Isaiah 3:5

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And the people shall be oppressed, every one by another, and every one by his neighbour: the child shall behave himself proudly against the ancient, and the base against the honourable.The people will oppress one another, man against man, neighbor against neighbor; the young will rise up against the old, and the base against the honorable.

In other translations

And the people shall be oppressed, every one by another, and every one by his neighbour: the child shall behave himself proudly against the ancient, and the base against the honourable.The people will oppress one another, man against man, neighbor against neighbor; the young will rise up against the old, and the base against the honorable.

Hebrew words

וְנִגַּשׂvenigasand it will oppressH5065הָעָםha'amthe peopleH5971אִישׁ'isheachH376בְּאִישׁbe'ish<in> a personH376וְאִישׁve'ishand eachH376בְּרֵעֵהוּbere'ehu<in> neighbor hisH7453יִרְהֲבוּyirhavuthey will act insolentlyH7292הַנַּעַרhana'arthe youth[s]H5288בַּזָּקֵןbazakenin the old [person]H2205וְהַנִּקְלֶהvehaniklehand the lightly esteemedH7034בַּנִּכְבָּד׃banikhbadin the honoredH3513

Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.

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