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| 1. | For, behold, the Lord, Yahweh of Armies, takes away from Jerusalem and from Judah supply and support, the whole supply of bread, and the whole supply of water; | For the Lord, the Lord of armies, is about to take away from Jerusalem and from Judah all their support; their store of bread and of water; | For, behold, the Lord, the LORD of hosts, doth take away from Jerusalem and from Judah the stay and the staff, the whole stay of bread, and the whole stay of water. | ||
| 2. | the mighty man, the man of war, the judge, the prophet, the diviner, the elder, | The strong man and the man of war; the judge and the prophet; the man who has knowledge of secret arts, and the man who is wise because of his years; | The mighty man, and the man of war, the judge, and the prophet, and the prudent, and the ancient, | ||
| 3. | the captain of fifty, the honorable man, the counselor, the skilled craftsman, and the clever enchanter. | The captain of fifty, and the man of high position, and the wise guide, and the wonder-worker, and he who makes use of secret powers. | The captain of fifty, and the honourable man, and the counsellor, and the cunning artificer, and the eloquent orator. | ||
| 4. | I will give boys to be their princes, and children shall rule over them. | And I will make children their chiefs, and foolish ones will have rule over them. | And I will give children to be their princes, and babes shall rule over them. | ||
| 5. | The people will be oppressed, everyone by another, and everyone by his neighbor. The child will behave himself proudly against the old man, and the base against the honorable. | And the people will be crushed, every one by his neighbour; the young will be full of pride against the old, and those of low position will be lifted up against the noble. | And the people shall be oppressed, every one by another, and every one by his neighbour: the child shall behave himself proudly against the ancient, and the base against the honourable. | ||
| 6. | Indeed a man shall take hold of his brother in the house of his father, saying, "You have clothing, you be our ruler, and let this ruin be under your hand." | When one man puts his hand on another in his father's house, and says, You have clothing, be our ruler and be responsible for us in our sad condition: | When a man shall take hold of his brother of the house of his father, saying, Thou hast clothing, be thou our ruler, and let this ruin be under thy hand: | ||
| 7. | In that day he will cry out, saying, "I will not be a healer; for in my house is neither bread nor clothing. You shall not make me ruler of the people." | Then he will say with an oath, I will not be a helper, for in my house there is no bread or clothing: I will not let you make me a ruler of the people. | 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. | ||
| 8. | For Jerusalem is ruined, and Judah is fallen; because their tongue and their doings are against Yahweh, to provoke the eyes of his glory. | For Jerusalem has become feeble, and destruction has come on Judah, because their words and their acts are against the Lord, moving the eyes of his glory to wrath. | 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. | ||
| 9. | The look of their faces testify against them. They parade their sin like Sodom. They don't hide it. Woe to their soul! For they have brought disaster upon themselves. | Their respect for a man's position is a witness against them; and their sin is open to the view of all; like that of Sodom, it is not covered. A curse on their soul! for the measure of their sin is full. | The shew of their countenance doth witness against them; and they declare their sin as Sodom, they hide it not. Woe unto their soul! for they have rewarded evil unto themselves. | ||
| 10. | Tell the righteous "Good!" For they shall eat the fruit of their deeds. | Happy is the upright man! for he will have joy of the fruit of his ways. | Say ye to the righteous, that it shall be well with him: for they shall eat the fruit of their doings. | ||
| 11. | Woe to the wicked! Disaster is upon them; for the deeds of his hands will be paid back to him. | Unhappy is the sinner! for the reward of his evil doings will come on him. | Woe unto the wicked! it shall be ill with him: for the reward of his hands shall be given him. | ||
| 12. | As for my people, children are their oppressors, and women rule over them. My people, those who lead you cause you to err, and destroy the way of your paths. | As for my people, their ruler is acting like a child, and those who have authority over them are women. O my people, your guides are the cause of your wandering, turning your footsteps out of the right way. | As for my people, children are their oppressors, and women rule over them. O my people, they which lead thee cause thee to err, and destroy the way of thy paths. | ||
