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Chapter 3
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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
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The mighty man, and the man of war, the judge, and
the prophet, and the prudent, and the ancient, |
3
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The captain of fifty, and the honourable man, and the
counsellor, and the cunning artificer, and the eloquent
orator. |
4
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And I will give children to be their princes, and babes
shall rule over them. |
5
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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
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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
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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. |
8
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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. |
9
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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
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Say ye to the righteous, that it shall be well with
him: for they shall eat the fruit of their doings. |
11
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Woe unto the wicked! it shall be ill with him: for
the reward of his hands shall be given him. |
12
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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
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The LORD standeth up to plead, and standeth to judge
the people. |
14
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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
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What mean ye that ye beat my people to pieces, and
grind the faces of the poor? saith the Lord GOD of hosts. |
16
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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
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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. |
18
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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, |
19
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The chains, and the bracelets, and the mufflers, |
20
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The bonnets, and the ornaments of the legs, and the
headbands, and the tablets, and the earrings, |
21
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The rings, and nose jewels, |
22
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The changeable suits of apparel, and the mantles, and
the wimples, and the crisping pins, |
23
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The glasses, and the fine linen, and the hoods, and
the vails. |
24
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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. |
25
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Thy men shall fall by the sword, and thy mighty in
the war. |
26
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And her gates shall lament and mourn; and she being
desolate shall sit upon the ground. |
