Isaiah 3

CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN	Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
1 For behold, the sovereign Lord of hosts will take away, from Jerusalem and from Judah, the powerful and the strong: all the strength from bread, and all the strength from water;	1 For, behold, the Lord, the LORD of hosts, is taking away from Jerusalem and from Judah stay and staff, the whole stay of bread, and the whole stay of water;
2 the strong man, and the man of war, the judge and the prophet, and the seer and the elder;	2 the mighty man and the soldier, the judge and the prophet, the diviner and the elder,
3 the leader over fifty and the honorable in appearance; and the counselor, and the wise among builders, and the skillful in mystical speech.	3 the captain of fifty and the man of rank, the counselor and the skilful magician and the expert in charms.
4 And I will provide children as their leaders, and the effeminate will rule over them.	4 And I will make boys their princes, and babes shall rule over them.
5 And the people will rush, man against man, and each one against his neighbor. The child shall rebel against the elder, and the ignoble against the noble.	5 And the people will oppress one another, every man his fellow and every man his neighbor; the youth will be insolent to the elder, and the base fellow to the honorable.
6 For a man will apprehend his brother, from the household of his own father, saying: “The vestment is yours. Be our leader, but let this ruin be under your hand.”	6 When a man takes hold of his brother in the house of his father, saying: "You have a mantle; you shall be our leader, and this heap of ruins shall be under your rule";
7 In that day, he will respond by saying: “I am not a healer, and there is no bread or vestment in my house. Do not choose to appoint me as a leader of the people.”	7 in that day he will speak out, saying: "I will not be a healer; in my house there is neither bread nor mantle; you shall not make me leader of the people."
8 For Jerusalem is ruined, and Judah has fallen, because their words and their plans are against the Lord, in order to provoke the eyes of his majesty.	8 For Jerusalem has stumbled, and Judah has fallen; because their speech and their deeds are against the LORD, defying his glorious presence.
9 The acknowledgement of their countenance is their response. For they have proclaimed their own sin, like Sodom; and they have not concealed it. Woe to their souls! For evils are being repaid to them.	9 Their partiality witnesses against them; they proclaim their sin like Sodom, they do not hide it. Woe to them! For they have brought evil upon themselves.
10 Tell the just man that it is well, for he shall eat from the fruit from his own plans.	10 Tell the righteous that it shall be well with them, for they shall eat the fruit of their deeds.
11 Woe to the impious man immersed in evil! For retribution will be given to him from his own hands.	11 Woe to the wicked! It shall be ill with him, for what his hands have done shall be done to him.
12 As for my people, their oppressors have despoiled them, and women have ruled over them. My people, who call you blessed, the same are deceiving you and disrupting the path of your steps.	12 My people-- children are their oppressors, and women rule over them. O my people, your leaders mislead you, and confuse the course of your paths.
13 The Lord stands for judgment, and he stands to judge the people.	13 The LORD has taken his place to contend, he stands to judge his people.
14 The Lord will enter into judgment with the elders of his people, and with their leaders. For you have been devouring the vineyard, and the plunder from the poor is in your house.	14 The LORD enters into judgment with the elders and princes of his people: "It is you who have devoured the vineyard, the spoil of the poor is in your houses.
15 Why do you wear down my people, and grind up the faces of the poor, says the Lord, the God of hosts?	15 What do you mean by crushing my people, by grinding the face of the poor?" says the Lord GOD of hosts.
16 And the Lord said: Because the daughters of Zion have been lifted up, and have walked with extended necks and winking eyes, because they have continued on, walking noisily and advancing with a pretentious stride,	16 The LORD said: Because the daughters of Zion are haughty and walk with outstretched necks, glancing wantonly with their eyes, mincing along as they go, tinkling with their feet;
17 the Lord will make the heads of the daughters of Zion bald, and the Lord will strip them of the locks of their hair.	17 the Lord will smite with a scab the heads of the daughters of Zion, and the LORD will lay bare their secret parts.
18 In that day, the Lord will take away their decorative shoes,	18 In that day the Lord will take away the finery of the anklets, the headbands, and the crescents;
19 and the little moons and chains, and the necklaces and bracelets, and the hats,	19 the pendants, the bracelets, and the scarfs;
20 and the ornaments for their hair, and the anklets, and the touches of myrrh and little bottles of perfumes, and the earrings,	20 the headdresses, the armlets, the sashes, the perfume boxes, and the amulets;
21 and the rings, and the jewels hanging on their foreheads,	21 the signet rings and nose rings;
22 and the continual changes in appearance, and the short skirts, and the fine linens and embroidered cloths,	22 the festal robes, the mantles, the cloaks, and the handbags;
23 and the mirrors, and scarves, and ribbons, and their sparse clothing.	23 the garments of gauze, the linen garments, the turbans, and the veils.
24 And in place of a sweet fragrance, there will be stench. And in place of a belt, there will be a rope. And in place of stylish hair, there will be baldness. And in place of a blouse, there will be haircloth.	24 Instead of perfume there will be rottenness; and instead of a girdle, a rope; and instead of well-set hair, baldness; and instead of a rich robe, a girding of sackcloth; instead of beauty, shame.
25 Likewise, your most handsome men will fall by the sword, and your strong men will fall in battle.	25 Your men shall fall by the sword and your mighty men in battle.
26 And her gates will grieve and mourn. And she will sit on the ground, desolate.	26 And her gates shall lament and mourn; ravaged, she shall sit upon the ground.