Isaiah 3:1-11
GOD'S THREAT OF PUNISHMENT... [ Continue Reading ]
GOD'S THREAT OF PUNISHMENT... [ Continue Reading ]
For, behold, the Lord, the Lord of hosts, a most solemn designation of the almighty Ruler of the universe, DOTH TAKE AWAY FROM JERUSALEM, as the capital and center, AND FROM JUDAH, the entire southern kingdom, THE STAY AND THE STAFF, He is engaged in this act, it is a judgment which is continuing, T... [ Continue Reading ]
the mighty man and the man of war, the military power of the nation, THE JUDGE, AND THE PROPHET, AND THE PRUDENT, the diviner, AND THE ANCIENT, those whose counsel was based upon experience,... [ Continue Reading ]
the captain of fifty, the. smallest unit of the Jewish army, AND THE HONORABLE MAN, the preferred favorite of the king, AND THE COUNSELOR, AND THE CUNNING ARTIFICER, the state engineer and inventor, one versed in mechanical and military arts, AND THE ELOQUENT ORATOR, the expert enchanter. No definit... [ Continue Reading ]
And I will give children to be their princes, weak and inexperienced young men, AND BABES SHALL RULE OVER THEM, incompetent and wanton youngsters, exercising power as they please.... [ Continue Reading ]
And the people shall be oppressed, every one by another, and every one by his neighbor, all respect for the God-given rights of others having vanished; THE CHILD SHALL BEHAVE HIMSELF PROUDLY AGAINST THE ANCIENT, without the slightest regard for his superiors, AND THE BASE AGAINST THE HONORABLE, not... [ Continue Reading ]
When a man shall take hold of his brother of the house of his father, saying, Thou hast clothing, having saved at least a decent suit of clothes in the general overthrow, BE THOU OUR RULER AND LET THIS RUIN, what is left of the former nation, BE UNDER THY HAND, in order to see whether there is still... [ Continue Reading ]
in that day shall he, refusing to take this obligation upon himself, SWEAR, SAYING, calling out loudly in protest, I WILL NOT BE AN HEALER, in trying to save the wreck; FOR IN MY HOUSE IS NEITHER BREAD NOR CLOTHING, he is just as poor and ragged as the others; MAKE ME NOT A RULER OF THE PEOPLE, rath... [ Continue Reading ]
For Jerusalem is ruined, and Judah is fallen, outward and inward decay is evident, BECAUSE THEIR TONGUE AND THEIR DOINGS ARE AGAINST THE LORD, their apostasy and blasphemy have reached the limit, TO PROVOKE THE EYES OF HIS GLORY, the glorious appearance of His holy essence, for they challenge the wr... [ Continue Reading ]
The show of their countenance, their whole appearance, the boldness expressed in their entire conduct, DOTH WITNESS AGAINST THEM, their vices being imprinted upon their foreheads; AND THEY DECLARE THEIR SIN AS SODOM, boasting of it without the slightest evidence of shame, THEY HIDE IT NOT. WOE UNTO... [ Continue Reading ]
Say ye to the righteous, to the few who are still found in the midst of the general decay, THAT IT SHALL BE WELL WITH HIM; FOR THEY SHALL EAT OF THE FRUIT OF THEIR DOINGS, their good works, the fruit of their faith, do follow them, Revelation 14:13.... [ Continue Reading ]
Woe unto the wicked! it shall be ill with him, his will be a lamentable fate; FOR THE REWARD OF HIS HANDS, that which he earned by his evil deeds, SHALL BE GIVEN HIM. The godless will have no one to blame but themselves when everlasting destruction comes upon them.... [ Continue Reading ]
As for My people, still looked upon by the Lord with loving regard, CHILDREN, incompetent and ruthless youngsters, ARE THEIR OPPRESSORS, AND WOMEN, subject to whims and moods, RULE OVER THEM. O MY PEOPLE, THEY WHICH LEAD THEE CAUSE THEE TO ERR, the leaders becoming misleaders, AND DESTROY THE WAY OF... [ Continue Reading ]
