[1] 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,
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[2] The mighty man, and the man of war, the judge, and the prophet, and the prudent, and the ancient,
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[3] The captain of fifty, and the honourable man, and the counseller, and the cunning artificer, and the eloquent orator.
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[4] And I will give children to be their princes, and babes shall rule over them.
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[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.
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[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:
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[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.
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[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.
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[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.
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[10] Say ye to the righteous, that it shall be well with him: for they shall eat the fruit of their doings.
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[11] Woe unto the wicked! it shall be ill with him: for the reward of his hands shall be given him.
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[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.
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[13] The Lord standeth up to plead, and standeth to judge the people.
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[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.
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[15] What mean ye that ye beat my people to pieces, and grind the faces of the poor? saith the Lord God of hosts.
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[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:
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[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.
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[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,
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[19] The chains, and the bracelets, and the mufflers,
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[20] The bonnets, and the ornaments of the legs, and the headbands, and the tablets, and the earrings,
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[21] The rings, and nose jewels,
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[22] The changeable suits of apparel, and the mantles, and the wimples, and the crisping pins,
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[23] The glasses, and the fine linen, and the hoods, and the vails.
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[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.
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[25] Thy men shall fall by the sword, and thy mighty in the war.
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[26] And her gates shall lament and mourn; and she being desolate shall sit upon the ground.
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