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Isaiah 3:1
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For, behold, the Lord, Jehovah of hosts, doth take away from Jerusalem and from Judah stay and 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 diviner, and the elder;
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Isaiah 3:3
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the captain of fifty, and the honorable man, and the counsellor, and the expert artificer, and the skilful enchanter.
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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 neighbor: the child shall behave himself proudly against the old man, and the base against the honorable.
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Isaiah 3:6
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When a man shall take hold of his brother in 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 lift up [his voice], saying, I will not be a healer; for in my house is neither bread nor clothing: ye shall not make me 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 Jehovah, to provoke the eyes of his glory.
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Isaiah 3:9
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The show 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 done evil unto themselves.
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Isaiah 3:10
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Say ye of 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 what his hands have done shall be done unto 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 that lead thee cause thee to err, and destroy the way of thy paths.
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Isaiah 3:13
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Jehovah standeth up to contend, and standeth to judge the peoples.
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Isaiah 3:14
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Jehovah will enter into judgment with the elders of his people, and the princes thereof: It is ye that 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 crush my people, and grind the face of the poor? saith the Lord, Jehovah of hosts.
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Isaiah 3:16
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Moreover Jehovah said, Because the daughters of Zion are haughty, and walk with outstretched 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 Jehovah will lay bare their secret parts.
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Isaiah 3:18
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In that day the Lord will take away the beauty of their anklets, and the cauls, and the crescents;
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Isaiah 3:19
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the pendants, and the bracelets, and the mufflers;
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Isaiah 3:20
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the headtires, and the ankle chains, and the sashes, and the perfume-boxes, and the amulets;
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Isaiah 3:21
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the rings, and the nose-jewels;
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Isaiah 3:22
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the festival robes, and the mantles, and the shawls, and the satchels;
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Isaiah 3:23
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the hand-mirrors, and the fine linen, and the turbans, and the veils.
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Isaiah 3:24
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And it shall come to pass, that instead of sweet spices there shall be rottenness; and instead of a girdle, a rope; and instead of well set hair, baldness; and instead of a robe, a girding of sackcloth; branding 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 shall be desolate and sit upon the ground.
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