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For Jerusalem has stumbled,
    and Judah has fallen,
because their speech and their deeds are against the Lord,
    defying his glorious presence.(A)

The look on their faces bears witness against them;
    they proclaim their sin like Sodom;
    they do not hide it.
Woe to them,
    for they have brought evil on themselves.(B)
10 Tell the innocent how fortunate they are,
    for they shall eat the fruit of their labors.(C)
11 Woe to the guilty! How unfortunate they are,
    for what their hands have done shall be done to them.(D)
12 My people—their oppressors extort them,
    and creditors[a] rule over them.
O my people, your leaders mislead you
    and confuse the course of your paths.(E)

13 The Lord rises to argue his case;
    he stands to judge the peoples.(F)
14 The Lord enters into judgment
    with the elders and princes of his people:
It is you who have devoured the vineyard;
    the spoil of the poor is in your houses.(G)
15 What do you mean by crushing my people,
    by grinding the face of the poor? says the Lord God of hosts.(H)

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  1. 3.12 Gk: Heb women

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”