Isaiah 3:1-7 (The Message)
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The Master, God-of-the-Angel-Armies, is emptying Jerusalem and Judah Of all the basic necessities, plain bread and water to begin with.
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He's withdrawing police and protection, judges and courts, pastors and teachers,
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captains and generals, doctors and nurses, and, yes, even the repairmen and jacks-of-all-trades.
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He says, "I'll put little kids in charge of the city. Schoolboys and schoolgirls will order everyone around.
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People will be at each other's throats, stabbing one another in the back: Neighbor against neighbor, young against old, the no-account against the well-respected.
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One brother will grab another and say, 'You look like you've got a head on your shoulders. Do something! Get us out of this mess.'
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And he'll say, 'Me? Not me! I don't have a clue. Don't put me in charge of anything.'
Published by permission. Originally published by NavPress in English as THE MESSAGE: The Bible in Contemporary Language copyright 2002 by Eugene Peterson. All rights reserved. (The Message Bible Online)
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