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- Isa 3:14: Eaten up the vineyard. In Lev 19:9-10, Israel was commanded not to "wholly reap the corners" of their fields, but was to leave some for the poor. The imagery of the vineyard and wine is a prominent motif throughout Isaiah as well as other scriptures. (See also Lev 25:3-5 regarding the commandment not to sow seeds or gather grapes in the seventh, Sabbath year.)
- Isa 3:16-26. Verses 16-26 describe Israel dressing and playing the part of a "whore" as she sells herself for the things and pleasures of the world. In verse 24, she will find that these things are not lasting and she shall lament and be humbled.
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- Isa 3:9: The show of their countenance. Emerson, Self-Reliance: "We pass for what we are. Character teaches above our wills. Men imagine that they communicate their virtue or vice only by overt actions, and do not see that virtue or vice emit a breath every moment." Confucius: "Look at the means which a man employs, consider his motives, observe his pleasures. A man simply cannot conceal himself!"
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