King James Version KJV
New International Version NIV
1 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,
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See now, the Lord, the LORD Almighty, is about to take from Jerusalem and Judah both supply and support: all supplies of food and all supplies of water,
2 The mighty man, and the man of war, the judge, and the prophet, and the prudent, and the ancient,
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the hero and the warrior, the judge and the prophet, the diviner and the elder,
3 The captain of fifty, and the honourable man, and the counsellor, and the cunning artificer, and the eloquent orator.
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the captain of fifty and the man of rank, the counselor, skilled craftsman and clever enchanter.
4 And I will give children to be their princes, and babes shall rule over them.
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“I will make mere youths their officials; children will rule over them.”
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