Isaiah 3:1-26 CEB

[1] Now the LORD God of heavenly forces is removing from Jerusalem and from Judah every form of support: all rations of food and water; [2] soldier and warrior; judge and prophet; fortune-teller and elder; [3] commander and celebrity; counselor, clever craftsman, and cunning charmer. [4] I will make youths their commanders; mischief makers will rule over them. [5] The people will oppress each other, each one against the other, neighbor against neighbor. The young will bully the old, the rogue, and the respectable. [6] Someone will seize a family member, saying, “You have clothing! You be our leader! This mess will be your responsibility!” [7] Someone else will cry out on that day, “I’m no healer! I have neither food nor clothing in my house! Don’t make me the leader of the people!” [8] Yes, Jerusalem has stumbled and Judah has fallen, because the way they talk and act in word and deed insults the LORD, defying his brilliant glory. [9] Their bias in judgment gives them away; like Sodom, they display their sins in public. Doom to them, for they have done themselves in! [10] Tell the righteous how blessed they are; they will eat the fruit of their labors. [11] Doom to the wicked; they are evil. What they have done will be done to them. [12] As for my people—oppressors strip them and swindlers rule them. My people—your leaders mislead you and confuse your paths. [13] The LORD arises to accuse; he stands to judge the peoples. [14] The LORD will enter into judgment with the elders and princes of his people: You yourselves have devoured the vineyard; the goods stolen from the poor are in your houses. [15] How dare you crush my people and grind the faces of the poor? says the LORD God of heavenly forces. [16] The LORD says: Because Zion’s daughters applaud themselves, walking with their chins in the air, flirting with their eyes, tiptoeing as they walk, feet jingling— [17] the Lord will shave the heads of Zion’s daughters, and will expose their scalps. [18] On that day, the LORD will remove: the splendid ankle chains; headbands and moon-shaped pendants; [19] the earrings, bracelets, and veils; [20] the hats, bangles, and sashes; the amulets and charms; [21] the signet rings and nose rings; [22] the robes and capes; the shawls and handbags; [23] the mirrors and linen garments; the turbans and the veils. [24] Instead of perfume there will be a disgusting odor; instead of a sash, a rope; instead of styled hair, shaved heads; instead of expensive clothes, rags as mourning clothes; instead of beauty, shame. [25] Your men will fall by the sword, your warriors in battle! [26] Her gates will lament and mourn; desolate, she will sit on the ground.