Isaiah 3:2

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

He will take away all the heroes and soldiers. He will take away all the judges, the prophets, the fortunetellers, and the elders.

Cross References

Amos 2:3

So I will bring an end to the kings of Moab, and I will kill all the leaders of Moab.” This is what the Lord said.

Ezekiel 17:13

Then Nebuchadnezzar made an agreement with a man from the king’s family. Nebuchadnezzar forced that man to make a promise. So this man promised to be loyal to Nebuchadnezzar. Nebuchadnezzar made this man the new king of Judah. Then he took all the powerful men away from Judah.

Ezekiel 9:5

Then I heard God say to the other men, “I want you to follow the first man. You must kill all those who do not have the mark on their foreheads. It doesn’t matter if they are elders, young men or young women, children or mothers—you must use your weapon and kill everyone who does not have the mark on their forehead. Don’t show any mercy. Don’t feel sorry for anyone. Start here at my Temple.” So they started with the elders in front of the Temple.

Ezekiel 8:12

Then God said to me, “Son of man, do you see what the elders of Israel do in the dark? Each man has a special room for his own false god. They say to themselves, ‘The Lord cannot see us. The Lord left this country.’”

Psalm 74:9

We do not see any of our signs. There are no more prophets. And no one knows how long this will last.

Isaiah 3:3

He will take away the army officers and important officials. He will take away the skilled counselors, the magicians, and those who try to tell the future.

Ezekiel 17:12

“Explain this story to the people of Israel who always turn against me. Tell them this: The first eagle is the king of Babylonia. He came to Jerusalem and took away the king and other leaders. He brought them to Babylonia.

1 Chronicles 9:1

The names of all the Israelites were listed in their family histories. Those family histories were put in the book, The History of the Kings of Israel. The people of Judah were made prisoners and forced to go to Babylon. They were taken there because they were not faithful to God.