Isaías 3

Julgamento de Judá e de Jerusalém

1 Vejam! O Soberano,o SENHOR dos Exércitos,logo irá retirar de Jerusalém e de Judátodo o seu sustento,tanto o suprimento de comida como o suprimento de água,

2 e também o herói e o guerreiro,o juiz e o profeta,o adivinho e a autoridade,

3 o capitão e o nobre,o conselheiro, o conhecedor de magia e o perito em maldições.

4 Porei jovens no governo;irresponsáveis dominarão.

5 O povo oprimirá a si mesmo:homem contra homem, cada um contra o seu próximo.O jovem se levantará contra o idoso,o desprezível contra o nobre.

6 Um homem agarrará seu irmão,um da família de seu pai, e lhe dirá:“Você pelo menos tem um manto; seja o nosso governante;assuma o poder sobre este monte de ruínas!”

7 Mas naquele dia ele exclamará:“Não tenho remédios,não há comida nem roupa em minha casa;não me nomeiem governante do povo”.

8 Jerusalém está em ruínas,e o povo de Judá está caído;suas palavras e suas ações são contra o SENHOR,desafiando a sua presença gloriosa.

9 O jeito como olham testifica contra eles;eles mostram seu pecado como Sodoma,sem nada esconder.Ai deles! Pois trouxeram desgraçasobre si mesmos.

10 Digam aos justos que tudo lhes irá bem,pois comerão do fruto de suas ações.

11 Mas, ai dos ímpios!Tudo lhes irá mal!Terão a retribuiçãopelo que fizeram as suas mãos.

12 Meu povo é oprimido por uma criança;mulheres dominam sobre ele.Meu povo, os seus guias o enganame o desviam do caminho.

13 O SENHOR toma o seu lugar no tribunal;levanta-se para julgar os povos.^[a]

14 O SENHOR entra em juízo contra as autoridadese contra os líderes do seu povo.“Vocês arruinaram a vinha,e o que foi roubado dos necessitados está nas suas casas.

15 Que pretendem vocês ao esmagarem o meu povoe ao moerem o rosto dos necessitados?”Quem pergunta é o Senhor, o SENHOR dos Exércitos.

16 O SENHOR diz:“Por causa da arrogância das mulheres de Sião,que caminham de cabeça erguida,flertando com os olhos,desfilando com passos curtos,com enfeites tinindo em seus calcanhares,

17 o SENHOR rapará a cabeça das mulheres de Sião;o SENHOR porá a descoberto as suas vergonhas”.

18 Naquele dia, o Senhor arrancará os enfeites delas: as pulseiras, as testeiras e os colares;

19 os pendentes, os braceletes e os véus,

20 os enfeites de cabeça, as correntinhas de tornozelo, os cintos, os talismãs e os amuletos;

21 os anéis e os enfeites para o nariz;

22 as roupas caras, as capas, as mantilhas e as bolsas;

23 os espelhos, as roupas de linho, as tiaras e os xales.

24 Em vez de perfume haverá mau cheiro;em vez de cintos, corda;em vez de belos penteados, calvície;em vez de roupas finas, vestes de lamento;em vez de beleza, cicatrizes.

25 Seus homens cairão ao fio da espada;seus guerreiros morrerão no combate.

26 As portas de Sião se lamentarão e prantearão por causa disso;e, sem nada, a cidade se assentará no chão.

Isaías 3 Commentary

Chapter 3

The calamities about to come upon the land. (1-9) The wickedness of the people. (10-15) The distress of the proud, luxurious women of Zion. (16-26)

Verses 1-9 God was about to deprive Judah of every stay and support. The city and the land were to be made desolate, because their words and works had been rebellious against the Lord; even at his holy temple. If men do not stay themselves upon God, he will soon remove all other supports, and then they must sink. Christ is the Bread of life and the Water of life; if he be our Stay, we shall find that is a good part not to be taken away, Joh. 6:27 . Here note, 1. That the condition of sinners is exceedingly woful. 2. It is the soul that is damaged by sin. 3. Whatever evil befals sinners, be sure that they bring it on themselves.

Verses 10-15 The rule was certain; however there might be national prosperity or trouble, it would be well with the righteous and ill with the wicked. Blessed be God, there is abundant encouragement to the righteous to trust in him, and for sinners to repent and return to him. It was time for the Lord to show his might. He will call men to a strict account for all the wealth and power intrusted to and abused by them. If it is sinful to disregard the necessities of the poor, how odious and wicked a part do they act, who bring men into poverty, and then oppress them!

Verses 16-26 The prophet reproves and warns the daughters of Zion of the sufferings coming upon them. Let them know that God notices the folly and vanity of proud women, even of their dress. The punishments threatened answered the sin. Loathsome diseases often are the just punishment of pride. It is not material to ask what sort of ornaments they wore; many of these things, if they had not been in fashion, would have been ridiculed then as now. Their fashions differed much from those of our times, but human nature is the same. Wasting time and money, to the neglect of piety, charity, and even of justice, displease the Lord. Many professors at the present day, seem to think there is no harm in worldly finery; but were it not a great evil, would the Holy Spirit have taught the prophet to expose it so fully? The Jews being overcome, Jerusalem would be levelled with the ground; which is represented under the idea of a desolate female seated upon the earth. And when the Romans had destroyed Jerusalem, they struck a medal, on which was represented a woman sitting on the ground in a posture of grief. If sin be harboured within the walls, lamentation and mourning are near the gates.

Footnotes

• [a]. A Septuaginta e a Versão Siríaca dizem "o seu povo."

Chapter Summary

INTRODUCTION TO ISAIAH 3

In this chapter the Jews are threatened with various calamities, on account of their sins, which would issue in their entire ruin and destruction. They are threatened with a famine, Isa 3:1 with a removal of useful men in church and state, and in common life, Isa 3:2,3 with ignorant and effeminate governors; the consequences of which would be oppression and insolence, Isa 3:4,5 yea, that such would be their state and condition, that men, though naturally ambitious of honour, would refuse to have the government of them, Isa 3:6,7 the reasons of these calamities, and of this ruin and fall of them, are their evil words and actions against the Lord, which were highly provoking to him; and their impudence in sinning like Sodom, which was to their own harm, Isa 3:8,9 yet, in the midst of all this, it is the will of God that the righteous should be told it shall be well with them, with the reason of it; when it shall be ill with the wicked, as a just recompence of reward, Isa 3:10,11 the errors and mistakes of the people are attributed to their childish and effeminate governors, Isa 3:12 wherefore the Lord determines to plead their cause, and contend with their elders and rulers, because they had spoiled and devoured the poor, Isa 3:13-15 and particularly the women are threatened, for their pride and luxury, to have their ornaments taken from them, which are particularly mentioned, Isa 3:16-24 and the chapter is concluded with a prophecy, that their mighty men should perish by the sword in war, and the city should be desolate, Isa 3:25,26.