(A)And I will make boys their princes,
    and infants[a] shall rule over them.

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  1. Isaiah 3:4 Or caprice

“I will make mere youths their officials;
    children will rule over them.”(A)

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12 My people—(A)infants are their oppressors,
    and women rule over them.
O my people, (B)your guides mislead you
    and they have swallowed up[a] the course of your paths.

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  1. Isaiah 3:12 Or they have confused

12 Youths(A) oppress my people,
    women rule over them.
My people, your guides lead you astray;(B)
    they turn you from the path.

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and certain (A)worthless scoundrels[a] gathered about him and defied Rehoboam the son of Solomon, when Rehoboam was (B)young and irresolute[b] and could not withstand them.

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  1. 2 Chronicles 13:7 Hebrew worthless men, sons of Belial
  2. 2 Chronicles 13:7 Hebrew soft of heart

Some worthless scoundrels(A) gathered around him and opposed Rehoboam son of Solomon when he was young and indecisive(B) and not strong enough to resist them.

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