Isaiah 3:2

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the mighty men and warriors, judges and prophets, omen readers and leaders,

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  • Ezek 17:13 : 13 He took one from the royal family, made a treaty with him, and put him under oath. He then took the leaders of the land
  • Amos 2:3 : 3 I will remove Moab’s leader; I will kill all Moab’s officials with him.” The LORD has spoken!
  • 2 Kgs 24:14-16 : 14 He deported all the residents of Jerusalem, including all the officials and all the soldiers(10,000 people in all). This included all the craftsmen and those who worked with metal. No one was left except for the poorest among the people of the land. 15 He deported Jehoiachin from Jerusalem to Babylon, along with the king’s mother and wives, his eunuchs, and the high-ranking officials of the land. 16 The king of Babylon deported to Babylon all the soldiers(there were 7,000), as well as 1,000 craftsmen and metal workers. This included all the best warriors.
  • Ps 74:9 : 9 We do not see any signs of God’s presence; there are no longer any prophets and we have no one to tell us how long this will last.
  • Isa 2:13-15 : 13 for all the cedars of Lebanon, that are so high and mighty, for all the oaks of Bashan; 14 for all the tall mountains, for all the high hills, 15 for every high tower, for every fortified wall,
  • Isa 9:14-15 : 14 So the LORD cut off Israel’s head and tail, both the shoots and stalk in one day. 15 The leaders and the highly respected people are the head, the prophets who teach lies are the tail.
  • Lam 5:12-14 : 12 Princes were hung by their hands; elders were mistreated. 13 The young men perform menial labor; boys stagger from their labor. 14 The elders are gone from the city gate; the young men have stopped playing their music.
  • Ezek 8:12 : 12 He said to me,“Do you see, son of man, what the elders of the house of Israel are doing in the dark, each in the chamber of his idolatrous images? For they think,‘The LORD does not see us! The LORD has abandoned the land!’”
  • Ezek 9:5 : 5 While I listened, he said to the others,“Go through the city after him and strike people down; do not let your eye pity nor spare anyone!

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  • Isa 3:3-5
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    3captains of groups of fifty, the respected citizens, advisers and those skilled in magical arts, and those who know incantations.

    4The LORD says,“I will make youths their officials; malicious young men will rule over them.

    5The people will treat each other harshly; men will oppose each other; neighbors will fight. Youths will proudly defy the elderly and riffraff will challenge those who were once respected.

  • Isa 3:1
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    1A Coming Leadership Crisis Look, the Sovereign LORD of Heaven’s Armies is about to remove from Jerusalem and Judah every source of security, including all the food and water,

  • Isa 28:6
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    6He will give discernment to the one who makes judicial decisions, and strength to those who defend the city from attackers.

  • Eccl 7:19
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    19Wisdom Needed Because No One is Truly Righteous Wisdom gives a wise person more protection than ten rulers in a city.

  • Joel 3:9-10
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    9Judgment in the Valley of Jehoshaphat Proclaim this among the nations:“Prepare for a holy war! Call out the warriors! Let all these fighting men approach and attack!

    10Beat your plowshares into swords, and your pruning hooks into spears! Let the weak say,‘I too am a warrior!’

  • Job 22:8
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    8Although you were a powerful man, owning land, an honored man living on it,

  • Deut 1:13
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    13Select wise and practical men, those known among your tribes, whom I may appoint as your leaders.”

  • Prov 24:5-6
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    5A wise warrior is strong, and a man of knowledge makes his strength stronger;

    6for with guidance you wage your war, and with numerous advisers there is victory.

  • Isa 3:25
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    25Your men will fall by the sword, your strong men will die in battle.

  • 1 Chr 5:24
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    24These were the leaders of their families: Epher, Ishi, Eliel, Azriel, Jeremiah, Hodaviah, and Jahdiel. They were skilled warriors, men of reputation, and leaders of their families.

  • Zech 8:4
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    4Moreover, the LORD of Heaven’s Armies says,‘Old men and women will once more live in the plazas of Jerusalem, each one leaning on a cane because of advanced age.

  • Nah 2:5
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    5The commander orders his officers; they stumble as they advance; they rush to the city wall and they set up the covered siege tower.

  • 1 Chr 12:4
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    4Ishmaiah the Gibeonite, one of the thirty warriors and their leader,(12:5) Jeremiah,Jahaziel,Johanan,Jozabad the Gederathite,

  • Song 3:7-8
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    7Look! It is Solomon’s portable couch! It is surrounded by sixty warriors, some of Israel’s mightiest warriors.

