81 lines
3.1 KiB
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81 lines
3.1 KiB
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# Chapter 3
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1 For behold, the Lord God of hosts
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is taking away from Jerusalem and from Judah
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support and supply,
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all support of bread,
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and all support of water;
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2 the mighty man and the soldier,
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the judge and the prophet,
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the diviner and the elder,
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3 the captain of fifty
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and the man of rank,
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the counselor and the skillful magician
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and the expert in charms.
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4 And I will make boys their princes,
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and infants shall rule over them.
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5 And the people will oppress one another,
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every one his fellow
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and every one his neighbor;
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the youth will be insolent to the elder,
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and the despised to the honorable.
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6 For a man will take hold of his brother
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in the house of his father, saying:
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“You have a cloak;
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you shall be our leader,
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and this heap of ruins
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shall be under your rule”;
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7 in that day he will speak out, saying:
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“I will not be a healer;
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in my house there is neither bread nor cloak;
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you shall not make me
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leader of the people.”
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8 For Jerusalem has stumbled,
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and Judah has fallen,
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because their speech and their deeds are against the Lord,
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defying his glorious presence.
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9 For the look on their faces bears witness against them;
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they proclaim their sin like Sodom;
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they do not hide it.
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Woe to them!
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For they have brought evil on themselves.
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10 Tell the righteous that it shall be well with them,
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for they shall eat the fruit of their deeds.
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11 Woe to the wicked! It shall be ill with him,
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for what his hands have dealt out shall be done to him.
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12 My people—infants are their oppressors,
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and women rule over them.
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O my people, your guides mislead you
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and they have swallowed up the course of your paths.
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13 The Lord has taken his place to contend;
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he stands to judge peoples.
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14 The Lord will enter into judgment
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with the elders and princes of his people:
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“It is you who have devoured the vineyard,
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the spoil of the poor is in your houses.
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15 What do you mean by crushing my people,
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by grinding the face of the poor?”
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declares the Lord God of hosts.
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16 The Lord said:
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Because the daughters of Zion are haughty
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and walk with outstretched necks,
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glancing wantonly with their eyes,
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mincing along as they go,
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tinkling with their feet,
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17 therefore the Lord will strike with a scab
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the heads of the daughters of Zion,
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and the Lord will lay bare their secret parts.
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18 In that day the Lord will take away the finery of the anklets, the headbands, and the crescents;
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19 the pendants, the bracelets, and the scarves;
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20 the headdresses, the armlets, the sashes, the perfume boxes, and the amulets;
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21 the signet rings and nose rings;
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22 the festal robes, the mantles, the cloaks, and the handbags;
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23 the mirrors, the linen garments, the turbans, and the veils.
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24 Instead of perfume there will be rottenness;
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and instead of a belt, a rope;
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and instead of well-set hair, baldness;
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and instead of a rich robe, a skirt of sackcloth;
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and branding instead of beauty.
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25 Your men shall fall by the sword
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and your mighty men in battle.
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26 And her gates shall lament and mourn;
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empty, she shall sit on the ground. |