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The nose jewels,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/isaiah/3.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />finger rings, nose rings,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/isaiah/3.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />finger rings, nose rings,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/isaiah/3.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />finger rings, nose rings,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/isaiah/3.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />finger rings, nose rings,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/isaiah/3.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />signet [finger] rings, nose rings,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/isaiah/3.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />signet rings, nose rings,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/isaiah/3.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />signet rings, nose rings,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/isaiah/3.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />the rings, and the nose-jewels;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/isaiah/3.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />the rings, and the nose jewels;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/isaiah/3.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />signet rings, nose rings,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/isaiah/3.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />the rings they wear on their fingers and in their noses; <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/isaiah/3.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />signet rings, nose rings, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/isaiah/3.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />their signet rings and nose rings;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/isaiah/3.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />rings, nose rings,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/isaiah/3.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />the signet rings, the nose rings,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/isaiah/3.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />The rings, and nose-jewels,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/isaiah/3.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />the signet rings, the nose rings, <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/isaiah/3.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Of the seals, and of the nose-rings,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/isaiah/3.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Of the seals, and of the nose-rings,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/isaiah/3.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />The signet rings and the rings of the nose.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/isaiah/3.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And rings, and jewels hanging on the forehead, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/isaiah/3.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />and the rings, and the jewels hanging on their foreheads,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/isaiah/3.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />the signet rings, and the nose rings;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/3.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />the signet rings and nose rings;<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/3.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And the ornaments of their legs and their bracelets and nose rings,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/isaiah/3.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And their sleeveless coats and their chains<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/isaiah/3.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />the rings, and the nose-jewels;and the ear-rings, and the garments with scarlet borders,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/isaiah/3-21.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xv9bHT-nr9s?start=742" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/3.htm">A Warning to Jerusalem</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">20</span>their headdresses, ankle chains, and sashes; their perfume bottles and charms; <span class="reftext">21</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/2885.htm" title="2885: haṭ·ṭab·bā·‘ō·wṯ (Art:: N-fp) -- Signet ring, ring, signet. From taba'; properly, a seal, i.e. Signet; hence a ring of any kind.">their signet rings</a> <a href="/hebrew/639.htm" title="639: hā·’āp̄ (Art:: N-ms) -- A nostril, nose, face, anger. From 'anaph; properly, the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also ire.">and nose</a> <a href="/hebrew/5141.htm" title="5141: wə·niz·mê (Conj-w:: N-mpc) -- A ring (worn as an ornament). From an unused root of uncertain meaning; a nose-ring.">rings;</a> </span><span class="reftext">22</span>their festive robes, capes, cloaks, and purses;…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/24-22.htm">Genesis 24:22</a></span><br />And after the camels had finished drinking, he took out a gold ring weighing a beka, and two gold bracelets for her wrists weighing ten shekels.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/32-2.htm">Exodus 32:2-3</a></span><br />So Aaron told them, “Take off the gold earrings that are on your wives and sons and daughters, and bring them to me.” / Then all the people took off their gold earrings and brought them to Aaron.