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The Book of Isaiah, Chapter 3, Verse 4

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3
The captain of fifty, and the honourable man, and the counsellor, and the cunning artificer, and the eloquent orator.
King James Version
And I will give children [to be] their princes, and babes shall rule over them.
American Standard Version
And I will give children to be their princes, and babes shall rule over them.
New English Translation
The LORD says,“I will make youths their officials; malicious young men will rule over them.
World English Bible
I will give boys to be their princes, and children shall rule over them.
5
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.
6
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:
7
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.
8
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.
9
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.
10
Say ye to the righteous, that [it shall be] well [with him]: for they shall eat the fruit of their doings.
11
Woe unto the wicked! [it shall be] ill [with him]: for the reward of his hands shall be given him.
12
[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.
13
The LORD standeth up to plead, and standeth to judge the people.
14
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.