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World English Bible

Isaiah 3 (WEBP)

[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;
[2] the mighty man, the man of war, the judge, the prophet, the diviner, the elder,
[3] the captain of fifty, the honorable man, the counselor, the skilled craftsman, and the clever enchanter.
[4] I will give boys to be their princes, and children 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 wicked against the honorable.
[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.”
[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.”
[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.
[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.
[10] Tell the righteous that it will be well with them, for they will eat the fruit of their deeds.
[11] Woe to the wicked! Disaster is upon them, for the deeds of their hands will be paid back to them.
[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.
[13] Yahweh stands up to contend, and stands to judge the peoples.
[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 plunder 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.
[16] Moreover Yahweh said, “Because the daughters of Zion are arrogant, and walk with outstretched necks and flirting eyes, walking daintily as they go, jingling ornaments on 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.”
[18] In that day the Lord will take away the beauty of their anklets, the headbands, the crescent necklaces,
[19] the earrings, the bracelets, the veils,
[20] the headdresses, the ankle chains, the sashes, the perfume containers, the charms,
[21] the signet rings, the nose rings,
[22] the fine robes, the capes, the cloaks, the purses,
[23] the hand mirrors, the fine linen garments, the tiaras, and the shawls.
[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 wearing of sackcloth; and branding instead of beauty.
[25] Your men shall fall by the sword, and your mighty in the war.
[26] Her gates shall lament and mourn. She shall be desolate and sit on the ground.

Isaiah 3:1 “Behold”, from “הִנֵּה”, means look at, take notice, observe, see, or gaze at. It is often used as an interjection.

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Isaiah 3 (KJVS)

[1] 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, and the man of war, the judge, () and the prophet, and the prudent, () and the ancient,
[3] the captain of fifty, and the honourable () man, and the counsellor, () and the cunning artificer, and the eloquent () orator.
[4] And I will give () children to be their princes, and babes shall rule () over them.
[5] 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] 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 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 the Lord, to provoke () the eyes of his glory.
[9] 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] Say () ye to the righteous, that it shall be well with him: for they shall eat () the fruit of their doings.
[11] 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. O my people, they which lead () thee cause thee to err, () and destroy () the way of thy paths.
[13] The Lord standeth up () to plead, () and standeth () to judge () the people.
[14] 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 mean ye that ye beat my people to pieces, () and grind () the faces of the poor? saith () the Lord God of hosts.
[16] 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 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 bravery of their tinkling ornaments about their feet, and their cauls, and their round tires like the moon,
[19] the chains, and the bracelets, and the mufflers,
[20] the bonnets, and the ornaments of the legs, and the headbands, and the tablets, and the earrings,
[21] the rings, and nose jewels,
[22] the changeable suits of apparel, and the mantles, and the wimples, and the crisping pins,
[23] the glasses, and the fine linen, and the hoods, and the vails.
[24] 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] Thy men shall fall () by the sword, and thy mighty in the war.
[26] And her gates shall lament () and mourn; () and she being desolate () shall sit () upon the ground.

Isaiah 3:3a Heb. a man eminent in countenance
Isaiah 3:3b Or, skillfull of speech
Isaiah 3:7a Heb. lift up the hand
Isaiah 3:7b Heb. binder up
Isaiah 3:11 Heb. done to him
Isaiah 3:12a Or, they which call thee blessed
Isaiah 3:12b Heb. swallow up
Isaiah 3:14 Or, burnt
Isaiah 3:16a Heb. deceiving with their eyes
Isaiah 3:16b Or, tripping nicely
Isaiah 3:17 Heb. make naked
Isaiah 3:18 Or, networks
Isaiah 3:19a Or, sweet balls
Isaiah 3:19b Or, spangled ornaments
Isaiah 3:20 Heb. houses of the soul
Isaiah 3:25 Heb. might
Isaiah 3:26 Or, emptied, Heb. cleansed

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

Isaiah 3 (BYZ)

