New American Bible, Revised Edition

Isaiah 3:1-5 New American Bible, Revised Edition (NABRE)

1. The Lord, the Lord of hosts,will take away from Jerusalem and from JudahSupport and staff—all support of bread,all support of water:

2. Hero and warrior,judge and prophet, diviner and elder,

3. The captain of fifty and the nobleman,counselor, skilled magician, and expert charmer.

4. I will place boys as their princes;the fickle will govern them,

5. And the people will oppress one another,yes, each one the neighbor.The child will be insolent toward the elder,and the base toward the honorable.