| Berean Study Bible | English Standard Version |
| 1For 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, | 1For behold, the Lord GOD of hosts is taking away from Jerusalem and from Judah support and supply, all support of bread, and all support of water; |
| 2the mighty man and the warrior, the judge and the prophet, the soothsayer and the elder, | 2the mighty man and the soldier, the judge and the prophet, the diviner and the elder, |
| 3the commander of fifty and the dignitary, the counselor, the cunning magician, and the clever enchanter. | 3the captain of fifty and the man of rank, the counselor and the skillful magician and the expert in charms. |
| 4“I will make mere lads their leaders, and children will rule over them.” | 4And I will make boys their princes, and infants shall rule over them. |
| 5The 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. | 5And the people will oppress one another, every one his fellow and every one his neighbor; the youth will be insolent to the elder, and the despised to the honorable. |
| 6A 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.” | 6For a man will take hold of his brother in the house of his father, saying: “You have a cloak; you shall be our leader, and this heap of ruins shall be under your rule”; |
| 7On 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!” | 7in that day he will speak out, saying: “I will not be a healer; in my house there is neither bread nor cloak; you shall not make me leader of the people.” |
| 8For Jerusalem has stumbled and Judah has fallen because they spoke and acted against the LORD, defying His glorious presence. | 8For Jerusalem has stumbled, and Judah has fallen, because their speech and their deeds are against the LORD, defying his glorious presence. |
| 9The 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. | 9For the look on their faces bears witness against them; they proclaim their sin like Sodom; they do not hide it. Woe to them! For they have brought evil on themselves. |
| 10Tell the righteous it will be well with them, for they will enjoy the fruit of their labor. | 10Tell the righteous that it shall be well with them, for they shall eat the fruit of their deeds. |
| 11Woe to the wicked; disaster is upon them! For they will be repaid with what their hands have done. | 11Woe to the wicked! It shall be ill with him, for what his hands have dealt out shall be done to him. |
| 12Youths oppress My people, and women rule over them. O My people, your guides mislead you; they turn you from your paths. | 12My people—infants are their oppressors, and women rule over them. O my people, your guides mislead you and they have swallowed up the course of your paths. |
| 13The LORD arises to contend; He stands to judge the people. | 13The LORD has taken his place to contend; he stands to judge peoples. |
| 14The 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. | 14The LORD will enter 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. |
| 15Why do you crush My people and grind the faces of the poor?” declares the Lord GOD of Hosts. | 15What do you mean by crushing my people, by grinding the face of the poor?” declares the Lord GOD of hosts. |
| 16The 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— | 16The 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, |
| 17the Lord will bring sores on the heads of the daughters of Zion, and the LORD will make their foreheads bare.” | 17therefore the Lord will strike with a scab the heads of the daughters of Zion, and the LORD will lay bare their secret parts. |
| 18In that day the Lord will take away their finery: their anklets and headbands and crescents; | 18In that day the Lord will take away the finery of the anklets, the headbands, and the crescents; |
| 19their pendants, bracelets, and veils; | 19the pendants, the bracelets, and the scarves; |
| 20their headdresses, ankle chains, and sashes; their perfume bottles and charms; | 20the headdresses, the armlets, the sashes, the perfume boxes, and the amulets; |
| 21their signet rings and nose rings; | 21the signet rings and nose rings; |
| 22their festive robes, capes, cloaks, and purses; | 22the festal robes, the mantles, the cloaks, and the handbags; |
| 23and their mirrors, linen garments, tiaras, and shawls. | 23the mirrors, the linen garments, the turbans, and the veils. |
| 24Instead 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. | 24Instead of perfume there will be rottenness; and instead of a belt, a rope; and instead of well-set hair, baldness; and instead of a rich robe, a skirt of sackcloth; and branding instead of beauty. |
| 25Your men will fall by the sword, and your warriors in battle. | 25Your men shall fall by the sword and your mighty men in battle. |
| 26And the gates of Zion will lament and mourn; destitute, she will sit on the ground. | 26And her gates shall lament and mourn; empty, she shall sit on the ground. |
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