Shaya 3

For, behold, the Lord, Allah, Lord of the universe, takes away from Jerusalem and from Judah supply and support,

The whole supply of bread,

And the whole supply of water;

²The mighty man,

The man of war,

The judge,

The prophet,

The diviner,

The elder,

³The captain of fifty,

The honourable man,

The counsellor,

The skilled craftsman,

And the clever enchanter.

⁴I will give boys to be their princes,

And children shall rule over them.

⁵The people will be oppressed,

Everyone by another,

And everyone by his neighbour.

The child will behave himself proudly against the old man,

And the base against the honourable.

⁶Indeed a man shall take hold of his brother in the house of his father, saying,

"You have clothing, you be our ruler,

And let this ruin be under your hand."

⁷In that day he will cry out, saying, I will not be a healer;

For in my house is neither bread nor clothing.

You shall not make me ruler of the people.

⁸For Jerusalem is ruined, and Judah is fallen;

Because their tongue and their doings are against Allah,

To provoke the eyes of his glory.

⁹The look of their faces testify against them.

They parade their sin like Sodom.

They do not hide it.

Woe to their soul!

For they have brought disaster upon themselves.

¹⁰Tell the righteous "Good!"

For they shall eat the fruit of their deeds.

¹¹Woe to the wicked!

Disaster is upon them;

For the deeds of his hands will be paid back to him.

¹²As for my people, children are their oppressors,

And women rule over them.

My people, those who lead you cause you to err,

And destroy the way of your paths.

¹³Allah stands up to contend,

And stands to judge the peoples.

¹⁴Allah will enter into judgment with the elders of his people,

And their leaders:

"It is you who have eaten up the vineyard.

The spoil of the poor is in your houses.

¹⁵What do you mean that you crush my people,

And grind the face of the poor?" says the Lord, Allah, Lord of the universe.

¹⁶Moreover Allah said, "Because the daughters of Al-Quds are haughty,

And walk with outstretched necks and flirting eyes,

Walking to trip as they go,

Jingling ornaments on their feet;

¹⁷Therefore the Lord brings sores on the crown of the head of the women of Al-Quds,

And Allah will make their scalps bald."

¹⁸In that day the Lord will take away the beauty of their anklets, the headbands, the crescent necklaces, ¹⁹the earrings, the bracelets, the veils, ²⁰the headdresses, the ankle chains, the sashes, the perfume bottles, the charms, ²¹the signet rings, the nose rings, ²²the fine robes, the capes, the cloaks, the purses, ²³the hand-mirrors, the fine linen garments, the tiaras, and the shawls.

²⁴It shall happen that instead of sweet spices, there shall be rottenness;

Instead of a belt, a rope;

Instead of well set hair, baldness;

Instead of a robe, a girding of sackcloth;

And branding instead of beauty.

²⁵Your men shall fall by the sword,

And your mighty in the war.

²⁶Her gates shall lament and mourn;

And she shall be desolate and sit on the ground.

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