The captain of fifty, and the honourable man, and the counsellor, and the cunning artificer, and the eloquent orator.
The captain of fifty - not only captains of thousands, and centurions of a hundred, but even semi-centurions of fifty, shall fail.
The honourable - literally, of dignified aspect.
The cunning artificer - skillful. Fulfilled 2 Kings 24:14. The mechanic's business will come to a stand-still in the siege and subsequent desolation of the State: artisans are no mean "stay" among a nation's safeguards.
The eloquent orator - rather, as Vulgate, skilled in whispering; i:e., incantation (Psalms 58:5) х laachash (H3908)]. See Isaiah 8:19 below, and note on "prudent" (Isaiah 3:2) above.