Isaiah's Leaders
Isaiah 3's leaders also follow the tribes.
The Story
1See now, the Lord, the LORD Almighty, is about to take from Jerusalem and Judah both supply and support: all supplies of food and all supplies of water,
2the hero and warrior, the judge and prophet, the soothsayer and elder,
3the captain of fifty and man of rank, the counselor, skilled craftsman and clever enchanter.
4I will make boys their officials; mere children will govern them. (Isaiah 3:1-4 NIV)
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For Yahvah, sovereign of hosts, takes away from Jerusalem and from Judah the stay and the staff, the whole stay of bread and the whole stay of water2and the mighty man and the man of war and the judge and the prophet and the diviner and the elder
3and the head of 50 and the honorable man and the counsellor and the skilled craftsman and the expert counsellor.
4I will appoint young men to be their princes and mockers will rule over them. (Isaiah 3:1-4 BRB)
1For, behold, the Lord, the Lord of hosts, doth take away from Jerusalem and from Judah the stay and the staff, the whole stay of bread, and the whole stay of water,
2The mighty man, and the man of war, the judge, and the prophet, and the prudent, and the ancient,
3The captain of fifty, and the honourable man, and the counsellor, and the cunning artificer, and the eloquent orator.the honourable…: Heb. a man eminent in countenanceeloquent…: or, skilful of speech
4And I will give children to be their princes, and babes shall rule over them. (Isaiah 3:1-4 KJV)
Grid
Tribe | Leader |
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Judah | Mighty Man |
Reuben | Man of War |
Gad | Judge |
Asher | Prophet |
Naphtali | Diviner |
Manasseh | Elder |
Simeon | Captain of 50 |
Levi | Honorable Man |
Issachar | Counselor |
Zebulun | Skillful Carpenter |
Joseph | Expert Counselor |
Benjamin | Young Men as Princes |
Dan | Mockers as Rulers |