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The Book of Isaiah, Chapter 3, Verse 13

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[As for] my people, children [are] their oppressors, and women rule over them. O my people, they which lead thee cause [thee] to err, and destroy the way of thy paths.
King James Version
The LORD standeth up to plead, and standeth to judge the people.
American Standard Version
Jehovah standeth up to contend, and standeth to judge the peoples.
New English Translation
The LORD takes his position to judge; he stands up to pass sentence on his people.
World English Bible
Yahweh stands up to contend, and stands to judge the peoples.
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The LORD will enter into judgment with the ancients of his people, and the princes thereof: for ye have eaten up the vineyard; the spoil of the poor [is] in your houses.
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What mean ye [that] ye beat my people to pieces, and grind the faces of the poor? saith the Lord GOD of hosts.
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Moreover the LORD saith, Because the daughters of Zion are haughty, and walk with stretched forth necks and wanton eyes, walking and mincing [as] they go, and making a tinkling with their feet:
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Therefore the Lord will smite with a scab the crown of the head of the daughters of Zion, and the LORD will discover their secret parts.
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In that day the Lord will take away the bravery of [their] tinkling ornaments [about their feet], and [their] cauls, and [their] round tires like the moon,
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The chains, and the bracelets, and the mufflers,
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The bonnets, and the ornaments of the legs, and the headbands, and the tablets, and the earrings,
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The rings, and nose jewels,
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The changeable suits of apparel, and the mantles, and the wimples, and the crisping pins,
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The glasses, and the fine linen, and the hoods, and the vails.