[1] Ἰδοὺ () δὴ () ὁ () δεσπότης () κύριος () σαβαωθ () ἀφελεῖ () ἀπὸ () τῆς () Ιουδαίας () καὶ () ἀπὸ () Ιερουσαλημ () ἰσχύοντα () καὶ () ἰσχύουσαν, () ἰσχὺν () ἄρτου () καὶ () ἰσχὺν () ὕδατος, ()
[2] γίγαντα καὶ () ἰσχύοντα () καὶ () ἄνθρωπον () πολεμιστὴν καὶ () δικαστὴν () καὶ () προφήτην () καὶ () στοχαστὴν καὶ () πρεσβύτερον ()
[3] καὶ () πεντηκόνταρχον καὶ () θαυμαστὸν () σύμβουλον () καὶ () σοφὸν () ἀρχιτέκτονα () καὶ () συνετὸν () ἀκροατήν· ()
[4] καὶ () ἐπιστήσω () νεανίσκους () ἄρχοντας () αὐτῶν, () καὶ () ἐμπαῖκται () κυριεύσουσιν () αὐτῶν. ()
[5] Καὶ () συμπεσεῖται ὁ () λαός, () ἄνθρωπος () πρὸς () ἄνθρωπον () καὶ () ἄνθρωπος () πρὸς () τὸν () πλησίον () αὐτοῦ· () προσκόψει () τὸ () παιδίον () πρὸς () τὸν () πρεσβύτην, () ὁ () ἄτιμος () πρὸς () τὸν () ἔντιμον. ()
[6] Ὅτι () ἐπιλήμψεται () ἄνθρωπος () τοῦ () ἀδελφοῦ () αὐτοῦ () ἢ () τοῦ () οἰκείου () τοῦ () πατρὸς () αὐτοῦ () λέγων () Ἱμάτιον () ἔχεις, () ἀρχηγὸς () ἡμῶν () γενοῦ, () καὶ () τὸ () βρῶμα () τὸ () ἐμὸν () ὑπὸ () σὲ () ἔστω. ()
[7] Καὶ () ἀποκριθεὶς () ἐρεῖ () ἐν () τῇ () ἡμέρᾳ () ἐκείνῃ () Οὐκ () ἔσομαί () σου () ἀρχηγός· () οὐ () γὰρ () ἔστιν () ἐν () τῷ () οἴκῳ () μου () ἄρτος () οὐδὲ () ἱμάτιον· () οὐκ () ἔσομαι () ἀρχηγὸς () τοῦ () λαοῦ () τούτου. ()
[8] Ὅτι () ἀνεῖται () Ιερουσαλημ, () καὶ () ἡ () Ιουδαία () συμπέπτωκεν, καὶ () αἱ () γλῶσσαι () αὐτῶν () μετὰ () ἀνομίας, () τὰ () πρὸς () κύριον () ἀπειθοῦντες· () διότι () νῦν () ἐταπεινώθη () ἡ () δόξα () αὐτῶν, ()
[9] καὶ () ἡ () αἰσχύνη () τοῦ () προσώπου () αὐτῶν () ἀντέστη () αὐτοῖς· () τὴν () δὲ () ἁμαρτίαν () αὐτῶν () ὡς () Σοδομων ἀνήγγειλαν () καὶ () ἐνεφάνισαν. () Οὐαὶ () τῇ () ψυχῇ () αὐτῶν, () διότι () βεβούλευνται βουλὴν () πονηρὰν καθ’ () ἑαυτῶν ()
[10] εἰπόντες Δήσωμεν () τὸν () δίκαιον, () ὅτι () δύσχρηστος ἡμῖν () ἐστιν· () τοίνυν () τὰ () γενήματα () τῶν () ἔργων () αὐτῶν () φάγονται. ()
[11] Οὐαὶ () τῷ () ἀνόμῳ· () πονηρὰ () κατὰ () τὰ () ἔργα () τῶν () χειρῶν () αὐτοῦ () συμβήσεται () αὐτῷ. ()
[12] Λαός () μου, () οἱ () πράκτορες () ὑμῶν () καλαμῶνται ὑμᾶς, () καὶ () οἱ () ἀπαιτοῦντες () κυριεύουσιν () ὑμῶν· () λαός () μου, () οἱ () μακαρίζοντες () ὑμᾶς () πλανῶσιν () ὑμᾶς () καὶ () τὸν () τρίβον () τῶν () ποδῶν () ὑμῶν () ταράσσουσιν. ()
[13] Ἀλλὰ () νῦν () καταστήσεται () εἰς () κρίσιν () κύριος () καὶ () στήσει () εἰς () κρίσιν () τὸν () λαὸν () αὐτοῦ, ()
