3:1 For, behold, the Lord 113, the LORD 3068 of hosts 6635, doth take away 5493 8688 from Jerusalem 3389 and from Judah 3063 the stay 4937 and the staff 4938, the whole stay 4937 of bread 3899, and the whole 3605 stay 4937 of water 4325,

3:2 The mighty man 1368, and the man 376 of war 4421, the judge 8199 8802, and the prophet 5030, and the prudent 7080 8802, and the ancient 2205,

3:3 The captain 8269 of fifty 2572, and the honourable 5375 8803 man 6440, and the counsellor 3289 8802, and the cunning 2450 artificer 2791, and the eloquent 995 8737 orator 3908.(the honourable…: Heb. a man eminent in countenance)(eloquent…: or, skilful of speech)

3:4 And I will give 5414 8804 children 5288 [to be] their princes 8269, and babes 8586 shall rule 4910 8799 over them.

3:5 And the people 5971 shall be oppressed 5065 8738, every one 376 by another 376, and every one 376 by his neighbour 7453: the child 5288 shall behave himself proudly 7292 8799 against the ancient 2205, and the base 7034 8737 against the honourable 3513 8737.

3:6 When a man 376 shall take hold 8610 8799 of his brother 251 of the house 1004 of his father 1, [saying], Thou hast clothing 8071, be thou our ruler 7101, and [let] this ruin 4384 [be] under thy hand 3027:

3:7 In that day 3117 shall he swear 5375 8799, saying 559 8800, I will not be an healer 2280 8802; for in my house 1004 [is] neither bread 3899 nor clothing 8071: make 7760 8799 me not a ruler 7101 of the people 5971.(swear: Heb. lift up the hand)(healer: Heb. binder up)

3:8 For Jerusalem 3389 is ruined 3782 8804, and Judah 3063 is fallen 5307 8804: because their tongue 3956 and their doings 4611 [are] against the LORD 3068, to provoke 4784 8687 the eyes 5869 of his glory 3519.

3:9 The shew 1971 of their countenance 6440 doth witness against them 6030 8804; and they declare 5046 8689 their sin 2403 as Sodom 5467, they hide 3582 8765 [it] not. Woe 188 unto their soul 5315! for they have rewarded 1580 8804 evil 7451 unto themselves.

3:10 Say 559 8798 ye to the righteous 6662, that [it shall be] well 2896 [with him]: for they shall eat 398 8799 the fruit 6529 of their doings 4611.

3:11 Woe 188 unto the wicked 7563! [it shall be] ill 7451 [with him]: for the reward 1576 of his hands 3027 shall be given 6213 8735 him.(given…: Heb. done to him)

3:12 [As for] my people 5971, children 5953 8781 [are] their oppressors 5065 8802, and women 802 rule 4910 8804 over them. O my people 5971, they which lead 833 8764 thee cause [thee] to err 8582 8688, and destroy 1104 8765 the way 1870 of thy paths 734.(lead…: or, call thee blessed)(destroy: Heb. swallow up)

3:13 The LORD 3068 standeth up 5324 8737 to plead 7378 8800, and standeth 5975 8802 to judge 1777 8800 the people 5971.

3:14 The LORD 3068 will enter 935 8799 into judgment 4941 with the ancients 2205 of his people 5971, and the princes 8269 thereof: for ye have eaten up 1197 8765 the vineyard 3754; the spoil 1500 of the poor 6041 [is] in your houses 1004.(eaten: or, burnt)

3:15 What mean ye [that] ye beat 1792 0 my people 5971 to pieces 1792 8762, and grind 2912 8799 the faces 6440 of the poor 6041? saith 5002 8803 the Lord 136 GOD 3069 of hosts 6635.

3:16 Moreover the LORD 3068 saith 559 8799, Because 3282 the daughters 1323 of Zion 6726 are haughty 1361 8804, and walk 3212 8799 with stretched forth 5186 8803 necks 1627 and wanton 8265 8764 eyes 5869, walking 1980 8800 and mincing 2952 8800 [as] they go 3212 8799, and making a tinkling 5913 8762 with their feet 7272:(wanton…: Heb. deceiving with their eyes)(mincing: or, tripping nicely)

3:17 Therefore the Lord 136 will smite with a scab 5596 8765 the crown of the head 6936 of the daughters 1323 of Zion 6726, and the LORD 3068 will discover 6168 8762 their secret parts 6596.(discover: Heb. make naked)

3:18 In that day 3117 the Lord 136 will take away 5493 8686 the bravery 8597 of [their] tinkling ornaments 5914 [about their feet], and [their] cauls 7636, and [their] round tires like the moon 7720,(cauls: or, networks)

3:19 The chains 5188, and the bracelets 8285, and the mufflers 7479,(chains: or, sweet balls)(mufflers: or, spangled ornaments)

3:20 The bonnets 6287, and the ornaments of the legs 6807, and the headbands 7196, and the tablets 5315 1004, and the earrings 3908,(tablets: Heb. houses of the soul)

3:21 The rings 2885, and nose 639 jewels 5141,

3:22 The changeable suits of apparel 4254, and the mantles 4595, and the wimples 4304, and the crisping pins 2754,

3:23 The glasses 1549, and the fine linen 5466, and the hoods 6797, and the vails 7289.

3:24 And it shall come to pass, [that] instead of sweet smell 1314 there shall be stink 4716; and instead of a girdle 2290 a rent 5364; and instead of well set 4639 hair 4748 baldness 7144; and instead of a stomacher 6614 a girding 4228 of sackcloth 8242; [and] burning 3587 instead of beauty 3308.

3:25 Thy men 4962 shall fall 5307 8799 by the sword 2719, and thy mighty 1369 in the war 4421.(mighty: Heb. might)

3:26 And her gates 6607 shall lament 578 8804 and mourn 56 8804; and she [being] desolate 5352 8738 shall sit 3427 8799 upon the ground 776.(desolate: or, emptied: Heb. cleansed)

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