it is good
    for they shall eat the fruit of their deeds.
11 Woe to the wicked![b] It is bad!
    For what is done by his hands will be done to him.
12 My people—children are their oppressors,
    and women rule over them.
My people, your leaders are misleading you,
    and they confuse the course of your paths.
13 Yahweh takes his stand to conduct a legal case
    and takes his stand to judge the peoples.
14 Yahweh enters into judgment with the elders of his people and its princes.
“And you! You have devoured the vineyard;
    the spoil of the poor is in your houses!
15 Why[c] do you crush my people
    and grind the face of the poor?”

declares[d] the Lord Yahweh of hosts.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 3:10 Singular
  2. Isaiah 3:11 Singular
  3. Isaiah 3:15 Literally “What to you”
  4. Isaiah 3:15 Literally “declaration of”