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Isaiah 3:2-5

King James Version (KJV)

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Scripture focus

2. The mighty man, and the man of war, the judge, and the prophet, and the prudent, and the ancient, 3. The captain of fifty, and the honourable man, and the counseller, and the cunning artificer, and the eloquent orator. 4. And I will give children [to be] their princes, and babes shall rule over them. 5. And the people shall be oppressed, every one by another, and every one by his neighbour: the child shall behave himself proudly against the ancient, and the base against the honourable.

Isaiah 3:2-5 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Isaiah 3:2

Theological / Devotional

The judge, and the prophet. Verses 2 and 3 list the various classes of men who were the mainstay of the nation. Without such leaders no state can long endure. But men like these would be removed from Judah, with the result that national weakness and disruption would follow. The Lord does not say that He will deliberately remove such men from the land, but simply calls attention to the working of the law of cause and effect. He allowed Israel to have leaders after their own heart, who would rule as the people wanted to be led.

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