Isaiah 3:12

Easy To Read Version

Children will defeat my people. Women will rule over my people. My people, your guides lead you in the wrong way. They turn you away from the right way.

Cross References

2 Kings 11:1

Athaliah was Ahaziah’s mother. She saw that her son was dead, so she got up and killed all the king’s family.

Job 30:13

They guard the road so I can’t escape.\par They succeed in destroying me.\par They don’t need anyone to help them.\par

Proverbs 28:16

If a ruler is not wise, he will hurt the people under him. But the ruler that is honest and hates cheating will rule for a long time.

Ecclesiastes 10:16

It is very bad for a country if the king is like a child. And it is very bad for a country if its rulers use all their time eating.

Isaiah 19:14

The Lord made the leaders confused. They wander and lead Egypt in the wrong ways. Everything the leaders do is wrong. They are like drunk people rolling with sickness on the ground.

Isaiah 3:4

\{God says,\} “I will cause young boys to be your leaders.

Isaiah 51:22

Your God and Master, the Lord, will fight for his people. He says to you, “Look, I am taking this ‘cup of poison’ (punishment) away from you. I am taking my anger away from you. You will not be punished by my anger any more.

Jeremiah 5:31

The prophets tell lies.\par The priests will not do\par what they were chosen to do. {\cf2\super [36]} \par And my people love it this way!\par But what will you people do\par when your punishment comes?”\par

Micah 3:5

Some false prophets are telling lies to the Lord’s people. The Lord says this about those prophets:

Nahum 3:13

\{Nineveh\}, your people are all like women—and the enemy soldiers are ready to take them. The gates of your land are open wide for your enemies to come in. Fire has destroyed the wooden bars across the gates.

Matthew 15:14

Stay away from the Pharisees. {\cf2\super [208]} They lead the people, but they are like blind men leading other blind men. And if a blind man leads another blind man, then both men will fall into a hole.”

Matthew 23:13

“It will be bad for you teachers of the law and Pharisees. {\cf2\super [333]} You are hypocrites. {\cf2\super [334]} You close the way for people to enter the kingdom of heaven. You yourselves don’t enter, and you stop the people that are trying to enter.