Isaiah:3
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For ,
behold ,
the Lord ,
the LORD of hosts ,
does 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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The mighty man ,
and the man of war ,
the judge ,
and the prophet ,
and the prudent ,
and the ancient ,
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The captain of fifty ,
and the honorable man ,
and the counselor ,
and the cunning artificer ,
and the eloquent orator .
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And I will give children to be their princes ,
and babes shall rule over them .
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And the people shall be oppressed ,
every one by another ,
and every one by his neighbor :
the child shall behave himself proudly against the ancient ,
and the base against the honorable .
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When a man shall take hold of his brother of the house of his father ,
saying ,
You have clothing ,
be you our ruler ,
and let this ruin be under your hand :
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In that day shall he swear ,
saying ,
I will not be an healer ;
for in my house is neither bread nor clothing :
make me not a ruler of the people .
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For Jerusalem is ruined ,
and Judah is fallen :
because their tongue and their doings are against the LORD ,
to provoke the eyes of his glory .
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The show of their countenance does witness against them ;
and they declare their sin as Sodom ,
they hide it not .
Woe to their soul !
for they have rewarded evil to themselves .
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Say you to the righteous ,
that it shall be well with him :
for they shall eat the fruit of their doings .
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Woe to the wicked !
it shall be ill with him :
for the reward of his hands shall be given him .
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As for my people ,
children are their oppressors ,
and women rule over them .
O my people ,
they which lead you cause you to err ,
and destroy the way of your paths .
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The LORD stands up to plead ,
and stands to judge the people .
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The LORD will enter into judgment with the ancients of his people ,
and the princes thereof :
for you have eaten up the vineyard ;
the spoil of the poor is in your houses .
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What mean you that you beat my people to pieces ,
and grind the faces of the poor ?
said the Lord GOD of hosts .
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Moreover the LORD said ,
Because the daughters of Zion are haughty ,
and walk with stretched forth necks and wanton eyes ,
walking and mincing as they go ,
and making a tinkling with their feet :
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Therefore the LORD will smite with a scab the crown of the head of the daughters of Zion ,
and the LORD will discover their secret parts .
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In that day the Lord will take away the bravery of their tinkling ornaments about their feet ,
and their cauls ,
and their round tires like the moon ,
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The chains ,
and the bracelets ,
and the mufflers ,
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The bonnets ,
and the ornaments of the legs ,
and the headbands ,
and the tablets ,
and the earrings ,
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The rings ,
and nose jewels ,
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The changeable suits of apparel ,
and the mantles ,
and the wimples ,
and the crisping pins ,
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The glasses ,
and the fine linen ,
and the hoods ,
and the veils .
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And it shall come to pass ,
that instead of sweet smell there shall be stink ;
and instead of a girdle a rent ;
and instead of well set hair baldness ;
and instead of a stomacher a girding of sackcloth ;
and burning instead of beauty .
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Your men shall fall by the sword ,
and your mighty in the war .
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And her gates shall lament and mourn ;
and she being desolate shall sit on the ground .