Isaiah 3:12
12 As for my people, [`am] children [`alal] are their oppressors, [nagas] and women ['ishshah] rule [mashal] over them. O my people, [`am] they which lead ['ashar] thee cause thee
to err, [ta`ah] and destroy [bala`] the way [derek] of thy
paths. ['orach] KJV-Interlinear
12 O My
people! Their oppressors are children, And women rule over them. O My people!
Those who guide you lead you astray, And confuse the direction of your paths. NASB
This is a leadership that
has collapsed in both responsibility and in integrity.
Children, refers to those
who lack education, who lack experience, who are not qualified to lead. They oppress or exact taxes or burdens. This is a descriptive phrase that indicates
the burdens of government placed on its citizens.
Women rule, does not
means women ruling, but means that those who rule lack the manly attributes
typically associated with authority. Lacking cojones, is a masculine term that
we would use today for male organs.
Another term that would apply would be backbone, or guts, or such terms
like that, but this term for male components is the best fit for getting the
message across.
Those who lead, describes
not only the government, but a wide array of leadership positions, including
parenting, teachers, business or organizational leadership. This includes the entire spectrum of society
wherein the leadership common sense has collapsed, and has been replaced with
spineless and unqualified people.
The result? Error, failure, burdens, and the eventual collapse
of society. Destroy here means to
swallow up. Err, is a reference to sin
or evil or down the path of failure.
Therefore, to reject
doctrine and pursue anything and everything other than doctrine, will bring
society to this position of utter and total failure.
This principle applies on
a national level, applies historically throughout history, applies especially
when the Tribulation occurs and it will be the maximum effect of this failure
in society.
And, this principle
applies to you and your personal life if you are indifferent toward God,
Christ, doctrine and the responsibilities and obligations that God has placed
on you and your life.
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