{"meta":{"source":"Prime Bible","sourceUrl":"https://primebible.com","license":"Public domain (translation text); see citation policy at /citation-policy","organization":"501(c)(3) nonprofit — EIN 41-2531951","canonicalUrl":"https://primebible.com/web/isaiah/3","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-06-09T22:57:28.483Z"},"reference":{"translation":"WEB","book":"Isaiah","bookSlug":"isaiah","chapter":3,"testament":"OLD"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":2,"nextChapter":4,"totalChapters":66,"totalVerses":26},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"For, 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;"},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"the mighty man, the man of war, the judge, the prophet, the diviner, the elder,"},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"the captain of fifty, the honorable man, the counselor, the skilled craftsman, and the clever enchanter."},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"I will give boys to be their princes, and children shall rule over them."},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"The 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."},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"Indeed 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.|"},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"In 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.|"},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"For Jerusalem is ruined, and Judah is fallen; because their tongue and their doings are against Yahweh, to provoke the eyes of his glory."},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"The 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."},{"verseNumber":10,"text":"Tell the righteous |Good!| For they shall eat the fruit of their deeds."},{"verseNumber":11,"text":"Woe to the wicked! Disaster is upon them; for the deeds of his hands will be paid back to him."},{"verseNumber":12,"text":"As 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."},{"verseNumber":13,"text":"Yahweh stands up to contend, and stands to judge the peoples."},{"verseNumber":14,"text":"Yahweh will enter into judgment with the elders of his people, and their leaders: |It is you who have eaten up the vineyard. The spoil of the poor is in your houses."},{"verseNumber":15,"text":"What do you mean that you crush my people, and grind the face of the poor?| says the Lord, Yahweh of Armies."},{"verseNumber":16,"text":"Moreover 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;"},{"verseNumber":17,"text":"therefore the Lord brings sores on the crown of the head of the women of Zion, and Yahweh will make their scalps bald.|"},{"verseNumber":18,"text":"In that day the Lord will take away the beauty of their anklets, the headbands, the crescent necklaces,"},{"verseNumber":19,"text":"the earrings, the bracelets, the veils,"},{"verseNumber":20,"text":"the headdresses, the ankle chains, the sashes, the perfume bottles, the charms,"},{"verseNumber":21,"text":"the signet rings, the nose rings,"},{"verseNumber":22,"text":"the fine robes, the capes, the cloaks, the purses,"},{"verseNumber":23,"text":"the hand mirrors, the fine linen garments, the tiaras, and the shawls."},{"verseNumber":24,"text":"It 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."},{"verseNumber":25,"text":"Your men shall fall by the sword, and your mighty in the war."},{"verseNumber":26,"text":"Her gates shall lament and mourn; and she shall be desolate and sit on the ground."}],"citation":{"inline":"Isaiah 3 (WEB)","markdown":"[Isaiah 3](https://primebible.com/web/isaiah/3)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* WEB. https://primebible.com/web/isaiah/3 (accessed 2026-06-09)."}}