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/16-11.htm">Ezekiel 16:11-13</a></span><br />I adorned you with jewelry, and I put bracelets on your wrists and a chain around your neck. / I put a ring in your nose, earrings on your ears, and a beautiful crown upon your head. / So you were adorned with gold and silver, and your clothing was made of fine linen, silk, and embroidered cloth. You ate fine flour, honey, and oil. You became very beautiful and rose to be queen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/25-12.htm">Proverbs 25:12</a></span><br />Like an earring of gold or an ornament of fine gold is a wise man’s rebuke to a listening ear.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/songs/1-10.htm">Song of Solomon 1:10-11</a></span><br />Your cheeks are beautiful with ornaments, your neck with strings of jewels. / We will make you ornaments of gold, studded with beads of silver.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/2-32.htm">Jeremiah 2:32</a></span><br />Does a maiden forget her jewelry or a bride her wedding sash? Yet My people have forgotten Me for days without number.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/2-13.htm">Hosea 2:13</a></span><br />I will punish her for the days of the Baals when she burned incense to them, when she adorned herself with rings and jewelry, and went after her lovers. But Me she forgot,” declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/3-3.htm">1 Peter 3:3-4</a></span><br />Your beauty should not come from outward adornment, such as braided hair or gold jewelry or fine clothes, / but from the inner disposition of your heart, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is precious in God’s sight.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_timothy/2-9.htm">1 Timothy 2:9</a></span><br />Likewise, I want the women to adorn themselves with respectable apparel, with modesty, and with self-control, not with braided hair or gold or pearls or expensive clothes,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/17-4.htm">Revelation 17:4</a></span><br />The woman was dressed in purple and scarlet, and adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls. She held in her hand a golden cup full of abominations and the impurities of her sexual immorality.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/18-12.htm">Revelation 18:12</a></span><br />cargo of gold, silver, precious stones, and pearls; of fine linen, purple, silk, and scarlet; of all kinds of citron wood and every article of ivory, precious wood, bronze, iron, and marble;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/35-4.htm">Genesis 35:4</a></span><br />So they gave Jacob all their foreign gods and all their earrings, and Jacob buried them under the oak near Shechem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/31-50.htm">Numbers 31:50</a></span><br />So we have brought to the LORD an offering of the gold articles each man acquired—armlets, bracelets, rings, earrings, and necklaces—to make atonement for ourselves before the LORD.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/8-24.htm">Judges 8:24-26</a></span><br />Then he added, “Let me make a request of you, that each of you give me an earring from his plunder.” (For the enemies had gold earrings because they were Ishmaelites.) / “We will give them gladly,” they replied. So they spread out a garment, and each man threw an earring from his plunder onto it. / The weight of the gold earrings he had requested was 1,700 shekels, in addition to the crescent ornaments, the pendants, the purple garments of the kings of Midian, and the chains from the necks of their camels.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/61-10.htm">Isaiah 61:10</a></span><br />I will rejoice greatly in the LORD, my soul will exult in my God; for He has clothed me with garments of salvation and wrapped me in a robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom wears a priestly headdress, as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">The rings, and nose jewels,</p><p class="hdg">rings</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/41-42.htm">Genesis 41:42</a></b></br> And Pharaoh took off his ring from his hand, and put it upon Joseph's hand, and arrayed him in vestures of fine linen, and put a gold chain about his neck;</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/esther/8-12.htm">Esther 8:12</a></b></br> Upon one day in all the provinces of king Ahasuerus, <i>namely</i>, upon the thirteenth <i>day</i> of the twelfth month, which <i>is</i> the month Adar.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/songs/5-14.htm">Song of Solomon 5:14</a></b></br> His hands <i>are as</i> gold rings set with the beryl: his belly <i>is as</i> bright ivory overlaid <i>with</i> sapphires.</p><p class="hdg">nose jewels</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/24-47.htm">Genesis 24:47</a></b></br> And I asked her, and said, Whose daughter <i>art</i> thou? And she said, The daughter of Bethuel, Nahor's son, whom Milcah bare unto him: and I put the earring upon her face, and the bracelets upon her hands.