1 F or, behold, the Lord, Yahweh of Armies, takes away from Jerusalem and from Judah supply and support, the whole supply of bread, and the whole supply of water;

For behold, the Lord, the Lord of hosts, is taking away from Jerusalem and from Judah the stay and the staff, the whole stay of bread and the whole stay of water,

2 t he mighty man, the man of war, the judge, the prophet, the diviner, the elder,

The mighty man and the man of war, the judge and the prophet, the one who foretells by divination and the old man,

3 t he captain of fifty, the honorable man, the counselor, the skilled craftsman, and the clever enchanter.

The captain of fifty and the man of rank, the counselor and the expert craftsman and the skillful enchanter.

4 I will give boys to be their princes, and children shall rule over them.

And I will make boys their princes, and with childishness shall they rule over them.

5 T he people will be oppressed, everyone by another, and everyone by his neighbor. The child will behave himself proudly against the old man, and the base against the honorable.

And the people shall be oppressed, each one by another, and each one by his neighbor; the child shall behave himself proudly and with insolence against the old man, and the lowborn against the honorable.

6 I ndeed a man shall take hold of his brother in the house of his father, saying, “You have clothing, you be our ruler, and let this ruin be under your hand.”

When a man shall take hold of his brother in the house of his father, saying, You have a robe, you shall be our judge and ruler, and this heap of ruins shall be under your control—

7 I n that day he will cry out, saying, “I will not be a healer; for in my house is neither bread nor clothing. You shall not make me ruler of the people.”

In that day he will answer, saying, I will not be a healer and one who binds up; I am not a physician. For in my house is neither bread nor clothing; you shall not make me judge and ruler of the people.

8 F or Jerusalem is ruined, and Judah is fallen; because their tongue and their doings are against Yahweh, to provoke the eyes of his glory.

For Jerusalem is ruined and Judah is fallen, because their speech and their deeds are against the Lord, to provoke the eyes of His glory and defy His glorious presence.

9 T he look of their faces testify against them. They parade their sin like Sodom. They don’t hide it. Woe to their soul! For they have brought disaster upon themselves.

Their respecting of persons and showing of partiality witnesses against them; they proclaim their sin like Sodom; they do not hide it. Woe to them! For they have brought evil.

10 T ell the righteous “Good!” For they shall eat the fruit of their deeds.

Say to the righteous that it shall be well with them, for they shall eat the fruit of their deeds.

11 W oe to the wicked! Disaster is upon them; for the deeds of his hands will be paid back to him.

Woe to the wicked! It shall be ill with them, for what their hands have done shall be done to them.

12 A s for my people, children are their oppressors, and women rule over them. My people, those who lead you cause you to err, and destroy the way of your paths.

As for My people, children are their oppressors, and women rule over them. O My people, your leaders cause you to err, and they confuse (destroy and swallow up) the course of your paths.

13 Y ahweh stands up to contend, and stands to judge the peoples.

The Lord stands up to contend, and stands to judge the peoples and His people.

14 Y ahweh will enter into judgment with the elders of his people, and their leaders: “It is you who have eaten up the vineyard. The plunder of the poor is in your houses.

The Lord enters into judgment with the elders of His people and their princes: For you have devoured the vineyard; the spoil of the poor is in your houses.

15 W hat do you mean that you crush my people, and grind the face of the poor?” says the Lord, Yahweh of Armies.

What do you mean by crushing My people and grinding the faces of the poor? says the Lord God of hosts.

16 M oreover Yahweh said, “Because the daughters of Zion are haughty, and walk with outstretched necks and flirting eyes, walking to trip as they go, jingling ornaments on their feet;

Moreover, the Lord said, Because the daughters of Zion are haughty and walk with outstretched necks and with undisciplined (flirtatious and alluring) eyes, tripping along with mincing and affected gait, and making a tinkling noise with their feet,

17 t herefore the Lord brings sores on the crown of the head of the women of Zion, and Yahweh will make their scalps bald.”

Therefore the Lord will smite with a scab the crown of the heads of the daughters of Zion, and the Lord will cause them to be stripped naked.

18 I n that day the Lord will take away the beauty of their anklets, the headbands, the crescent necklaces,

In that day the Lord will take away the finery of their tinkling anklets, the caps of network, the crescent head ornaments,

19 t he earrings, the bracelets, the veils,

The pendants, the bracelets or chains, and the spangled face veils and scarfs,

20 t he headdresses, the ankle chains, the sashes, the perfume bottles, the charms,

The headbands, the short ankle chains, the sashes, the perfume boxes, the amulets or charms,

21 t he signet rings, the nose rings,

The signet rings and nose rings,

22 t he fine robes, the capes, the cloaks, the purses,

The festal robes, the cloaks, the stoles and shawls, and the handbags,

23 t he hand mirrors, the fine linen garments, the tiaras, and the shawls.

The hand mirrors, the fine linen, the turbans, and the veils.

24 I t shall happen that instead of sweet spices, there shall be rottenness; instead of a belt, a rope; instead of well set hair, baldness; instead of a robe, a wearing of sackcloth; and branding instead of beauty.

And it shall come to pass that instead of the sweet odor of spices there shall be the stench of 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; and searing instead of beauty.

25 Y our men shall fall by the sword, and your mighty in the war.

Your men shall fall by the sword, and your mighty men in battle.

26 H er gates shall lament and mourn; and she shall be desolate and sit on the ground.

And gates shall lament and mourn; and she, being ruined and desolate, shall sit upon the ground.