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The Book of Isaiah, Chapter 3, Verse 1

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Cease ye from man, whose breath [is] in his nostrils: for wherein is he to be accounted of?
King James Version
For, behold, the Lord, the LORD of hosts, doth take away from Jerusalem and from Judah the stay and the staff, the whole stay of bread, and the whole stay of water,
American Standard Version
For, behold, the Lord, Jehovah of hosts, doth take away from Jerusalem and from Judah stay and staff, the whole stay of bread, and the whole stay of water;
New English Translation
A Coming Leadership Crisis Look, the Sovereign LORD of Heaven’s Armies is about to remove from Jerusalem and Judah every source of security, including all the food and water,
World English Bible
For, behold, the Lord, Yahweh of Armies, takes away from Jerusalem and from Judah supply and support, the whole supply of bread, and the whole supply of water;
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The mighty man, and the man of war, the judge, and the prophet, and the prudent, and the ancient,
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The captain of fifty, and the honourable man, and the counsellor, and the cunning artificer, and the eloquent orator.
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And I will give children [to be] their princes, and babes shall rule over them.
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And the people shall be oppressed, every one by another, and every one by his neighbour: the child shall behave himself proudly against the ancient, and the base against the honourable.
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When a man shall take hold of his brother of the house of his father, [saying], Thou hast clothing, be thou our ruler, and [let] this ruin [be] under thy hand:
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In that day shall he swear, saying, I will not be an healer; for in my house [is] neither bread nor clothing: make me not a ruler of the people.
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For Jerusalem is ruined, and Judah is fallen: because their tongue and their doings [are] against the LORD, to provoke the eyes of his glory.
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The shew of their countenance doth witness against them; and they declare their sin as Sodom, they hide [it] not. Woe unto their soul! for they have rewarded evil unto themselves.
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Say ye to the righteous, that [it shall be] well [with him]: for they shall eat the fruit of their doings.
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Woe unto the wicked! [it shall be] ill [with him]: for the reward of his hands shall be given him.