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_timothy/2-9.htm">1 Timothy 2:9,10</a></b></br> In like manner also, that women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with shamefacedness and sobriety; not with broided hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly array; … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_peter/3-3.htm">1 Peter 3:3,4</a></b></br> Whose adorning let it not be that outward <i>adorning</i> of plaiting the hair, and of wearing of gold, or of putting on of apparel; … </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/proverbs/6-13.htm">Finger</a> <a href="/isaiah/3-20.htm">Jewels</a> <a href="/songs/7-8.htm">Nose</a> <a href="/exodus/35-22.htm">Nose-Rings</a> <a href="/songs/5-14.htm">Rings</a> <a href="/job/37-7.htm">Seals</a> <a href="/esther/8-8.htm">Signet</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/isaiah/58-9.htm">Finger</a> <a href="/isaiah/54-12.htm">Jewels</a> <a href="/isaiah/37-29.htm">Nose</a> <a href="/ezekiel/19-4.htm">Nose-Rings</a> <a href="/ezekiel/1-18.htm">Rings</a> <a href="/revelation/5-1.htm">Seals</a> <a href="/jeremiah/22-24.htm">Signet</a><div class="vheading2">Isaiah 3</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/3-1.htm">The great calamities which come by sin</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/3-10.htm">The different rewards of the righteous and wicked</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/3-12.htm">The oppression and covetousness of the rulers</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/3-16.htm">The judgments which shall be for the pride of the women</a></span><br><span class="reftext">25. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/3-25.htm">The general desolation</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/isaiah/3.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/isaiah/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/isaiah/3.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>their signet rings</b><br>Signet rings in ancient Israel were significant as they were used to seal documents and signify authority and identity. They were often engraved with a unique design or emblem that represented the owner. In the biblical context, signet rings symbolize power and status, as seen in <a href="/genesis/41-42.htm">Genesis 41:42</a> when Pharaoh gives Joseph his signet ring, signifying Joseph's authority over Egypt. The mention of signet rings in <a href="/isaiah/3-21.htm">Isaiah 3:21</a> highlights the wealth and social standing of the women of Jerusalem, which is being stripped away as a sign of judgment. This reflects the broader theme of <a href="/isaiah/3.htm">Isaiah 3</a>, where God is pronouncing judgment on Judah and Jerusalem for their pride and reliance on material wealth rather than on Him.<p><b>and nose rings;</b><br>Nose rings were common adornments in the ancient Near East and are mentioned in several biblical passages, such as <a href="/genesis/24-22.htm">Genesis 24:22</a>, where Abraham's servant gives Rebekah a nose ring as a gift. They were often made of precious metals and were a sign of beauty and wealth. In <a href="/isaiah/3-21.htm">Isaiah 3:21</a>, the mention of nose rings, along with other luxurious items, underscores the opulence and vanity of the people of Jerusalem. The removal of these items symbolizes the impending judgment and humiliation that will come upon them due to their idolatry and moral decay. This stripping away of adornments serves as a metaphor for the loss of God's favor and protection, urging a return to humility and righteousness.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/i/isaiah.htm">Isaiah</a></b><br>A major prophet in the Old Testament, Isaiah's ministry spanned the reigns of several kings of Judah. He is known for his prophecies concerning both judgment and redemption.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a></b><br>The southern kingdom of Israel, which Isaiah primarily addressed. During Isaiah's time, Judah was experiencing social and spiritual decline.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a></b><br>The capital city of Judah, often symbolic of the nation's spiritual state. Isaiah's prophecies frequently focus on Jerusalem as a center of both sin and future hope.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/w/women_of_zion.htm">Women of Zion</a></b><br>In <a href="/bsb/isaiah/3.htm">Isaiah 3</a>, the women of Zion are specifically mentioned as part of the societal critique. Their adornments symbolize the vanity and pride prevalent in the society.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/j/judgment.htm">Judgment</a></b><br>The broader context of <a href="/bsb/isaiah/3.htm">Isaiah 3</a> is a prophecy of judgment against Judah and Jerusalem for their sins, including pride and idolatry.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/v/vanity_and_pride.htm">Vanity and Pride</a></b><br>The adornments mentioned in <a href="/isaiah/3-21.htm">Isaiah 3:21</a> symbolize the vanity and pride of the people. As believers, we are called to examine our own lives for areas where pride may have taken root.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/true_beauty.htm">True Beauty</a></b><br>Scripture consistently teaches that true beauty is found in a gentle and quiet spirit, not in outward adornments. We should prioritize cultivating inner beauty.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/j/judgment_and_repentance.htm">Judgment and Repentance</a></b><br>The passage serves as a warning of judgment for those who place their trust in material wealth and appearances. It calls us to repentance and a return to God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/cultural_reflections.htm">Cultural Reflections</a></b><br>The cultural practices of Isaiah's time, such as wearing signet and nose rings, can reflect deeper spiritual issues. We should be mindful of how our cultural practices align with our faith.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_adornment.htm">Spiritual Adornment</a></b><br>As Christians, we are encouraged to adorn ourselves with the fruits of the Spirit, which reflect Christ's character in us.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_isaiah_3.