- For, behold, the Lord, the LORD of hosts, doth take away from Jerusalem and from Judah the stay and the staff, the whole stay of bread, and the whole stay of water.
- The mighty man, and the man of war, the judge, and the prophet, and the prudent, and the ancient,
- The captain of fifty, and the honourable man, and the counsellor, and the cunning artificer, and the eloquent orator.
- And I will give children to be their princes, and babes shall rule over them.
- 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.
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- See now, the Lord, the LORD Almighty, is about to take from Jerusalem and Judah both supply and support: all supplies of food and all supplies of water,
- the hero and warrior, the judge and prophet, the soothsayer and elder,
- the captain of fifty and man of rank, the counselor, skilled craftsman and clever enchanter.
- I will make boys their officials; mere children will govern them.
- People will oppress each other-- man against man, neighbor against neighbor. The young will rise up against the old, the base against the honorable.
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