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12 My people—infants oppress them,
    women rule over them!
My people, your leaders deceive you,(A)
    they confuse the paths you should follow.

13 [a]The Lord rises to accuse,
    stands to try his people.
14 The Lord enters into judgment
    with the people’s elders and princes:
You, you who have devoured the vineyard;
    the loot wrested from the poor is in your houses.

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Footnotes

  1. 3:13–15 The princes and the elders, here accused of despoiling the poor, are the very ones who should be their defenders. Loot: by the Hebrew term (gazela) Isaiah conveys the idea of violent seizure, though 10:1–4 suggests the poor could be plundered by legal means.

12 Youths(A) oppress my people,
    women rule over them.
My people, your guides lead you astray;(B)
    they turn you from the path.

13 The Lord takes his place in court;(C)
    he rises to judge(D) the people.
14 The Lord enters into judgment(E)
    against the elders and leaders of his people:
“It is you who have ruined my vineyard;
    the plunder(F) from the poor(G) is in your houses.

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