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Isaiah 3:1
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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. |
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Isaiah 3:2 |
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The mighty man, and the man of war, the judge,
and the prophet, and the prudent, and the ancient, |
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Isaiah 3:3 |
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The captain of fifty, and the honourable man,
and the counsellor, and the cunning artificer, and the eloquent orator. |
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Isaiah 3:4 |
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And I will give children to be their princes,
and babes shall rule over them. |
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Isaiah 3:5 |
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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. |
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Isaiah 3:6 |
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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: |
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Isaiah 3:7 |
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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. |
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Isaiah 3:8 |
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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. |
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Isaiah 3:9 |
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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. |
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Isaiah 3:10 |
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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. |
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Isaiah 3:11 |
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Woe unto the wicked! it shall be ill with him:
for the reward of his hands shall be given him. |
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Isaiah 3:12 |
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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. |
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Isaiah 3:13 |
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The LORD standeth up to plead, and standeth
to judge the people. |
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Isaiah 3:14 |
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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. |
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Isaiah 3:15 |
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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. |
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Isaiah 3:16 |
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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: |
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Isaiah 3:17 |
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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. |
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Isaiah 3:18 |
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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, |
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Isaiah 3:19 |
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The chains, and the bracelets, and the mufflers, |
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Isaiah 3:20 |
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The bonnets, and the ornaments of the legs,
and the headbands, and the tablets, and the earrings, |
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Isaiah 3:21 |
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The rings, and nose jewels, |
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Isaiah 3:22 |
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The changeable suits of apparel, and the mantles,
and the wimples, and the crisping pins, |
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Isaiah 3:23 |
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The glasses, and the fine linen, and the hoods,
and the vails. |
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Isaiah 3:24 |
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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. |
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Isaiah 3:25 |
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Thy men shall fall by the sword, and thy mighty
in the war. |
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Isaiah 3:26 |
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And her gates shall lament and mourn; and she
being desolate shall sit upon the ground. |
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