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14 
The Lord enters into judgment with the elders of His people and their princes,
“For it is you who have devoured the vineyard [with your oppression, you have robbed the people and ruined the country];
The plunder of the poor is in your houses.
15 
“What do you mean by crushing My people
And grinding the face of the poor?”
Declares the Lord God of hosts.

Judah’s Women Denounced

16 
Moreover, the Lord said, “Because the daughters of Zion are proud
And walk with outstretched necks and seductive (flirtatious, alluring) eyes,
And trip along with mincing steps and an affected gait
And walk with jingling [a]anklets on their feet,

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 3:16 Decorative chains attached from one ankle to the other to insure a measured gait.

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