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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "//www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="//www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><title>Isaiah 3 GNT</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/isaiah/3.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="../topmenuchap/isaiah/3-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="//biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="../">GNT</a> > Isaiah 3</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../isaiah/2.htm" title="Isaiah 2">◄</a> Isaiah 3 <a href="../isaiah/4.htm" title="Isaiah 4">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Good News Translation</div><div class="chap"><h3 class="s">Chaos in Jerusalem</h3><p class="par"><span class="v23_3_1"><span class="reftext" id="Isa.3.1" class="v23_3_1">1</span>Now the Lord, the Almighty <span class="nd">Lord</span>, is about to take away from Jerusalem and Judah everything and everyone that the people depend on. He is going to take away their food and their water, </span><span class="v23_3_2"><span class="reftext" id="Isa.3.2" class="v23_3_2">2</span>their heroes and their soldiers, their judges and their prophets, their fortunetellers and their statesmen, </span><span class="v23_3_3"><span class="reftext" id="Isa.3.3" class="v23_3_3">3</span>their military and civilian leaders, their politicians and everyone who uses magic to control events. </span><span class="v23_3_4"><span class="reftext" id="Isa.3.4" class="v23_3_4">4</span>The <span class="nd">Lord</span> will let the people be governed by immature boys. </span><span class="v23_3_5"><span class="reftext" id="Isa.3.5" class="v23_3_5">5</span>Everyone will take advantage of everyone else. Young people will not respect their elders, and worthless people will not respect their superiors.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v23_3_6"><span class="reftext" id="Isa.3.6" class="v23_3_6">6</span>A time will come when the members of a clan will choose one of their number and say to him, “You at least have something to wear, so be our leader in this time of trouble.”</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v23_3_7"><span class="reftext" id="Isa.3.7" class="v23_3_7">7</span>But he will answer, “Not me! I can't help you. I don't have any food or clothes either. Don't make me your leader!”</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v23_3_8"><span class="reftext" id="Isa.3.8" class="v23_3_8">8</span>Yes, Jerusalem is doomed! Judah is collapsing! Everything they say and do is against the <span class="nd">Lord</span>; they openly insult God himself. </span><span class="v23_3_9"><span class="reftext" id="Isa.3.9" class="v23_3_9">9</span>Their prejudices will be held against them. They sin as openly as the people of Sodom did. They are doomed, and they have brought it on themselves.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v23_3_10"><span class="reftext" id="Isa.3.10" class="v23_3_10">10</span>The righteous will be happy,<a href="#fn" id="link_Isa.3.10!f.1" class="notelink f-link"><span>+</span></a> and things will go well for them. They will get to enjoy what they have worked for. </span><span class="v23_3_11"><span class="reftext" id="Isa.3.11" class="v23_3_11">11</span>But evil people are doomed; what they have done to others will now be done to them.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v23_3_12"><span class="reftext" id="Isa.3.12" class="v23_3_12">12</span>Moneylenders oppress my people, and their creditors cheat them.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v23_3_12">My people, your leaders are misleading you, so that you do not know which way to turn.</span></p><h3 class="s">The <span class="nd">Lord</span> Judges His People</h3><p class="par"><span class="v23_3_13"><span class="reftext" id="Isa.3.13" class="v23_3_13">13</span>The <span class="nd">Lord</span> is ready to state his case; he is ready to judge his people.<a href="#fn" id="link_Isa.3.13!f.1" class="notelink f-link"><span>+</span></a> </span><span class="v23_3_14"><span class="reftext" id="Isa.3.14" class="v23_3_14">14</span>The <span class="nd">Lord</span> is bringing the elders and leaders of his people to judgment. He makes this accusation: “You have plundered vineyards, and your houses are full of what you have taken from the poor. </span><span class="v23_3_15"><span class="reftext" id="Isa.3.15" class="v23_3_15">15</span>You have no right to crush my people and take advantage of the poor. I, the Sovereign <span class="nd">Lord</span> Almighty, have spoken.”</span></p><h3 class="s">A Warning to the Women of Jerusalem</h3><p class="par"><span class="v23_3_16"><span class="reftext" id="Isa.3.16" class="v23_3_16">16</span>The <span class="nd">Lord</span> said, “Look how proud the women of Jerusalem are! They walk along with their noses in the air. They are always flirting. They take dainty little steps, and the bracelets on their ankles jingle. </span><span class="v23_3_17"><span class="reftext" id="Isa.3.17" class="v23_3_17">17</span>But I will punish them—I will shave their heads and leave them bald.”</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v23_3_18"><span class="reftext" id="Isa.3.18" class="v23_3_18">18</span>A day is coming when the Lord will take away from the women of Jerusalem everything they are so proud of—the ornaments they wear on their ankles, on their heads, on their necks, </span><span class="v23_3_19"><span class="reftext" id="Isa.3.19" class="v23_3_19">19</span>and on their wrists. He will take away their veils </span><span class="v23_3_20"><span class="reftext" id="Isa.3.20" class="v23_3_20">20</span>and their hats; the magic charms they wear on their arms and at their waists; </span><span class="v23_3_21"><span class="reftext" id="Isa.3.21" class="v23_3_21">21</span>the rings they wear on their fingers and in their noses; </span><span class="v23_3_22"><span class="reftext" id="Isa.3.22" class="v23_3_22">22</span>all their fine robes, gowns, cloaks, and purses; </span><span class="v23_3_23"><span class="reftext" id="Isa.3.23" class="v23_3_23">23</span>their revealing garments, their linen handkerchiefs, and the scarves and long veils they wear on their heads.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v23_3_24"><span class="reftext" id="Isa.3.24" class="v23_3_24">24</span>Instead of using perfumes, they will stink; instead of fine belts, they will wear coarse ropes; instead of having beautiful hair, they will be bald; instead of fine clothes, they will be dressed in rags; their beauty will be turned to shame!</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v23_3_25"><span class="reftext" id="Isa.3.25" class="v23_3_25">25</span>The men of the city, yes, even the strongest men, will be killed in war. </span><span class="v23_3_26"><span class="reftext" id="Isa.3.26" class="v23_3_26">26</span>The city gates will mourn and cry, and the city itself will be like a woman sitting on the ground, stripped naked.</span></p><a name="fn"></a><br /><br /><br /><b>Footnotes:<br /><br /><note caller="+" style="f"><char style="fr" closed="false">3.10: </char><char style="ft" closed="false">Probable text </char><char style="fq" closed="false">The righteous will be happy; </char><char style="ft" closed="false">Hebrew </char><char style="fq" closed="false">Say to the righteous.</char></note><br /><note caller="+" style="f"><char style="fr" closed="false">3.13: </char><char style="ft" closed="false">Some ancient translations </char><char style="fq" closed="false">his people; </char><char style="ft" closed="false">Hebrew </char><char style="fq" closed="false">the peoples.</char></note></div></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div align="center"><p><span style="font-size:11pt;">Good News Translation® (Today’s English Version, Second Edition)</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt;">© 1992 American Bible Society. 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