[14] αὐτὸς () κύριος () εἰς () κρίσιν () ἥξει () μετὰ () τῶν () πρεσβυτέρων () τοῦ () λαοῦ () καὶ () μετὰ () τῶν () ἀρχόντων () αὐτοῦ () Ὑμεῖς () δὲ () τί () ἐνεπυρίσατε τὸν () ἀμπελῶνά () μου () καὶ () ἡ () ἁρπαγὴ () τοῦ () πτωχοῦ () ἐν () τοῖς () οἴκοις () ὑμῶν; ()
[15] Τί () ὑμεῖς () ἀδικεῖτε () τὸν () λαόν () μου () καὶ () τὸ () πρόσωπον () τῶν () πτωχῶν () καταισχύνετε; ()
[16] Τάδε () λέγει () κύριος () Ἀνθ’ () ὧν () ὑψώθησαν () αἱ () θυγατέρες () Σιων () καὶ () ἐπορεύθησαν () ὑψηλῷ () τραχήλῳ () καὶ () ἐν () νεύμασιν ὀφθαλμῶν () καὶ () τῇ () πορείᾳ () τῶν () ποδῶν () ἅμα () σύρουσαι () τοὺς () χιτῶνας () καὶ () τοῖς () ποσὶν () ἅμα () παίζουσαι, ()
[17] καὶ () ταπεινώσει () ὁ () θεὸς () ἀρχούσας () θυγατέρας () Σιων, () καὶ () κύριος () ἀποκαλύψει () τὸ () σχῆμα () αὐτῶν ()
[18] ἐν () τῇ () ἡμέρᾳ () ἐκείνῃ () καὶ () ἀφελεῖ () κύριος () τὴν () δόξαν () τοῦ () ἱματισμοῦ () αὐτῶν () καὶ () τοὺς () κόσμους () αὐτῶν () καὶ () τὰ () ἐμπλόκια καὶ () τοὺς () κοσύμβους καὶ () τοὺς () μηνίσκους
[19] καὶ () τὸ () κάθεμα καὶ () τὸν () κόσμον () τοῦ () προσώπου () αὐτῶν ()
[20] καὶ () τὴν () σύνθεσιν τοῦ () κόσμου () τῆς () δόξης () καὶ () τοὺς () χλιδῶνας καὶ () τὰ () ψέλια καὶ () τὸ () ἐμπλόκιον καὶ () τὰ () περιδέξια καὶ () τοὺς () δακτυλίους καὶ () τὰ () ἐνώτια
[21] καὶ () τὰ () περιπόρφυρα καὶ () τὰ () μεσοπόρφυρα
[22] καὶ () τὰ () ἐπιβλήματα () τὰ () κατὰ () τὴν () οἰκίαν () καὶ () τὰ () διαφανῆ Λακωνικὰ
[23] καὶ () τὰ () βύσσινα () καὶ () τὰ () ὑακίνθινα () καὶ () τὰ () κόκκινα () καὶ () τὴν () βύσσον, () σὺν () χρυσίῳ () καὶ () ὑακίνθῳ () συγκαθυφασμένα καὶ () θέριστρα κατάκλιτα.
[24] Καὶ () ἔσται () ἀντὶ () ὀσμῆς () ἡδείας () κονιορτός, () καὶ () ἀντὶ () ζώνης () σχοινίῳ () ζώσῃ () καὶ () ἀντὶ () τοῦ () κόσμου () τῆς () κεφαλῆς () τοῦ () χρυσίου () φαλάκρωμα ἕξεις () διὰ () τὰ () ἔργα () σου () καὶ () ἀντὶ () τοῦ () χιτῶνος () τοῦ () μεσοπορφύρου περιζώσῃ () σάκκον. ()
[25] Καὶ () ὁ () υἱός () σου () ὁ () κάλλιστος, ὃν () ἀγαπᾷς, () μαχαίρᾳ () πεσεῖται, () καὶ () οἱ () ἰσχύοντες () ὑμῶν () μαχαίρᾳ () πεσοῦνται. ()
[26] Καὶ () ταπεινωθήσονται () καὶ () πενθήσουσιν () αἱ () θῆκαι () τοῦ () κόσμου () ὑμῶν, () καὶ () καταλειφθήσῃ () μόνη () καὶ () εἰς () τὴν () γῆν () ἐδαφισθήσῃ. ()

Old Testament scripture quotations and versification from Septuaginta, edited by Alfred Rahlfs (Stuttgart: Württembergische Bibelanstalt, 1935). New Testament quotations are from the Byzantine Text (Guardian Press, Inc., Robinson-Pierpont Byzantine Textform, 2026). Both are in the public domain.