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1 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,
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For, behold, the Lord, the LORD of hosts, is taking away from Jerusalem and from Judah stay and staff, the whole stay of bread, and the whole stay of water;
2 the hero and the warrior, the judge and the prophet, the diviner and the elder,
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the mighty man and the soldier, the judge and the prophet, the diviner and the elder,
3 the captain of fifty and the man of rank, the counselor, skilled craftsman and clever enchanter.
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the captain of fifty and the man of rank, the counselor and the skilful magician and the expert in charms.
4 “I will make mere youths their officials; children will rule over them.”
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And I will make boys their princes, and babes shall rule over them.
5 People will oppress each other— man against man, neighbor against neighbor. The young will rise up against the old, the nobody against the honored.
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And the people will oppress one another, every man his fellow and every man his neighbor; the youth will be insolent to the elder, and the base fellow to the honorable.
6 A man will seize one of his brothers in his father’s house, and say, “You have a cloak, you be our leader; take charge of this heap of ruins!”
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When a man takes hold of his brother in the house of his father, saying: "You have a mantle; you shall be our leader, and this heap of ruins shall be under your rule";
7 But in that day he will cry out, “I have no remedy. I have no food or clothing in my house; do not make me the leader of the people.”
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in that day he will speak out, saying: "I will not be a healer; in my house there is neither bread nor mantle; you shall not make me leader of the people."
8 Jerusalem staggers, Judah is falling; their words and deeds are against the LORD, defying his glorious presence.
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For Jerusalem has stumbled, and Judah has fallen; because their speech and their deeds are against the LORD, defying his glorious presence.
9 The look on their faces testifies against them; they parade their sin like Sodom; they do not hide it. Woe to them! They have brought disaster upon themselves.
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Their partiality witnesses against them; they proclaim their sin like Sodom, they do not hide it. Woe to them! For they have brought evil upon themselves.
10 Tell the righteous it will be well with them, for they will enjoy the fruit of their deeds.
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Tell the righteous that it shall be well with them, for they shall eat the fruit of their deeds.
11 Woe to the wicked! Disaster is upon them! They will be paid back for what their hands have done.
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Woe to the wicked! It shall be ill with him, for what his hands have done shall be done to him.
12 Youths oppress my people, women rule over them. My people, your guides lead you astray; they turn you from the path.
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My people--children are their oppressors, and women rule over them. O my people, your leaders mislead you, and confuse the course of your paths.
13 The LORD takes his place in court; he rises to judge the people.
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The LORD has taken his place to contend, he stands to judge his people.
14 The LORD enters into judgment against the elders and leaders of his people: “It is you who have ruined my vineyard; the plunder from the poor is in your houses.
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The LORD enters into judgment with the elders and princes of his people: "It is you who have devoured the vineyard, the spoil of the poor is in your houses.
15 What do you mean by crushing my people and grinding the faces of the poor?” declares the Lord, the LORD Almighty.
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What do you mean by crushing my people, by grinding the face of the poor?" says the Lord GOD of hosts.
16 The LORD says, “The women of Zion are haughty, walking along with outstretched necks, flirting with their eyes, strutting along with swaying hips, with ornaments jingling on their ankles.
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The LORD said: Because the daughters of Zion are haughty and walk with outstretched necks, glancing wantonly with their eyes, mincing along as they go, tinkling with their feet;
17 Therefore the Lord will bring sores on the heads of the women of Zion; the LORD will make their scalps bald.”
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the Lord will smite with a scab the heads of the daughters of Zion, and the LORD will lay bare their secret parts.
18 In that day the Lord will snatch away their finery: the bangles and headbands and crescent necklaces,
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In that day the Lord will take away the finery of the anklets, the headbands, and the crescents;
19 the earrings and bracelets and veils,
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the pendants, the bracelets, and the scarfs;
20 the headdresses and anklets and sashes, the perfume bottles and charms,
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the headdresses, the armlets, the sashes, the perfume boxes, and the amulets;
21 the signet rings and nose rings,
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the signet rings and nose rings;
22 the fine robes and the capes and cloaks, the purses
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the festal robes, the mantles, the cloaks, and the handbags;
23 and mirrors, and the linen garments and tiaras and shawls.
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the garments of gauze, the linen garments, the turbans, and the veils.
24 Instead of fragrance there will be a stench; instead of a sash, a rope; instead of well-dressed hair, baldness; instead of fine clothing, sackcloth; instead of beauty, branding.
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Instead of perfume there will be rottenness; and instead of a girdle, a rope; and instead of well-set hair, baldness; and instead of a rich robe, a girding of sackcloth; instead of beauty, shame.
25 Your men will fall by the sword, your warriors in battle.
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Your men shall fall by the sword and your mighty men in battle.
26 The gates of Zion will lament and mourn; destitute, she will sit on the ground.
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And her gates shall lament and mourn; ravaged, she shall sit upon the ground.
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