What does Isaiah 3:6 mean?
Isaiah has described a time coming to Judah, at the hand of God, when all her strong men and leaders will be removed. Both those in official positions of power and those who led the people through their influence and wisdom will be taken away (Isaiah 3:2–3). Those left to lead will be young and inexperienced (Isaiah 3:4). In the power vacuum that follows, the people will take advantage of each other. This will lead to the stronger oppressing the weak and the young disrespecting and taking from those who are older. The community will fall into chaos.The people will understand they desperately need proper leadership. They will begin to demand it from those among them. Things will be so bad that even having a cloak will a sign of some degree of status. Isaiah describes a man saying to another that he should be their leader because he is wearing a cloak. He calls his brother to take the rule over the "heap of ruins" that Jerusalem has become.