Isaiah 3 | BSB Bible Study

Isaiah 3:1 (BSB)
For behold, the Lord GOD of Hosts is about to remove from Jerusalem and Judah both supply and support: the whole supply of food and water,

Isaiah 3:2 (BSB)
the mighty man and the warrior, the judge and the prophet, the soothsayer and the elder,

Isaiah 3:3 (BSB)
the commander of fifty and the dignitary, the counselor, the cunning magician, and the clever enchanter.

Isaiah 3:4 (BSB)
“I will make mere lads their leaders, and children will rule over them.”

Isaiah 3:5 (BSB)
The people will oppress one another, man against man, neighbor against neighbor; the young will rise up against the old, and the base against the honorable.

Isaiah 3:6 (BSB)
A man will seize his brother within his father’s house: “You have a cloak—you be our leader! Take charge of this heap of rubble.”

Isaiah 3:7 (BSB)
On that day he will cry aloud: “I am not a healer. I have no food or clothing in my house. Do not make me leader of the people!”

Isaiah 3:8 (BSB)
For Jerusalem has stumbled and Judah has fallen because they spoke and acted against the LORD, defying His glorious presence.

Isaiah 3:9 (BSB)
The expression 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 disaster upon themselves.

Isaiah 3:10 (BSB)
Tell the righteous it will be well with them, for they will enjoy the fruit of their labor.

Isaiah 3:11 (BSB)
Woe to the wicked; disaster is upon them! For they will be repaid with what their hands have done.

Isaiah 3:12 (BSB)
Youths oppress My people, and women rule over them. O My people, your guides mislead you; they turn you from your paths.

Isaiah 3:13 (BSB)
The LORD arises to contend; He stands to judge the people.

Isaiah 3:14 (BSB)
The LORD brings this charge against the elders and leaders of His people: “You have devoured the vineyard; the plunder of the poor is in your houses.

Isaiah 3:15 (BSB)
Why do you crush My people and grind the faces of the poor?” declares the Lord GOD of Hosts.

Isaiah 3:16 (BSB)
The LORD also says: “Because the daughters of Zion are haughty—walking with heads held high and wanton eyes, prancing and skipping as they go, jingling the bracelets on their ankles—

Isaiah 3:17 (BSB)
the Lord will bring sores on the heads of the daughters of Zion, and the LORD will make their foreheads bare.”

Isaiah 3:18 (BSB)
In that day the Lord will take away their finery: their anklets and headbands and crescents;

Isaiah 3:19 (BSB)
their pendants, bracelets, and veils;

Isaiah 3:20 (BSB)
their headdresses, ankle chains, and sashes; their perfume bottles and charms;

Isaiah 3:21 (BSB)
their signet rings and nose rings;

Isaiah 3:22 (BSB)
their festive robes, capes, cloaks, and purses;

Isaiah 3:23 (BSB)
and their mirrors, linen garments, tiaras, and shawls.

Isaiah 3:24 (BSB)
Instead of fragrance there will be a stench; instead of a belt, a rope; instead of styled hair, baldness; instead of fine clothing, sackcloth; instead of beauty, shame.

Isaiah 3:25 (BSB)
Your men will fall by the sword, and your warriors in battle.

Isaiah 3:26 (BSB)
And the gates of Zion will lament and mourn; destitute, she will sit on the ground.

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