For Jerusalem has stumbled
and Judah has fallen
because they have spoken and acted against the Lord,(A)
defying his glorious presence.(B)
The look on their faces testifies against them,
and like Sodom,(C) they flaunt their sin;
they do not conceal it.
Woe to them,
for they have brought disaster on themselves.(D)
10 Tell the righteous that it will go well for them,
for they will eat the fruit of their labor.
11 Woe to the wicked—it will go badly for them,
for what they have done will be done to them.
12 Youths oppress my people,(E)
and women rule over them.
My people, your leaders mislead you;
they confuse the direction of your paths.(F)

13 The Lord rises to argue the case
and stands to judge the people.(G)
14 The Lord brings this charge
against the elders and leaders of his people:(H)
“You have devastated the vineyard.
The plunder from the poor is in your houses.(I)
15 Why do you crush my people
and grind the faces of the poor?”
This is the declaration of the Lord God of Armies.

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

For the look on their faces bears witness against them;
    they proclaim their sin (C)like Sodom;
    they do not hide it.
Woe to them!
    (D)For they have brought evil on themselves.
10 (E)Tell the righteous that it shall be well with them,
    (F)for they shall eat the fruit of their deeds.
11 (G)Woe to the wicked! It shall be ill with him,
    for what his hands have dealt out shall be done to him.
12 My people—(H)infants are their oppressors,
    and women rule over them.
O my people, (I)your guides mislead you
    and they have swallowed up[b] the course of your paths.

13 The Lord (J)has taken his place to contend;
    he stands to judge peoples.
14 The Lord will enter into judgment
    with the (K)elders and princes of his people:
“It is you who (L)have devoured[c] the vineyard,
    (M)the spoil of the poor is in your houses.
15 What do you mean by (N)crushing my people,
    by grinding the face of the poor?”
declares the Lord God of hosts.

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Notas al pie

  1. Isaiah 3:8 Hebrew the eyes of his glory
  2. Isaiah 3:12 Or they have confused
  3. Isaiah 3:14 Or grazed over; compare Exodus 22:5