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God straft Jeruzalem en Juda

Jesaja zegt: De Heer van de hemelse legers zal alles uit Jeruzalem en Juda wegnemen waar de bewoners op vertrouwden: het brood en het water, de helden en het leger, de rechters en de profeten, de waarzeggers en de leiders, de legeraanvoerders en de rijken, de raadgevers en de beste handwerksmannen, de mannen die hen met hun woorden misleiden.[a]

De Heer zegt: "Ik zal jongens tot hun leiders maken: kinderen die doen wat ze willen, zullen over hen heersen!" Dan zullen de mensen elkaar bedreigen. Jongens zullen oude mannen bedreigen. Slechte mensen zullen eerlijke mensen bedreigen. Mannen zullen één van hun familieleden aanklampen en zeggen: 'Jij hebt een mantel. Kom, wees onze leider en breng orde in deze chaos!' Dan zal die man uitroepen: 'Ik kan geen wonderen doen! Ik heb niet eens eten of kleren! Ik wil geen leider over dit volk worden!' "

Want Jeruzalem struikelt en Juda valt. Dat komt doordat ze ongehoorzaam zijn aan de Heer, in alles wat ze zeggen en in alles wat ze doen. Ze dagen Hem in zijn gezicht uit. Aan hun gezicht is al te zien dat ze slecht zijn. En aan hun woorden is het te horen. Openlijk vertellen ze wat ze allemaal voor slechte dingen doen, net zoals Sodom deed. Ze verbergen niets. Het zal slecht met hen aflopen, en dat is hun eigen schuld. 10 Zeg tegen de mensen die leven zoals God het wil, dat het met hén goed zal gaan. Zij krijgen een beloning voor hun goede daden. 11 Maar met de mensen die zich niets van God aantrekken, zal het slecht aflopen. Ook zij zullen krijgen wat ze hebben verdiend! 12 Kinderen zijn heersers geworden, en ze regeren wreed en misdadig. Vrouwen onderdrukken het volk. Mijn volk, je leiders leiden je de verkeerde kant op! Ze hebben je in een doolhof gebracht, in plaats van op de goede weg. 13 De Heer staat klaar om recht te spreken over de volken. 14 Hij zal ook rechtspreken over de leiders en koningen van zijn volk. Hij zegt: "Jullie hebben mijn wijngaard verwoest.[b] Jullie huizen liggen vol met de dingen die jullie van de arme mensen hebben geroofd. 15 Hoe durven jullie mijn volk te vertrappen? Hoe durven jullie de arme mensen te onderdrukken? zegt de Heer van de hemelse legers."

16 Verder zegt de Heer: "De vrouwen van Jeruzalem zijn trots geworden. Ze lopen met hun neus in de lucht, met uitdagende blikken. Heupwiegend trippelen ze rond, rinkelend met hun enkelbanden. 17 Daarom zal de Heer hun hoofdhuid ziek maken en hun kleren van hen afscheuren, zodat ze naakt zullen staan. 18 Hij zal hun al hun sieraden afnemen: hun enkelbanden, haarbanden, maantjes, 19 kettingen, armbanden, sluiers, 20 hoofddoeken, voetenkettinkjes, gordels, parfumflesjes, oorringen, 21 zegelringen, neusringen, 22 feestkleren, mantels, omslagdoeken, tasjes, 23 handspiegeltjes, onderkleren en bovenkleren. 24 Ze zullen stinken in plaats van naar parfum ruiken. Ze zullen een touw om hun middel dragen in plaats van een gordel. Ze zullen kaal geschoren zijn in plaats van mooie haarvlechten hebben. Ze zullen rouwkleren dragen in plaats van feestkleren. Ze zullen een brandmerk hebben waardoor ze niet langer mooi zijn. 25 De mannen zullen worden gedood. De helden zullen in de oorlog omkomen. 26 De poorten van de stad zullen vernield worden. De stad zal kaal en leeggeroofd achterblijven. (lees verder)

Footnotes

  1. Jesaja 3:3 Hier wordt alles opgenoemd waar de bewoners op vertrouwden, in plaats van op God. Tenslotte werden deze woorden werkelijkheid: lees Jeremia 39:1-10 en Jeremia 24:1.
  2. Jesaja 3:14 Het volk Israël wordt door God vaak vergeleken met een wijngaard.

For, behold, the Lord, Jehovah of hosts, doth take away from Jerusalem and from Judah stay and staff, the whole stay of bread, and the whole stay of water; 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 honorable man, and the counsellor, and the expert [a]artificer, and the skilful enchanter. And I will give children to be their princes, and [b]babes shall rule over them. And the people shall be oppressed, every one by another, and every one by his neighbor: the child shall behave himself proudly against the old man, and the base against the honorable. When a man shall take hold of his brother in the house of his father, saying, Thou hast clothing, be thou our [c]ruler, and let this ruin be under thy hand; in that day shall he lift up his voice, saying, I will not be [d]a healer; for in my house is neither bread nor clothing: ye shall not make me ruler of the people. For Jerusalem is ruined, and Judah is fallen; because their tongue and their doings are against Jehovah, to provoke the eyes of his glory. [e]The show of their countenance doth witness against them; and they declare their sin as Sodom, they hide it not. Woe unto their soul! for they have done evil unto themselves. 10 Say ye of the righteous, that it shall be well with him; for they shall eat the fruit of their doings. 11 Woe unto the wicked! it shall be ill with him; for what his hands have done shall be done unto him. 12 As for my people, children are their oppressors, and women rule over them. O my people, they that lead thee cause thee to err, and [f]destroy the way of thy paths.

