Esaïe 3.13
New International Version

Jugement des habitants de Jérusalem

¹ See now, the Lord,
the Lord Almighty,
is about to take from Jerusalem and Judah
both supply and support:
all supplies of food and all supplies of water,

² the hero and the warrior,
the judge and the prophet,
the diviner and the elder,

³ the captain of fifty and the man of rank,
the counselor, skilled craftsman and clever enchanter.

⁴ “I will make mere youths their officials;
children will rule over them.”

⁵ People will oppress each other —
man against man, neighbor against neighbor.
The young will rise up against the old,
the nobody against the honored.

⁶ A man will seize one of his brothers
in his father’s house, and say,
“You have a cloak, you be our leader;
take charge of this heap of ruins!”

⁷ But in that day he will cry out,
“I have no remedy.
I have no food or clothing in my house;
do not make me the leader of the people.”

⁸ Jerusalem staggers,
Judah is falling;
their words and deeds are against the Lord,
defying his glorious presence.

⁹ The look on their faces testifies against them;
they parade their sin like Sodom;
they do not hide it.
Woe to them!
They have brought disaster upon themselves.

¹⁰ Tell the righteous it will be well with them,
for they will enjoy the fruit of their deeds.

¹¹ Woe to the wicked!
Disaster is upon them!
They will be paid back
for what their hands have done.

¹² Youths oppress my people,
women rule over them.
My people, your guides lead you astray;
they turn you from the path.

¹³ The Lord takes his place in court;
he rises to judge the people.

¹⁴ The Lord enters into judgment
against the elders and leaders of his people:
“It is you who have ruined my vineyard;
the plunder from the poor is in your houses.

¹⁵ What do you mean by crushing my people
and grinding the faces of the poor?”
declares the Lord, the Lord Almighty.

¹⁶ The Lord says,
“The women of Zion are haughty,
walking along with outstretched necks,
flirting with their eyes,
strutting along with swaying hips,
with ornaments jingling on their ankles.

¹⁷ Therefore the Lord will bring sores on the heads of the women of Zion;
the Lord will make their scalps bald.”
¹⁸ In that day the Lord will snatch away their finery: the bangles and headbands and crescent necklaces,
¹⁹ the earrings and bracelets and veils,
²⁰ the headdresses and anklets and sashes, the perfume bottles and charms,
²¹ the signet rings and nose rings,
²² the fine robes and the capes and cloaks, the purses
²³ and mirrors, and the linen garments and tiaras and shawls.

²⁴ Instead of fragrance there will be a stench;
instead of a sash, a rope;
instead of well-dressed hair, baldness;
instead of fine clothing, sackcloth;
instead of beauty, branding.

²⁵ Your men will fall by the sword,
your warriors in battle.

²⁶ The gates of Zion will lament and mourn;
destitute, she will sit on the ground.