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Text -- Isaiah 3:4-26 (NET)
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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 .
Washing Away Impurity
3:16 The Lord says , “The women of Zion are proud . They walk with their heads high and flirt with their eyes . They skip along and the jewelry on their ankles jingles .
3:17 So the sovereign master will afflict the foreheads of Zion’s women with skin diseases, the Lord will make the front of their heads bald .”
3:18 At that time the sovereign master will remove their beautiful ankle jewelry, neck ornaments , crescent shaped ornaments ,
3:19 earrings , bracelets , veils ,
3:20 headdresses , ankle ornaments , sashes , sachets , amulets ,
3:21 rings , nose rings ,
3:22 festive dresses , robes , shawls , purses ,
3:23 garments , vests , head coverings , and gowns .
3:24 A putrid stench will replace the smell of spices , a rope will replace a belt , baldness will replace braided locks of hair, a sackcloth garment will replace a fine robe , and a prisoner’s brand will replace beauty .
3:25 Your men will fall by the sword , your strong men will die in battle .
3:26 Her gates will mourn and lament ; deprived of her people, she will sit on the ground .
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NET Notes -> 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; Isa 3:16; Isa 3:16; Isa 3:16; Isa 3:16; Isa 3:17; Isa 3:17; Isa 3:17; Isa 3:17; Isa 3:17; Isa 3:18; Isa 3:18; Isa 3:18; Isa 3:20; Isa 3:23; Isa 3:23; Isa 3:24; Isa 3:25; Isa 3:25; Isa 3:26
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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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NET Notes: Isa 3:15 The use of this title, which also appears in v. 1, forms an inclusio around vv. 1-15. The speech begins and ends with a reference to “the master...
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NET Notes: Isa 3:17 The precise meaning of this line is unclear because of the presence of the rare word פֹּת (pot). Since the verb in the line me...
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NET Notes: Isa 3:20 Heb “houses of breath.” HALOT 124 s.v. בַּיִת defines them as “scent-bottles”; cf. NAB, NR...
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NET Notes: Isa 3:23 The rhetorical purpose for such a lengthy list is to impress on the audience the guilt of these women with their proud, materialistic attitude, whose ...
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NET Notes: Isa 3:24 Heb “and it will be in place of spices there will be a stench.” The nouns for “spices” and “stench” are right next...
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NET Notes: Isa 3:25 Heb “your strength in battle.” The verb in the first clause provides the verbal idea for the second clause.
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