Isaiah 3:5

Shall be oppressed. Nations with wise and capable rulers do not suffer from injustice and oppression. A determined effort on the part of a nation’s leaders to promote equality and justice will prevent abuses that result in the ruin of civilization. When citizens of a nation are constantly oppressed by their neighbors their confidence and prosperity languish. Where there is injustice and deceit, violence and oppression, a nation is on the downward path, and a day of reckoning is certain to come. This has been true in all the ages; it was true of Judah in the day of Isaiah, and it is fully as true today. Corruption paves the way for chaos and ruin.

The child shall behave. Those young in years and experience would disdain the counsel of their elders. As set forth in the Decalogue, man’s first duty to his fellow men is to honor his parents (Ex. 20:12; cf. Lev. 19:32). The perils foretold of the last days include those of children “disobedient to parents,” and men “heady, highminded,” and “despisers of those that are good” (2 Tim. 3:1-4).