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Isaiah 3</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_is_zerubbabel_a_signet_ring.htm">How is Zerubbabel symbolized as a signet ring?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/heed_warnings,_stay_faithful.htm">What does the Bible say about body piercings?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_was_king_manasseh_in_the_bible.htm">Who was King Manasseh in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/should_christians_wear_earrings.htm">Should Christians wear earrings?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/isaiah/3.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(21) <span class= "bld">The rings, and nose jewels.</span>--The first word points to the signet ring, worn both by men and women of wealth (<a href="/exodus/35-22.htm" title="And they came, both men and women, as many as were willing hearted, and brought bracelets, and earrings, and rings, and tablets, all jewels of gold: and every man that offered offered an offering of gold to the LORD.">Exodus 35:22</a>; <a href="/numbers/31-50.htm" title="We have therefore brought an oblation for the LORD, what every man has gotten, of jewels of gold, chains, and bracelets, rings, earrings, and tablets, to make an atonement for our souls before the LORD.">Numbers 31:50</a>; <a href="/esther/3-12.htm" title="Then were the king's scribes called on the thirteenth day of the first month, and there was written according to all that Haman had commanded to the king's lieutenants, and to the governors that were over every province, and to the rulers of every people of every province according to the writing thereof, and to every people after their language; in the name of king Ahasuerus was it written, and sealed with the king's ring.">Esther 3:12</a>; <a href="/esther/8-8.htm" title="Write you also for the Jews, as it likes you, in the king's name, and seal it with the king's ring: for the writing which is written in the king's name, and sealed with the king's ring, may no man reverse.">Esther 8:8</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/22-24.htm" title="As I live, said the LORD, though Coniah the son of Jehoiakim king of Judah were the signet on my right hand, yet would I pluck you there;">Jeremiah 22:24</a>); the latter <span class= "ital">to </span>the ornaments worn pendent from the nostrils as by modern Arabian women (<a href="/genesis/24-22.htm" title="And it came to pass, as the camels had done drinking, that the man took a golden earring of half a shekel weight, and two bracelets for her hands of ten shekels weight of gold;">Genesis 24:22</a>). . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/isaiah/3.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 21.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">The rings</span>; literally, <span class="accented">seal-rings</span>, or <span class="accented">signet-rings</span>. Such were known in Egypt from the time of Joseph (<a href="/genesis/41-42.htm">Genesis 41:42</a>), and probably earlier. It would seem from the present passage that their use was not confined to men. <span class="cmt_word">Nose-jewels.</span> Actual nose-rings are not represented in any of the ancient remains; and the use of them seems to be confined to very barbarous communities. Probably the "nose-jewels" here mentioned were ornaments depending from the forehead and touching the upper part of the nose, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/isaiah/3-21.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">[their] signet rings</span><br /><span class="heb">הַטַּבָּע֖וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(haṭ·ṭab·bā·‘ō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2885.htm">Strong's 2885: </a> </span><span class="str2">A seal, signet, a ring of any kind</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and nose</span><br /><span class="heb">הָאָֽף׃</span> <span class="translit">(hā·’āp̄)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_639.htm">Strong's 639: </a> </span><span class="str2">The nose, nostril, the face, a person, ire</span><br /><br /><span class="word">rings,</span><br /><span class="heb">וְנִזְמֵ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(wə·niz·mê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5141.htm">Strong's 5141: </a> </span><span class="str2">A ring (worn as an ornament)</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/3-21.htm">Isaiah 3:21 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/isaiah/3-21.htm">Isaiah 3:21 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/isaiah/3-21.htm">Isaiah 3:21 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/isaiah/3-21.htm">Isaiah 3:21 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/isaiah/3-21.htm">Isaiah 3:21 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/3-21.htm">Isaiah 3:21 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/3-21.htm">Isaiah 3:21 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/3-21.htm">Isaiah 3:21 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/3-21.htm">Isaiah 3:21 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/isaiah/3-21.htm">Isaiah 3:21 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/isaiah/3-21.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 3:21 The signet rings the nose rings (Isa Isi Is)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/isaiah/3-20.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 3:20"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 3:20" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/isaiah/3-22.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 3:22"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 3:22" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>