Daily Meditation
Jerusalem is Ruined, and Judah is Fallen
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, the mighty man, and the man of war,
the judge, and the prophet, and the prudent, and the ancient, the captain of
fifty, and the honourable man, and the counsellor, and the cunning artificer,
and the eloquent orator. And I will give children to be their princes, and
babes shall rule over them. 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.
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: 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. 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.
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. Say ye to the
righteous, that it shall be well with him: for they shall eat the fruit of
their doings. Woe unto the wicked it shall be ill with him: for the reward of
his hands shall be given him. 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.
The LORD standeth up to plead, and
standeth to judge the people. 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. What mean ye that ye beat my
people to pieces, and grind the faces of the poor? saith the Lord GOD of hosts.
Isaiah 3:1-15
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