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Text -- Isaiah 3:1-15 (NET)
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A Coming Leadership Crisis
3:1 Look , the sovereign Lord who commands armies is about to remove from Jerusalem and Judah every source of security , including all the food and water ,
3:2 the mighty men and warriors , judges and prophets , omen readers and leaders ,
3:3 captains of groups of fifty , the respected citizens, advisers and those skilled in magical arts , and those who know incantations .
3:4 The Lord says, “I will make youths their officials ; malicious young men will rule over them.
3:5 The people will treat each other harshly; men will oppose each other ; neighbors will fight. Youths will proudly defy the elderly and riffraff will challenge those who were once respected .
3:6 Indeed , a man will grab his brother right in his father’s house and say, ‘You own a coat – you be our leader ! This heap of ruins will be under your control .’
3:7 At that time the brother will shout , ‘I am no doctor , I have no food or coat in my house ; don’t make me a leader of the people !’”
3:8 Jerusalem certainly stumbles , Judah falls , for their words and their actions offend the Lord ; they rebel against his royal authority .
3:9 The look on their faces testifies to their guilt; like the people of Sodom they openly boast of their sin . Too bad for them! For they bring disaster on themselves.
3:10 Tell the innocent it will go well with them, for they will be rewarded for what they have done .
3:11 Too bad for the wicked sinners ! For they will get exactly what they deserve .
3:12 Oppressors treat my people cruelly; creditors rule over them. My people’s leaders mislead them; they give you confusing directions .
3:13 The Lord takes his position to judge ; he stands up to pass sentence on his people .
3:14 The Lord comes to pronounce judgment on the leaders of his people and their officials . He says, “It is you who have ruined the vineyard ! You have stashed in your houses what you have stolen from the poor .
3:15 Why do you crush my people and grind the faces of the poor ?” The sovereign Lord who commands armies has spoken .
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NET Notes -> Isa 3:1; Isa 3:1; Isa 3:1; Isa 3:1; Isa 3:2; Isa 3:3; Isa 3:3; Isa 3:4; Isa 3:4; Isa 3:5; Isa 3:5; Isa 3:6; Isa 3:6; Isa 3:6; Isa 3:6; Isa 3:7; Isa 3:7; Isa 3:7; Isa 3:8; Isa 3:8; Isa 3:9; Isa 3:9; Isa 3:9; Isa 3:9; Isa 3:10; Isa 3:10; Isa 3:10; Isa 3:11; Isa 3:12; Isa 3:12; Isa 3:12; Isa 3:13; Isa 3:14; Isa 3:14; Isa 3:14; Isa 3:14; Isa 3:14; Isa 3:15; Isa 3:15; Isa 3:15
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NET Notes: Isa 3:3 Heb “and the wise with respect to magic.” On the meaning of חֲרָשִׁים (kharashim, ...
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NET Notes: Isa 3:5 Heb “and those lightly esteemed those who are respected.” The verb רָהַב (rahav) does double duty in the par...
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NET Notes: Isa 3:6 The man’s motives are selfish. He tells his brother to assume leadership because he thinks he has some wealth to give away.
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NET Notes: Isa 3:8 Heb “to rebel [against] the eyes of his majesty.” The word כָּבוֹד (kavod) frequently refers to ...
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NET Notes: Isa 3:12 Heb “and the way of your paths they confuse.” The verb בָּלַע (bala’, “confuse”; HAL...
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NET Notes: Isa 3:13 The Hebrew text has “nations,” but the preceding and following contexts make it clear that the Lord is judging his covenant people. ע...
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