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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 ;
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the mighty man and the soldier ,
the judge and the prophet ,
the diviner and the elder ,
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the captain of fifty and the man of rank ,
the counselor and the skilful magician and the expert in charms .
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And I will make boys their princes ,
and babes shall rule over them .
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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 .
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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 ";
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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 ."
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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 .