| New King James Version | English Standard Version |
| 1For behold, the Lord, the LORD of hosts, Takes away from Jerusalem and from Judah The stock and the store, The whole supply of bread and the whole supply of water; | 1For behold, the Lord GOD of hosts is taking away from Jerusalem and from Judah support and supply, all support of bread, and all support of water; |
| 2The mighty man and the man of war, The judge and the prophet, And the diviner and the elder; | 2the mighty man and the soldier, the judge and the prophet, the diviner and the elder, |
| 3The captain of fifty and the honorable man, The counselor and the skillful artisan, And the expert enchanter. | 3the captain of fifty and the man of rank, the counselor and the skillful magician and the expert in charms. |
| 4“I will give children to be their princes, And babes shall rule over them. | 4And I will make boys their princes, and infants shall rule over them. |
| 5The people will be oppressed, Every one by another and every one by his neighbor; The child will be insolent toward the elder, And the base toward the honorable.” | 5And the people will oppress one another, every one his fellow and every one his neighbor; the youth will be insolent to the elder, and the despised to the honorable. |
| 6When a man takes hold of his brother In the house of his father, saying, “You have clothing; You be our ruler, And let these ruins be under your power,” | 6For a man will take hold of his brother in the house of his father, saying: “You have a cloak; you shall be our leader, and this heap of ruins shall be under your rule”; |
| 7In that day he will protest, saying, “I cannot cure your ills, For in my house is neither food nor clothing; Do not make me a ruler of the people.” | 7in that day he will speak out, saying: “I will not be a healer; in my house there is neither bread nor cloak; you shall not make me leader of the people.” |
| 8For Jerusalem stumbled, And Judah is fallen, Because their tongue and their doings Are against the LORD, To provoke the eyes of His glory. | 8For Jerusalem has stumbled, and Judah has fallen, because their speech and their deeds are against the LORD, defying his glorious presence. |
| 9The look on their countenance witnesses against them, And they declare their sin as Sodom; They do not hide it. Woe to their soul! For they have brought evil upon themselves. | 9For the look on their faces bears witness against them; they proclaim their sin like Sodom; they do not hide it. Woe to them! For they have brought evil on themselves. |
| 10“Say to the righteous that it shall be well with them, For they shall eat the fruit of their doings. | 10Tell the righteous that it shall be well with them, for they shall eat the fruit of their deeds. |
| 11Woe to the wicked! It shall be ill with him, For the reward of his hands shall be given him. | 11Woe to the wicked! It shall be ill with him, for what his hands have dealt out shall be done to him. |
| 12As for My people, children are their oppressors, And women rule over them. O My people! Those who lead you cause you to err, And destroy the way of your paths.” | 12My people—infants are their oppressors, and women rule over them. O my people, your guides mislead you and they have swallowed up the course of your paths. |
| 13The LORD stands up to plead, And stands to judge the people. | 13The LORD has taken his place to contend; he stands to judge peoples. |
| 14The LORD will enter into judgment With the elders of His people And His princes: “For you have eaten up the vineyard; The plunder of the poor is in your houses. | 14The LORD will enter into judgment with the elders and princes of his people: “It is you who have devoured the vineyard, the spoil of the poor is in your houses. |
| 15What do you mean by crushing My people And grinding the faces of the poor?” Says the Lord GOD of hosts. | 15What do you mean by crushing my people, by grinding the face of the poor?” declares the Lord GOD of hosts. |
| 16Moreover the LORD says: “Because the daughters of Zion are haughty, And walk with outstretched necks And wanton eyes, Walking and mincing as they go, Making a jingling with their feet, | 16The LORD said: Because the daughters of Zion are haughty and walk with outstretched necks, glancing wantonly with their eyes, mincing along as they go, tinkling with their feet, |
| 17Therefore the Lord will strike with a scab The crown of the head of the daughters of Zion, And the LORD will uncover their secret parts.” | 17therefore the Lord will strike with a scab the heads of the daughters of Zion, and the LORD will lay bare their secret parts. |
| 18In that day the Lord will take away the finery: The jingling anklets, the scarves, and the crescents; | 18In that day the Lord will take away the finery of the anklets, the headbands, and the crescents; |
| 19The pendants, the bracelets, and the veils; | 19the pendants, the bracelets, and the scarves; |
| 20The headdresses, the leg ornaments, and the headbands; The perfume boxes, the charms, | 20the headdresses, the armlets, the sashes, the perfume boxes, and the amulets; |
| 21 and the rings; The nose jewels, | 21the signet rings and nose rings; |
| 22 the festal apparel, and the mantles; The outer garments, the purses, | 22the festal robes, the mantles, the cloaks, and the handbags; |
| 23 and the mirrors; The fine linen, the turbans, and the robes. | 23the mirrors, the linen garments, the turbans, and the veils. |
| 24And so it shall be: Instead of a sweet smell there will be a stench; Instead of a sash, a rope; Instead of well-set hair, baldness; Instead of a rich robe, a girding of sackcloth; And branding instead of beauty. | 24Instead of perfume there will be rottenness; and instead of a belt, a rope; and instead of well-set hair, baldness; and instead of a rich robe, a skirt of sackcloth; and branding instead of beauty. |
| 25Your men shall fall by the sword, And your mighty in the war. | 25Your men shall fall by the sword and your mighty men in battle. |
| 26Her gates shall lament and mourn, And she being desolate shall sit on the ground. | 26And her gates shall lament and mourn; empty, she shall sit on the ground. |
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