| Holman Christian Standard Bible | International Standard Version |
| 1Observe this: The Lord GOD of Hosts is about to remove from Jerusalem and from Judah every kind of security: the entire supply of bread and water, | 1"Note this! The Lord GOD of the Heavenly Armies is taking away from Jerusalem and Judah everything that your society needs— all food supplies and all water supplies, |
| 2the hero and warrior, the judge and prophet, the fortune-teller and elder, | 2the mighty man and the warrior, the judge and the prophet, the fortune-teller and the elder, |
| 3the commander of 50 and the dignitary, the counselor, cunning magician, and necromancer." | 3the commander of fifty and the man of rank, and the counselor, the expert magician, and the medium. |
| 4I will make youths their leaders, and the unstable will govern them." | 4"I will make youths their princes, and infants will rule over them. |
| 5The people will oppress one another, man against man, neighbor against neighbor; the youth will act arrogantly toward the elder, and the worthless toward the honorable. | 5People will oppress one another— It will be man against man and neighbor against neighbor. The young will be disrespectful to the old, and the worthless to the honorable. |
| 6A man will even seize his brother in his father's house, saying:" You have a cloak--you be our leader! This heap of rubble will be under your control." | 6"For a man will grab his brother in his own father's house, and say, 'You have a cloak, so you be our leader, and this heap of ruins will be under your rule!' |
| 7On that day he will cry out, saying:" I'm not a healer. I don't even have food or clothing in my house. Don't make me the leader of the people!" | 7"But at that time, he'll protest! He'll say, 'I won't be your healer. I have neither food nor clothing in my house! You're not going to make me a leader of the people!' |
| 8For Jerusalem has stumbled and Judah has fallen because they have spoken and acted against the LORD, defying His glorious presence. | 8"For Jerusalem has stumbled, and Judah has fallen, because what they say and do opposes the LORD; they keep defying him. |
| 9The look on their faces testifies against them, and like Sodom, they flaunt their sin. They do not conceal it. Woe to them, for they have brought evil on themselves. | 9 "The expressions on their faces give them away. They parade their sin around like Sodom; they don't even try to hide it. How horrible it will be for them, because they have brought disaster on themselves!" |
| 10Tell the righteous that it will go well for them, for they will eat the fruit of their labor. | 10"Tell the righteous that things will go well, because they will enjoy the fruit of their actions." |
| 11Woe to the wicked--it will go badly for them, for what they have done will be done to them. | 11"How terrible it will be for the wicked! Disaster is headed their way, because what they did with their hand will be repaid to them. |
| 12Youths oppress My people, and women rule over them. My people, your leaders mislead you; they confuse the direction of your paths. | 12"As for my people, children are their oppressors, and women rule over them. My people, your leaders are misleading you— they're giving you confusing directions." |
| 13The LORD rises to argue the case and stands to judge the people. | 13The LORD is taking his place to argue his case; he's standing up to judge the people. |
| 14The LORD brings this charge against the elders and leaders of His people:" You have devastated the vineyard. The plunder from the poor is in your houses. | 14The LORD will go to court to oppose the elders and princes of his people: "You're the ones who have been devouring the vineyard, the plunder of the poor is in your own houses! |
| 15Why do you crush My people and grind the faces of the poor?" This is the declaration of the Lord GOD of Hosts. | 15How dare you crush my people as you grind down the face of the poor?" declares the Lord GOD of the Heavenly Armies. |
| 16The LORD also says: Because the daughters of Zion are haughty, walking with heads held high and seductive eyes, going along with prancing steps, jingling their ankle bracelets, | 16The LORD also says: "Because Zion's women are so haughty, and walk with outstretched necks, flirting with their eyes, prancing along as they walk, and making tinkling noises with their ankle bracelets, |
| 17the Lord will put scabs on the heads of the daughters of Zion, and the LORD will shave their foreheads bare. | 17therefore the LORD will afflict sores on the heads of Zion's women, and the LORD will expose their private parts. |
| 18On that day the Lord will strip their finery: ankle bracelets, headbands, crescents, | 18"At that time, the LORD will take away the finery of the ankle bracelets, headbands, crescents, |
| 19pendants, bracelets, veils, | 19pendants, bracelets, veils, |
| 20headdresses, ankle jewelry, sashes, perfume bottles, amulets, | 20headdresses, armlets, sashes, perfume boxes, charms, |
| 21signet rings, nose rings, | 21signet rings, nose rings, |
| 22festive robes, capes, cloaks, purses, | 22fine robes, capes, purses, |
| 23garments, linen clothes, turbans, and veils. | 23mirrors, linen garments, tiaras, and veils. |
| 24Instead of perfume there will be a stench; instead of a belt, a rope; instead of beautifully styled hair, baldness; instead of fine clothes, sackcloth; instead of beauty, branding. | 24"And it will come about that instead of fragrance there will be a stench; instead of a belt, a rope; instead of well-set hair, baldness; instead of a fine robe, sackcloth; and instead of beauty, shame. |
| 25Your men will fall by the sword, your warriors in battle. | 25Your men will die violently, while your forces fall in battle |
| 26Then her gates will lament and mourn; deserted, she will sit on the ground. | 26and her gates lament and mourn. Ravaged, she will sit on the ground." |
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