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2.8 KiB
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110 lines
2.8 KiB
Markdown
Judah's Leaders Judged
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# Chapter 3
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1. Note this: The Lord God of Armies
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is about to remove from Jerusalem and from Judah
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every kind of security:
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the entire supply of bread and water,
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2. heroes and warriors,
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judges and prophets,
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fortune-tellers and elders,
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3. commanders of fifty and dignitaries,
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counselors, cunning magicians, and necromancers.
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4. "I will make youths their leaders,
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and unstable rulers will govern them."
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5. The people will oppress one another,
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man against man, neighbor against neighbor;
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the young will act arrogantly toward the old,
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and the worthless toward the honorable.
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6. A man will even seize his brother
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in his father's house, saying,
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"You have a cloak--you be our leader!
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This heap of rubble will be under your control."
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7. On that day he will cry out, saying,
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"I'm not a healer.
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I don't even have food or clothing in my house.
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Don't make me the 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 they have spoken and acted against
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the Lord,
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defying his glorious presence.
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9. The look on their faces testifies against them,
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and like Sodom, they flaunt their sin;
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they do not conceal it.
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Woe to them,
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for they have brought disaster on themselves.
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10. Tell the righteous that it will go well for them,
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for they will eat the fruit of their labor.
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11. Woe to the wicked--it will go badly for them,
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for what they have done will be done to them.
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12. Youths oppress my people,
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and women rule over them.
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My people, your leaders mislead you;
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they confuse the direction of your paths.
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13. The Lord rises to argue the case
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and stands to judge the people.
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14. The Lord brings this charge
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against the elders and leaders of his people:
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"You have devastated the vineyard.
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The plunder from the poor is in your houses.
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15. Why do you crush my people
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and grind the faces of the poor?"
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This is the declaration of
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the Lord God of Armies.
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Jerusalem's Women Judged
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16. The Lord also says:
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Because the daughters of Zion are haughty,
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walking with heads held high
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and seductive eyes,
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prancing along,
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jingling their ankle bracelets,
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17.
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the Lord will put scabs on the heads
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of the daughters of Zion,
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and
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the Lord will shave their foreheads bare.
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18. On that day
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the Lord will strip their finery: ankle bracelets, headbands, crescents,
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19. pendants, bracelets, veils,
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20. headdresses, ankle jewelry, sashes, perfume bottles, amulets,
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21. signet rings, nose rings,
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22. festive robes, capes, cloaks, purses,
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23. garments, linen clothes, turbans, and shawls.
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24. Instead of perfume there will be a stench;
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instead of a belt, a rope;
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instead of beautifully styled hair, baldness;
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instead of fine clothes, sackcloth;
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instead of beauty, branding.
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25. Your men will fall by the sword,
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your warriors in battle.
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26. Then her gates will lament and mourn;
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deserted, she will sit on the ground.
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