1For behold, the Lord, Jehovah of hosts, Taketh away from Jerusalem and from Judah every stay and support; The whole stay of bread, and the whole stay of water;

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Leviticus 26:26, Leviticus 26:26, Ezekiel 14:13, Isaiah 1:24, Ezekiel 4:16

2The mighty man, and the warrior, The judge, the prophet, the diviner, and the sage,

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Isaiah 9:14, Isaiah 9:15, Amos 2:3, Isaiah 2:13, Isaiah 2:15

3The captain of fifty, and the honorable man, The counsellor, the expert in arts, and the skilful in charms.

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Judges 8:18, Deuteronomy 1:15, 1 Samuel 8:12, Exodus 18:21, Judges 8:18

4And I will make boys their princes, And children shall rule over them.

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Ecclesiastes 10:16, Ecclesiastes 10:16, 2 Chronicles 36:9, 2 Chronicles 34:1, 2 Chronicles 36:5

5And the people shall oppress one another, Man striving against man, and neighbor against neighbor; The boy shall behave himself insolently toward the aged, And the base toward the honorable.

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Malachi 3:5, Jeremiah 9:3, Jeremiah 9:8, Malachi 3:5, Jeremiah 9:3

6Then shall a man take hold of his brother in his father’s house, [and say,] Thou hast yet clothing, Be thou our ruler, And take this ruin into thy hands!

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Isaiah 4:1, Isaiah 4:1, John 6:15, Judges 11:6, Judges 11:8

7But in that day shall he lift up his hand, and say: I am no healer; In my house is neither bread nor raiment; Make not me ruler of the people!

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Hosea 5:13, Hosea 5:13, Genesis 14:22, Ezekiel 34:4, Isaiah 58:12

8For Jerusalem tottereth, and Judah falleth, Because their tongues and their deeds are against Jehovah, To provoke his holy eyes.

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Malachi 3:13, Malachi 3:15, 1 Corinthians 10:22, Hosea 7:16, Malachi 3:13

9Their very countenance witnesseth against them; They publish their sin like Sodom; they hide it not; Woe to them, for they bring evil upon themselves!

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Genesis 13:13, Genesis 13:13, Jeremiah 6:15, Genesis 18:20, Genesis 18:21

10Say ye of the righteous that it shall be well with him, For he shall eat the fruit of his doings.

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Psalms 128:1, Psalms 128:2, Psalms 128:1, Psalms 128:2, Hebrews 6:10

11Woe to the wicked, it shall be ill with him, For the work of his hands shall be repaid him!

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Ecclesiastes 8:13, Ecclesiastes 8:13, James 2:13, Psalms 62:12, Psalms 28:4

12As for my people, children are their oppressors, And women rule over them. O my people, thy leaders cause thee to err, And destroy the way in which thou walkest!

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Isaiah 3:4, Isaiah 3:4, Nahum 3:13, Nahum 3:13, Isaiah 28:14

13Jehovah standeth up to maintain his cause; He standeth up to judge his people.

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Micah 6:2, Micah 6:2, Hosea 4:1, Hosea 4:2, Proverbs 23:10

14Jehovah entereth into judgment with the elders of his people, and their princes: "So then ye have consumed the vineyard; The plunder of the poor is in your houses!

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Job 22:4, Job 22:4, Isaiah 5:7, Psalms 14:4, Isaiah 3:2

15What mean ye, that ye crush my people, And grind the faces of the poor?" Saith Jehovah, the Lord of hosts.

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Micah 3:2, Micah 3:3, Psalms 94:5, Micah 3:2, Micah 3:3

16Thus, also, saith Jehovah: Because the daughters of Zion are haughty, And walk with outstretched necks, And glance their eyes wantonly, Mincing their steps as they go, And tinkling with their foot-clasps,

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Ezekiel 16:49, Ezekiel 16:50, Isaiah 32:9, Isaiah 32:11, Ezekiel 16:49

17Therefore will the Lord make their heads bald, And Jehovah will expose their nakedness.

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Jeremiah 13:22, Jeremiah 13:22, Leviticus 13:43, Leviticus 13:44, Isaiah 20:4

18In that day shall the Lord take from them The ornaments of the foot-clasps, and the net-works, and the crescents;

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Judges 8:21, Judges 8:21, Judges 8:26, Judges 8:26

19The ear-rings, and the bracelets, and the veils;

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Ezekiel 16:11, Ezekiel 16:11, Numbers 31:50, Genesis 38:18, Genesis 24:22

20The turbans, and the ankle-chains, and the belts; The perfume-boxes, and the amulets;

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Exodus 39:28, Exodus 39:28, Ezekiel 16:12, Exodus 32:2, Hosea 2:13

21The finger-rings, and the nose-jewels;

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Genesis 24:47, Genesis 24:47, 1 Peter 3:3, 1 Peter 3:4, 1 Peter 3:3

22The embroidered robes, and the tunics, and the cloaks, and the purses;

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23The mirrors, and the linen shifts, and the head-bands, and the large veils.

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Song of Solomon 5:7, Revelation 19:14, Ruth 3:15, Luke 16:19, Genesis 41:42

24And instead of perfume there shall be corruption; Instead of a belt, a rope; Instead of curled locks, baldness; Instead of a wide mantle, a covering of sackcloth; Fire-scars instead of beauty.

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Ezekiel 27:31, Lamentations 2:10, Ezekiel 27:31, Lamentations 2:10, Micah 1:16

25Thy men shall fall by the sword, Yea, thy mighty men in battle;

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Lamentations 2:21, Jeremiah 19:7, 2 Chronicles 29:9, Jeremiah 11:22, Isaiah 1:20

26Her gates shall lament and mourn, And she, being desolate, shall sit upon the ground.

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Lamentations 2:10, Jeremiah 14:2, Lamentations 2:10, Jeremiah 14:2, Lamentations 1:4