Isaiah 3:12

¹⁰ Tell the righteous it will be well with them, for they will enjoy the fruit of their labor.

¹¹ Woe to the wicked; disaster is upon them! For they will be repaid with what their hands have done.

Youths oppress My people, and women rule over them. O My people, your guides mislead you; they turn you from your paths.

¹³ The LORD arises to contend; He stands to judge the people.

¹⁴ The LORD brings this charge against the elders and leaders of His people: “You have devoured the vineyard; the plunder of the poor is in your houses.

Dette ble sagt til Israel i en bestemt tid, så det er lurt å lese det sammen med teksten rundt. Les gjerne versene rundt også, for sammenhengen gir ofte mer enn ett vers alene.

Sammenlign

ÅB: Mitt folks herskere er barn, og kvinner råder over det. Mitt folk! Dine førere er forførere, og den vei du skal gå, har de ødelagt.
OTB: Mitt folk! Deres undertrykkere er barn, og kvinner hersker over dem. Mitt folk, de som leder dere, fører dere vill og leder deres stier på avveie.
B1930: Mitt folks herskere er barn, og kvinner råder over det. Mitt folk! Dine førere er forførere, og den vei du skal gå, har de ødelagt.

BSB: Youths oppress My people, and women rule over them. O My people, your guides mislead you; they turn you from your paths.
KJV: As for my people, children are their oppressors, and women rule over them. O my people, they which lead thee cause thee to err, and destroy the way of thy paths.
WEB: As for my people, children are their oppressors, and women rule over them. My people, those who lead you cause you to err, and destroy the way of your paths.
ASV: As for my people, children are their oppressors, and women rule over them. O my people, they that lead thee cause thee to err, and destroy the way of thy paths.
DARBY: [As for] my people, children are their oppressors, and women rule over them. My people! they that guide thee mislead [thee], and destroy the way of thy paths.
BLB: My people—their oppressors [are] foolish children, and women rule over them. O My people, those who guide you lead [you] astray, and the way of your paths they have swallowed up.

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