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For, behold, the Lord, the LORD of hosts, doth take away from Jerusalem and from Judah the stay and the staff, the whole stay of bread, and the whole stay of water.
3:2
 
The mighty man, and the man of war, the judge, and the prophet, and the prudent, and the ancient,
3:3
 
The captain of fifty, and the honourable man, and the counsellor, and the cunning artificer, and the eloquent orator.
3:4
 
And I will give children to be their princes, and babes shall rule over them.
3:5
 
And the people shall be oppressed, every one by another, and every one by his neighbour: the child shall behave himself proudly against the ancient, and the base against the honourable.
3:6
 
When a man shall take hold of his brother of the house of his father, saying, Thou hast clothing, be thou our ruler, and let this ruin be under thy hand:
3:7
 
In that day shall he swear, saying, I will not be an healer; for in my house is neither bread nor clothing: make me not a ruler of the people.
3:8
 
For Jerusalem is ruined, and Judah is fallen: because their tongue and their doings are against the LORD, to provoke the eyes of his glory.
3:9
 
The shew of their countenance doth witness against them; and they declare their sin as Sodom, they hide it not. Woe unto their soul! for they have rewarded evil unto themselves.
3:10
 
Say ye to the righteous, that it shall be well with him: for they shall eat the fruit of their doings.
3:11
 
Woe unto the wicked! it shall be ill with him: for the reward of his hands shall be given him.
3:12
 
As for my people, children are their oppressors, and women rule over them. O my people, they which lead thee cause thee to err, and destroy the way of thy paths.
3:13
 
The LORD standeth up to plead, and standeth to judge the people.
3:14
 
The LORD will enter into judgment with the ancients of his people, and the princes thereof: for ye have eaten up the vineyard; the spoil of the poor is in your houses.
3:15
 
What mean ye that ye beat my people to pieces, and grind the faces of the poor? saith the Lord GOD of hosts.
3:16
 
Moreover the LORD saith, Because the daughters of Zion are haughty, and walk with stretched forth necks and wanton eyes, walking and mincing as they go, and making a tinkling with their feet:
3:17
 
Therefore the LORD will smite with a scab the crown of the head of the daughters of Zion, and the LORD will discover their secret parts.
3:18
 
In that day the Lord will take away the bravery of their tinkling ornaments about their feet, and their cauls, and their round tires like the moon,
3:19
 
The chains, and the bracelets, and the mufflers,
3:20
 
The bonnets, and the ornaments of the legs, and the headbands, and the tablets, and the earrings,
3:21
 
The rings, and nose jewels,
3:22
 
The changeable suits of apparel, and the mantles, and the wimples, and the crisping pins,
3:23
 
The glasses, and the fine linen, and the hoods, and the vails.
3:24
 
And it shall come to pass, that instead of sweet smell there shall be stink; and instead of a girdle a rent; and instead of well set hair baldness; and instead of a stomacher a girding of sackcloth; and burning instead of beauty.
3:25
 
Thy men shall fall by the sword, and thy mighty in the war.
3:26
 
And her gates shall lament and mourn; and she being desolate shall sit upon the ground.

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John Wesley's Notes
Explanation posted by John Wesley on 2007-01-01 00:00:00
Great confusion on both people and rulers for their sin and impudence in it, ver. 1-9. Peace to the righteous, and misery to the wicked, ver. 10, 11. The oppression and covetousness of the rulers, ver. 12-15. The pride of women, and its judgments, ver. 16-26.
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