以賽亞書3:1-15

3:1 主─萬軍之耶和華從耶路撒冷和猶大，除掉眾人所倚靠的，所仗賴的，就是所倚靠的糧，所仗賴的水；
3:2 除掉勇士和戰士，審判官和先知，占卜的和長老，
3:3 五十夫長和尊貴人，謀士和有巧藝的，以及妙行法術的。
3:4 主說：我必使孩童作他們的首領，使嬰孩轄管他們。
3:5 百姓要彼此欺壓；各人受鄰舍的欺壓。少年人必侮慢老年人；卑賤人必侮慢尊貴人。
3:6 人在父家拉住弟兄，說：你有衣服，可以作我們的官長。這敗落的事歸在你手下吧！
3:7 那時，他必揚聲說：我不作醫治你們的人；因我家中沒有糧食，也沒有衣服，你們不可立我作百姓的官長。
3:8 耶路撒冷敗落，猶大傾倒；因為他們的舌頭和行為與耶和華反對，惹了他榮光的眼目。
3:9 他們的面色證明自己的不正；他們述說自己的罪惡，並不隱瞞，好像所多瑪一樣。他們有禍了！因為作惡自害。
3:10 你們要論義人說：他必享福樂，因為要吃自己行為所結的果子。
3:11 惡人有禍了！他必遭災難！因為要照自己手所行的受報應。
3:12 至於我的百姓，孩童欺壓他們，婦女轄管他們。我的百姓啊，引導你的使你走錯，並毀壞你所行的道路。
3:13 耶和華起來辯論，站著審判眾民。
3:14 耶和華必審問他民中的長老和首領，說：吃盡葡萄園果子的就是你們；向貧窮人所奪的都在你們家中。
3:15 主─萬軍之耶和華說：你們為何壓制我的百姓，搓磨貧窮人的臉呢？

For now the Sovereign, the Lord of hosts,

is taking away from Jerusalem and from Judah

support and staff—

all support of bread,

and all support of water—

2

warrior and soldier,

judge and prophet,

diviner and elder,

3

captain of fifty

and dignitary,

counselor and skillful magician

and expert enchanter.

4

And I will make boys their princes,

and babes shall rule over them.

5

The people will be oppressed,

everyone by another

and everyone by a neighbor;

the youth will be insolent to the elder,

and the base to the honorable.

6

Someone will even seize a relative,

a member of the clan, saying,

“You have a cloak;

you shall be our leader,

and this heap of ruins

shall be under your rule.”

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But the other will cry out on that day, saying,

“I will not be a healer;

in my house there is neither bread nor cloak;

you shall not make me

leader of the people.”

8

For Jerusalem has stumbled

and Judah has fallen,

because their speech and their deeds are against the Lord,

defying his glorious presence.

9

The look on their faces bears witness against them;

they proclaim their sin like Sodom,

they do not hide it.

Woe to them!

For they have brought evil on themselves.

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Tell the innocent how fortunate they are,

for they shall eat the fruit of their labors.

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Woe to the guilty! How unfortunate they are,

for what their hands have done shall be done to them.

12

My people—children are their oppressors,

and women rule over them.

O my people, your leaders mislead you,

and confuse the course of your paths.

13

The Lord rises to argue his case;

he stands to judge the peoples.

14

The Lord enters into judgment

with the elders and princes of his people:

It is you who have devoured the vineyard;

the spoil of the poor is in your houses.

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What do you mean by crushing my people,

by grinding the face of the poor? says the Lord God of hosts.

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    先知書當中的動力是來自上帝的智慧，正如這段經文所說的，上帝將一切人所倚靠的全部推翻，讓人知道除了倚靠上帝之外，沒有別的好倚靠的。這是一種革命性的論述，也只有在先知書中可以看到。

    其實基督徒本身也要有革命性的看見，不要受到常規的限制，要以上帝為我們的倚靠和動力的來源，勇敢打破任何企圖在上帝之外建立權威的勢力，包括任何的政權、任何的權勢！因為，任何的權柄是來自上帝，若不是上帝的旨意，誰也無法建立權柄！

    也因此，我們確定將來只有基督是王，屬基督的也要同基督做王，享受基督的榮耀與王權到永遠！這就是基督賜給人的獎賞，我們所追求的，也就是得著基督、與基督聯合到永遠！