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SEPTEMBER 6
The child will be insolent toward And His princes:
the elder, “For you have eaten up the vineyard;
And the base toward the honorable.” The plunder of the poor is in your
houses.
6 When a man takes hold of his brother 15
In the house of his father, saying, What do you mean by crushing My
people
“You have clothing; And grinding the faces of the poor?”
You be our ruler, Says the Lord GOD of hosts.
And let these ruins be under your
power,” 16 Moreover the LORD says:
7 In that day he will protest, saying,
“I cannot cure your ills, “Because the daughters of Zion are
haughty,
For in my house is neither food nor And walk with outstretched necks
clothing;
Do not make me a ruler of the people.” And wanton eyes,
Walking and mincing as they go,
8 For Jerusalem stumbled, Making a jingling with their feet,
And Judah is fallen, 17 Therefore the Lord will strike with a
Because their tongue and their doings scab
Are against the LORD, The crown of the head of the
To provoke the eyes of His glory. daughters of Zion,
9 The look on their countenance And the LORD will uncover their secret
witnesses against them, parts.”
And they declare their sin as Sodom; 18 In that day the Lord will take away the
They do not hide it. finery:
Woe to their soul! The jingling anklets, the scarves, and
For they have brought evil upon the crescents;
themselves. 19 The pendants, the bracelets, and the
veils;
20 The headdresses, the leg ornaments,
and the headbands;
3:8 Jerusalem…Judah. The fall of Jerusalem The perfume boxes, the charms,
in 586 B.C.was only a partial fulfillment of this 21 and the rings;
prophecy. The final fulfillment awaits the The nose jewels,
times just prior to Christ’s Second Coming. 22 the festal apparel, and the mantles;
against the LORD. The root of Zion’s problem The outer garments, the purses,
surfaces: overt rebellion against the Lord. The 23
people sinned shamelessly; they made no and the mirrors;
effort to conceal it (3:9). The fine linen, the turbans, and the
robes.
24 And so it shall be:
“Say to the righteous that it shall be well Instead of a sweet smell there will be a
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with them, stench;
For they shall eat the fruit of their Instead of a sash, a rope;
doings.
11 Woe to the wicked! It shall be ill with Instead of well-set hair, baldness;
him, Instead of a rich robe, a girding of
For the reward of his hands shall be sackcloth;
given him. And branding instead of beauty.
As for My people, children are their
12 25 Your men shall fall by the sword,
oppressors, And your mighty in the war.
And women rule over them. 26 Her gates shall lament and mourn,
O My people! Those who lead you
cause you to err, And she being desolate shall sit on the
And destroy the way of your paths.” ground.
13 The LORD stands up to plead, 4 And in that day seven women shall
And stands to judge the people. take hold of one man, saying,
14 The LORD will enter into judgment “We will eat our own food and wear our
With the elders of His people own apparel;

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