A moment in scripture
Isaiah 3:12
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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.
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The surrounding passage
- Isaiah 3:10
Say ye to the righteous, that it shall be well with him: for they shall eat the fruit of their doings.
- Isaiah 3:11
Woe unto the wicked! it shall be ill with him: for the reward of his hands shall be given him.
- Isaiah 3:13
The Lord standeth up to plead, and standeth to judge the people.
- Isaiah 3:14
The Lord will enter into judgment with the ancients of his people, and the princes thereof: for ye have eaten up the vineyard; the spoil of the poor is in your houses.
Scripture: King James Version (KJV), English, 66-book canon. The quotation retains the wording and numbering of our source corpus.