Catholic Public Domain Version
"Why do you wear down my people, and grind up the faces of the poor, says the Lord, the God of hosts? "
— Isaiah 3:15, Catholic Public Domain Version
“What mean ye that ye beat my people to pieces, and grind the faces of the poor? saith the Lord God of hosts.”
“what mean ye that ye crush my people, and grind the face of the poor? saith the Lord, Jehovah of hosts. ”
“What do you mean that you crush my people, and grind the face of the poor?" says the Lord, Yahweh of Armies.”
“Why do you crush my people and grind the faces of the poor?” The Sovereign LORD of Heaven’s Armies has spoken.”
“Why do you consume my people, and grind the faces of the poor? saith the Lord the God of hosts.”
“By what right are you crushing my people, and putting a bitter yoke on the necks of the poor? This is the word of the Lord, the Lord of armies.”
“What mean ye that ye beat my people to pieces, and grind the faces of the poor? saith the Lord God of hosts.”
As for my people, their oppressors have despoiled them, and women have ruled over them. My people, who call you blessed, the same are deceiving you and disrupting the path of your steps.
The Lord stands for judgment, and he stands to judge the people.
The Lord will enter into judgment with the elders of his people, and with their leaders. For you have been devouring the vineyard, and the plunder from the poor is in your house.
Why do you wear down my people, and grind up the faces of the poor, says the Lord, the God of hosts?
And the Lord said: Because the daughters of Zion have been lifted up, and have walked with extended necks and winking eyes, because they have continued on, walking noisily and advancing with a pretentious stride,
the Lord will make the heads of the daughters of Zion bald, and the Lord will strip them of the locks of their hair.
In that day, the Lord will take away their decorative shoes,