THE VANITY OF THE WOMEN OF JERUSALEM... [ Continue Reading ]
The Lord standeth up to plead, to take up the case of the world, AND STANDETH TO JUDGE THE PEOPLE, all the nations of the world, to convict them of their wickedness.... [ Continue Reading ]
The Lord will enter into judgment with the ancients of His people, who were supposed to be their leaders, AND THE PRINCES THEREOF, to whose guidance He had entrusted Israel; FOR YE HAVE EATEN UP THE VINEYARD, crushing the Church of God; THE SPOIL OF THE POOR, of whom the Church largely consists, IS... [ Continue Reading ]
What mean ye that ye beat My people to pieces, crushing them with the most severe tyranny, AND GRIND THE FACES OF THE POOR? in trampling them under foot, SAITH THE LORD GOD OF HOSTS. That is a special sign of the time preceding the Last Judgment: oppression and persecution of the Church of God, and... [ Continue Reading ]
Moreover, the Lord saith, Because the daughters of Zion are haughty and walk with stretched-forth necks, proudly thrown back, AND WANTON EYES, winking in feigned innocence, but with hidden invitation, WALKING AND MINCING, with affected, tripping steps, AS THEY GO AND MAKING A TINKLING WITH THEIR FEE... [ Continue Reading ]
therefore the Lord will smite with a scab the crown of the head of the daughters of Zion, where long hair now is decorated handsomely, will be found nothing but loathsome uncleanness, AND THE LORD WILL DISCOVER THEIR SECRET PARTS, exposing them to shame and disgrace before the whole world.... [ Continue Reading ]
In that day the Lord will take away the bravery, the adornment, OF THEIR TINKLING ORNAMENTS ABOUT THEIR FEET, the ankle-rings with their chains, AND THEIR CAULS, braided ornaments fastened to the forehead, and their round tires like the moon, half-moon-shaped decorations fastened about the neck,... [ Continue Reading ]
the chains, the ear-pendants, AND THE BRACELETS, or chains worn on wrist or arm, AND THE MUFFLERS, fluttering veils,... [ Continue Reading ]
the bonnets, turban-shaped diadems, AND THE ORNAMENTS OF THE LEGS, the step-chains connecting the ankle-bracelets, AND THE HEAD-BANDS, beautiful girdles, AND THE TABLETS, perfume capsules, the favorite odor being musk, AND THE EARRINGS, small amulets with verses of magic,... [ Continue Reading ]
the rings, usually seal-rings, and NOSE-JEWELS, suspended from the septum of the nose,... [ Continue Reading ]
the changeable suits of apparel, the finest street dresses, AND THE MANTLES, roomy tunics with sleeves, AND THE WIMPLES, costly shawls, AND THE CRISPINGPINS, beautifully worked hand-bags or boxes,... [ Continue Reading ]
the glasses, small metal mirrors, AND THE FINE LINEN, shirtlike garments of the finest India linen, AND THE HOODS, colored turbans, AND THE VEILS, mufflerlike throws for the neck, a total of twenty-one objects being named without special order, to indicate the contempt which the Lord felt for the va... [ Continue Reading ]
And it shall come to pass that instead of sweet smell, the delicate perfume of balsam, there shall be stink AND INSTEAD OF A GIRDLE A RENT, nothing but a rope to hold the garments together, AND INSTEAD OF WELL-SET HAIR, such as was artistically curled and built up, BALDNESS, AND INSTEAD OF A STOMACH... [ Continue Reading ]
Thy men shall fall by the sword, the defenders of Jerusalem a prey of war, AND THY MIGHTY IN THE WAR.... [ Continue Reading ]
And her gates, where the chief. men of the city were wont to discuss the welfare of the city, SHALL LAMENT AND MOURN, because the seats of the men are empty; AND SHE, the daughter of Zion, the city itself, BEING DESOLATE, SHALL SIT UPON THE GROUND, a picture of desolation. Chapter 4:1. AND IN THAT D... [ Continue Reading ]