Isaiah 3

KING JAMES BIBLE	NEW AMERICAN BIBLE
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,	1 The Lord, the LORD of hosts, shall take away from Jerusalem and from Judah support and prop (all supplies of bread and water):
2 The mighty man, and the man of war, the judge, and the prophet, and the prudent, and the ancient,	2 Hero and warrior, judge and prophet, fortune-teller and elder,
3 The captain of fifty, and the honourable man, and the counseller, and the cunning artificer, and the eloquent orator.	3 The captain of fifty and the nobleman, counselor, skilled magician, and expert charmer.
4 And I will give children to be their princes, and babes shall rule over them.	4 I will make striplings their princes; the fickle shall govern 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.	5 And the people shall oppress one another, yes, every man his neighbor. The child shall be bold toward the elder, and the base toward the honorable.
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:	6 When a man seizes his brother in his father's house, saying, "You have clothes! Be our ruler, and take in hand this ruin!"--
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.	7 Then shall he answer in that day: "I will not undertake to cure this, when in my own house there is no bread or 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 the LORD, to provoke the eyes of his glory.	8 Jerusalem is crumbling, Judah is falling; for their speech and their deeds are before the LORD, a provocation in the sight of his majesty.
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.	9 Their very look bears witness against them; their sin like Sodom they vaunt, They hide it not. Woe to them! they deal out evil to themselves.
10 Say ye to the righteous, that it shall be well with him: for they shall eat the fruit of their doings.	10 Happy the just, for it will be well with them, the fruit of their works they will eat.
11 Woe unto the wicked! it shall be ill with him: for the reward of his hands shall be given him.	11 Woe to the wicked man! All goes ill, with the work of his hands he will be repaid.
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.	12 My people--a babe in arms will be their tyrant, and women will rule them! O my people, your leaders mislead, they destroy the paths you should follow.
13 The LORD standeth up to plead, and standeth to judge the people.	13 The LORD rises to accuse, standing to try his 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.	14 The Lord enters into judgment with his people's elders and princes: It is you who have devoured the vineyard; the loot wrested from 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.	15 What do you mean by crushing my people, and grinding down the poor when they look to you? says the Lord, the 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:	16 The LORD said: Because the daughters of Zion are haughty, and walk with necks outstretched Ogling and mincing as they go, their anklets tinkling with every step,
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.	17 The Lord shall cover the scalps of Zion's daughters with scabs, and the LORD shall bare their heads.
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,	18 On that day the LORD will do away with the finery of the anklets, sunbursts, and crescents;
19 The chains, and the bracelets, and the mufflers,	19 the pendants, bracelets, and veils;
20 The bonnets, and the ornaments of the legs, and the headbands, and the tablets, and the earrings,	20 the headdresses, bangles, cinctures, perfume boxes, and amulets;
21 The rings, and nose jewels,	21 the signet rings, and the nose rings;
22 The changeable suits of apparel, and the mantles, and the wimples, and the crisping pins,	22 the court dresses, wraps, cloaks, and purses;
23 The glasses, and the fine linen, and the hoods, and the vails.	23 the mirrors, linen tunics, turbans, and shawls.
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.	24 Instead of perfume there will be stench, instead of the girdle, a rope, And for the coiffure, baldness; for the rich gown, a sackcloth skirt. Then, instead of beauty:
25 Thy men shall fall by the sword, and thy mighty in the war.	25 Your men will fall by the sword, and your champions, in war;
26 And her gates shall lament and mourn; and she being desolate shall sit upon the ground.	26 Her gates will lament and mourn, as the city sits desolate on the ground.