Woe to the wicked!
Disaster is upon them,
for the deeds of their hands will be paid back to them.
THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE
Isaiah 3:11 in context
Isaiah 3:8–14
8
For Jerusalem is ruined, and Judah is fallen;
because their tongue and their doings are against the LORD,
to provoke the eyes of his glory.
9
The look of their faces testify against them.
They parade their sin like Sodom.
They don’t hide it.
Woe to their soul!
For they have brought disaster upon themselves.
10
Tell the righteous that it will be well with them,
for they will eat the fruit of their deeds.
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Woe to the wicked!
Disaster is upon them,
for the deeds of their hands will be paid back to them.
12
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.
13
The LORD stands up to contend,
and stands to judge the peoples.
14
The LORD will enter into judgment with the elders of his people
and their leaders:
“It is you who have eaten up the vineyard.
The plunder of the poor is in your houses.
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