| 13. | Yahweh stands up to contend, and stands to judge the peoples. | The Lord is ready to take up his cause against his people, and is about to come forward as their judge. | The LORD standeth up to plead, and standeth to judge the people. | ||
| 14. | Yahweh will enter into judgment with the elders of his people, and their leaders: "It is you who have eaten up the vineyard. The spoil of the poor is in your houses. | The Lord comes to be the judge of their responsible men and of their rulers: it is you who have made waste the vine-garden, and in your houses is the property of the poor which you have taken by force. | The LORD will enter into judgment with the ancients of his people, and the princes thereof: for ye have eaten up the vineyard; the spoil of the poor is in your houses. | ||
| 15. | What do you mean that you crush my people, and grind the face of the poor?" says the Lord, Yahweh of Armies. | By what right are you crushing my people, and putting a bitter yoke on the necks of the poor? This is the word of the Lord, the Lord of armies. | What mean ye that ye beat my people to pieces, and grind the faces of the poor? saith the Lord GOD of hosts. | ||
| 16. | Moreover Yahweh said, "Because the daughters of Zion are haughty, and walk with outstretched necks and flirting eyes, walking to trip as they go, jingling ornaments on their feet; | Again, the Lord has said, Because the daughters of Zion are full of pride, and go with outstretched necks and wandering eyes, with their foot-chains sounding when they go: | Moreover the LORD saith, 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: | ||
| 17. | therefore the Lord brings sores on the crown of the head of the women of Zion, and Yahweh will make their scalps bald." | The Lord will send disease on the heads of the daughters of Zion, and the Lord will let their secret parts be seen. | 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. | ||
| 18. | In that day the Lord will take away the beauty of their anklets, the headbands, the crescent necklaces, | In that day the Lord will take away the glory of their foot-rings, and their sun-jewels, and their moon-ornaments, | 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, | ||
| 19. | the earrings, the bracelets, the veils, | The ear-rings, and the chains, and the delicate clothing, | The chains, and the bracelets, and the mufflers, | ||
| 20. | the headdresses, the ankle chains, the sashes, the perfume bottles, the charms, | The head-bands, and the arm-chains, and the worked bands, and the perfume-boxes, and the jewels with secret powers, | The bonnets, and the ornaments of the legs, and the headbands, and the tablets, and the earrings, | ||
| 21. | the signet rings, the nose rings, | The rings, and the nose-jewels, | The rings, and nose jewels, | ||
| 22. | the fine robes, the capes, the cloaks, the purses, | The feast-day dresses, and the robes, and the wide skirts, and the handbags, | The changeable suits of apparel, and the mantles, and the wimples, and the crisping pins, | ||
| 23. | the hand mirrors, the fine linen garments, the tiaras, and the shawls. | The looking-glasses, and the fair linen, and the high head-dresses, and the veils. | The glasses, and the fine linen, and the hoods, and the vails. | ||
| 24. | It shall happen that instead of sweet spices, there shall be rottenness; instead of a belt, a rope; instead of well set hair, baldness; instead of a robe, a girding of sackcloth; and branding instead of beauty. | And in the place of sweet spices will be an evil smell, and for a fair band a thick cord; for a well-dressed head there will be the cutting-off of the hair, and for a beautiful robe there will be the clothing of sorrow; the mark of the prisoner in place of the ornaments of the free. | 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. | ||
| 25. | Your men shall fall by the sword, and your mighty in the war. | Your men will be put to the sword, and your men of war will come to destruction in the fight. | Thy men shall fall by the sword, and thy mighty in the war. | ||
| 26. | Her gates shall lament and mourn; and she shall be desolate and sit on the ground. | And in the public places of her towns will be sorrow and weeping; and she will be seated on the earth, waste and uncovered. | And her gates shall lament and mourn; and she being desolate shall sit upon the ground. | ||