13 Jehovah standeth up to contend, and standeth to judge the [g]peoples. 14 Jehovah will enter into judgment with the elders of his people, and the princes thereof: It is ye that have eaten up the vineyard; the spoil of the poor is in your houses: 15 what mean ye that ye crush my people, and grind the face of the poor? saith the Lord, Jehovah of hosts.

16 Moreover Jehovah said, Because the daughters of Zion are haughty, and walk with outstretched necks and wanton eyes, walking and mincing as they go, and making a tinkling with their feet; 17 therefore the Lord will smite with a scab the crown of the head of the daughters of Zion, and Jehovah will lay bare their secret parts. 18 In that day the Lord will take away the beauty of their anklets, and the [h]cauls, and the crescents; 19 the pendants, and the [i]bracelets, and the mufflers; 20 the headtires, and the ankle chains, and the sashes, and the perfume-boxes, and the amulets; 21 the rings, and the nose-jewels; 22 the festival robes, and the mantles, and the shawls, and the satchels; 23 the hand-mirrors, and the fine linen, and the turbans, and the veils. 24 And it shall come to pass, that instead of sweet spices there shall be rottenness; and instead of a girdle, a rope; and instead of well set hair, baldness; and instead of a robe, a girding of sackcloth; branding instead of beauty. 25 Thy men shall fall by the sword, and thy [j]mighty in the war. 26 And her gates shall lament and mourn; and she shall be [k]desolate and sit upon the ground.

Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 3:3 Or, charmer
  2. Isaiah 3:4 Or, with childishness shall they rule over them
  3. Isaiah 3:6 Or, judge
  4. Isaiah 3:7 Hebrew a binder up.
  5. Isaiah 3:9 Or, Their respecting of persons doth etc.
  6. Isaiah 3:12 Hebrew swallow up.
  7. Isaiah 3:13 Or, people
  8. Isaiah 3:18 Or, networks
  9. Isaiah 3:19 Or, chains
  10. Isaiah 3:25 Hebrew might.
  11. Isaiah 3:26 Or, emptied

For, behold, the Lord, the Lord of hosts, doth take away from Jerusalem and from Judah the stay and the staff, the whole stay of bread, and the whole stay of water.

The mighty man, and the man of war, the judge, and the prophet, and the prudent, and the ancient,

The captain of fifty, and the honourable man, and the counsellor, and the cunning artificer, and the eloquent orator.

And I will give children to be their princes, and babes shall rule over them.

And the people shall be oppressed, every one by another, and every one by his neighbour: the child shall behave himself proudly against the ancient, and the base against the honourable.

When a man shall take hold of his brother of the house of his father, saying, Thou hast clothing, be thou our ruler, and let this ruin be under thy hand:

In that day shall he swear, saying, I will not be an healer; for in my house is neither bread nor clothing: make me not a ruler of the people.

For Jerusalem is ruined, and Judah is fallen: because their tongue and their doings are against the Lord, to provoke the eyes of his glory.

The shew of their countenance doth witness against them; and they declare their sin as Sodom, they hide it not. Woe unto their soul! for they have rewarded evil unto themselves.

10 Say ye to the righteous, that it shall be well with him: for they shall eat the fruit of their doings.

11 Woe unto the wicked! it shall be ill with him: for the reward of his hands shall be given him.

12 As for my people, children are their oppressors, and women rule over them. O my people, they which lead thee cause thee to err, and destroy the way of thy paths.

13 The Lord standeth up to plead, and standeth to judge the people.

14 The Lord will enter into judgment with the ancients of his people, and the princes thereof: for ye have eaten up the vineyard; the spoil of the poor is in your houses.

15 What mean ye that ye beat my people to pieces, and grind the faces of the poor? saith the Lord God of hosts.

16 Moreover the Lord saith, Because the daughters of Zion are haughty, and walk with stretched forth necks and wanton eyes, walking and mincing as they go, and making a tinkling with their feet:

17 Therefore the Lord will smite with a scab the crown of the head of the daughters of Zion, and the Lord will discover their secret parts.

18 In that day the Lord will take away the bravery of their tinkling ornaments about their feet, and their cauls, and their round tires like the moon,

19 The chains, and the bracelets, and the mufflers,

20 The bonnets, and the ornaments of the legs, and the headbands, and the tablets, and the earrings,

21 The rings, and nose jewels,

22 The changeable suits of apparel, and the mantles, and the wimples, and the crisping pins,

23 The glasses, and the fine linen, and the hoods, and the vails.

24 And it shall come to pass, that instead of sweet smell there shall be stink; and instead of a girdle a rent; and instead of well set hair baldness; and instead of a stomacher a girding of sackcloth; and burning instead of beauty.

25 Thy men shall fall by the sword, and thy mighty in the war.

26 And her gates shall lament and mourn; and she being desolate shall sit upon the ground.