Isaías 3:10-20

10 Dizei aos justos que bem lhes irá; porque comerão do fruto das suas obras.

11 Ai do ímpio! mal lhe irá; pois se lhe fará o que as suas mãos fizeram.

12 Quanto ao meu povo, crianças são os seus opressores, e mulheres dominam sobre eles. Ah, povo meu! os que te guiam te enganam, e destroem o caminho das tuas veredas.

13 O Senhor levanta-se para pleitear, e põe-se de pé para julgar os povos.

14 O Senhor entra em juízo contra os anciãos do seu povo, e contra os seus príncipes; sois vós que consumistes a vinha; o espólio do pobre está em vossas casas.

15 Que quereis vós, que esmagais o meu povo e moeis o rosto do pobre? diz o Senhor Deus dos exércitos.

16 Diz ainda mais o Senhor: Porquanto as filhas de Sião são altivas, e andam de pescoço emproado, lançando olhares impudentes; e, ao andarem, vão de passos curtos, fazendo tinir os ornamentos dos seus pés;

17 o Senhor fará tinhosa a cabeça das filhas de Sião, e o Senhor porá a descoberto a sua nudez.

18 Naquele dia lhes trará o Senhor o ornamento dos pés, e as coifas, e as luetas;

19 os pendentes, e os braceletes, e os véus;

20 os diademas, as cadeias dos artelhos, os cintos, as caixinhas de perfumes e os amuletos;

Isaías 3:10-20 Meaning and Commentary

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.