Isaiah 3:4

New Century Version

The Lord says, “I will cause young boys to be your leaders, and foolish children will rule over you.

Cross References

2 Chronicles 33:1

Manasseh was twelve years old when he became king, and he was king for fifty-five years in Jerusalem.

2 Chronicles 34:1

Josiah was eight years old when he became king, and he ruled thirty-one years in Jerusalem.

2 Chronicles 36:11

Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he became king of Judah, and he was king in Jerusalem for eleven years.

2 Chronicles 36:2

Jehoahaz was twenty-three years old when he became king, and he was king in Jerusalem for three months.

2 Chronicles 36:5

Jehoiakim was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he was king in Jerusalem for eleven years. He did what the Lord his God said was wrong.

2 Chronicles 36:9

Jehoiachin was eighteen years old when he became king of Judah, and he was king in Jerusalem for three months and ten days. He did what the Lord said was wrong.

Ecclesiastes 10:16

How terrible it is for a country whose king is a child and whose leaders eat all morning.

Isaiah 3:12

Children treat my people cruelly, and women rule over them. My people, your guides lead you in the wrong way and turn you away from what is right.

Isaiah 3:16

The Lord says, “The women of Jerusalem are proud. They walk around with their heads held high, and they flirt with their eyes. They take quick, short steps, making noise with their ankle bracelets.”

Isaiah 3:3

the military leaders and government leaders, the counselors, the skilled craftsmen, and those who try to tell the future.

Jeremiah 52:3

All this happened in Jerusalem and Judah because the Lord was angry with them. Finally, he threw them out of his presence. Zedekiah turned against the king of Babylon.