    8All of them are skilled with a sword, well-trained in the art of warfare. Each has his sword at his side, to guard against the terrors of the night.

  • Isa 9:15
    70%

    15The leaders and the highly respected people are the head, the prophets who teach lies are the tail.

  • Prov 21:22
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    22A wise man went up against the city of the mighty and brought down the stronghold in which they trust.

  • Jer 5:16
    70%

    16All of its soldiers are strong and mighty. Their arrows will send you to your grave.

  • Jer 4:9
    69%

    9“When this happens,” says the LORD,“the king and his officials will lose their courage. The priests will be struck with horror, and the prophets will be speechless in astonishment.”

  • Jer 5:5
    69%

    5I will go to the leaders and speak with them. Surely they know what the LORD demands. Surely they know what their God requires of them.” Yet all of them, too, have rejected his authority and refuse to submit to him.

  • Job 32:9
    69%

    9It is not the aged who are wise, nor old men who understand what is right.

  • Ps 148:11-12
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    11you kings of the earth and all you nations, you princes and all you leaders on the earth,

    12you young men and young women, you elderly, along with you children!

  • Exod 18:21
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    21But you choose from the people capable men, God-fearing, men of truth, those who hate bribes, and put them over the people as rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens.

  • Job 12:20
    69%

    20He deprives the trusted advisers of speech and takes away the discernment of elders.

  • Lam 5:13
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    13The young men perform menial labor; boys stagger from their labor.

  • Job 12:12
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    12Is not wisdom found among the aged? Does not long life bring understanding?

  • Job 29:8
    69%

    8the young men would see me and step aside, and the old men would get up and remain standing;

  • Nah 2:1
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    1Proclamation of the Destruction of Nineveh(2:2)“An enemy who will scatter you, Nineveh, has advanced against you!”“Guard the rampart! Watch the road! Prepare yourselves for battle! Muster your mighty strength!”

  • Deut 1:15
    69%

    15So I chose as your tribal leaders wise and well-known men, placing them over you as administrators of groups of thousands, hundreds, fifties, and tens, and also as other tribal officials.

  • Ezek 9:1
    69%

    1The Execution of Idolaters Then he shouted in my ears,“Approach, you who are to visit destruction on the city, each with his destructive weapon in his hand!”

  • Neh 11:3
    69%

    3These are the provincial leaders who settled in Jerusalem.(While other Israelites, the priests, the Levites, the temple attendants, and the sons of the servants of Solomon settled in the cities of Judah, each on his own property in their cities,

  • Ezek 14:1
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    1Well-Deserved Judgment Then some men from Israel’s elders came to me and sat down in front of me.

  • Isa 3:14
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    14The LORD comes to pronounce judgment on the leaders of his people and their officials. He says,“It is you who have ruined the vineyard! You have stashed in your houses what you have stolen from the poor.

  • Isa 33:7
    68%

    7Look, ambassadors cry out in the streets; messengers sent to make peace weep bitterly.

  • Job 15:10
    68%

    10The gray-haired and the aged are on our side, men far older than your father.

  • 2 Chr 19:11
    68%

    11Take note, Amariah the chief priest will oversee you in every matter pertaining to the LORD and Zebadiah son of Ishmael, the leader of the family of Judah, in every matter pertaining to the king. The Levites will serve as officials before you. Act courageously! And may the LORD be with those who do well!”

  • Ezek 23:6
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    6clothed in blue, governors and officials, all of them desirable young men, horsemen riding on horses.

  • Job 3:14
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    14with kings and counselors of the earth who built for themselves places now desolate,

  • Judg 5:13
    68%

    13Then the survivors came down to the mighty ones; the LORD’s people came down to me as warriors.

  • Isa 32:1
    68%

    1Justice and Wisdom Will Prevail Look, a king will promote fairness; officials will promote justice.

  • 1 Sam 2:4
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    4The bows of warriors are shattered, but those who stumbled have taken on strength.

  • Amos 2:16
    68%

    16Bravehearted warriors will run away naked in that day.” The LORD is speaking!

  • Deut 29:10
    68%

    10You are standing today, all of you, before the LORD your God– the heads of your tribes, your elders, your officials, every Israelite man,

  • Prov 1:3
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    3To receive moral instruction in skillful living, with righteousness, justice, and equity.

  • 2 Chr 17:13
    68%

    13He had many supplies stored in the cities of Judah and an army of skilled warriors stationed in Jerusalem.