24 Instead of fragrance there will be a stench; instead of a belt, a rope; instead of styled hair, baldness; instead of fine clothing, sackcloth; instead of beauty, shame. 25 Your men will fall by the sword, and your warriors in battle. 26 And the gates of Zion will lament and mourn; destitute, she will sit on the ground.
Isaiah 3:24–26
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