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href="/bsb/isaiah/3.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/isaiah/3.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />In that day the Lord will snatch away their finery: the bangles and headbands and crescent necklaces,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/isaiah/3.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />On that day of judgment the Lord will strip away everything that makes her beautiful: ornaments, headbands, crescent necklaces,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/isaiah/3.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />In that day the Lord will take away the finery of the anklets, the headbands, and the crescents;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/3.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />In that day the Lord will take away their finery: their anklets and headbands and crescents;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/isaiah/3.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />In that day the Lord will take away the bravery of <i>their</i> tinkling ornaments <i>about their feet</i>, and <i>their</i> cauls, and <i>their</i> round tires like the moon,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/isaiah/3.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />In that day the Lord will take away the finery: The jingling anklets, the scarves, and the crescents;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/isaiah/3.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />On that day the Lord will take away the beauty of <i>their</i> anklets, headbands, crescent ornaments,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/isaiah/3.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />In that day the Lord will take away the beauty of their anklets, headbands, crescent ornaments,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/isaiah/3.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />In that day the Lord will take away the beauty of <i>their</i> anklets, headbands, crescent ornaments,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/isaiah/3.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />In that day the Lord will remove the beauty of <i>their</i> anklets, headbands, crescent ornaments,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/isaiah/3.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />In that day the Lord will take away the beauty of their anklets, [braided] caps, crescent [head] ornaments,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/isaiah/3.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />On that day the Lord will strip their finery: ankle bracelets, headbands, crescents,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/isaiah/3.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />On that day the Lord will strip their finery: ankle bracelets, headbands, crescents,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/isaiah/3.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />In that day the Lord will take away the beauty of their anklets, and the cauls, and the crescents;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/isaiah/3.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />In that day the Lord will take away the bravery of their anklets, and the cauls, and the crescents;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/isaiah/3.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />On that day the Lord will take away their fine things: jingling anklets, headbands, crescent-shaped necklaces,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/isaiah/3.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />A day is coming when the Lord will take away from the women of Jerusalem everything they are so proud of--the ornaments they wear on their ankles, on their heads, on their necks, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/isaiah/3.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"At that time, the LORD will take away the finery of the ankle bracelets, headbands, crescents, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/isaiah/3.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />In that day the Lord will take away their finery: their anklets and headbands and crescents;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/isaiah/3.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />At that time the sovereign master will remove their beautiful ankle jewelry, neck ornaments, crescent shaped ornaments,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/isaiah/3.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />In that day the LORD will take away the beauty of their anklets, the headbands, the crescent necklaces,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/isaiah/3.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />In that day the Lord will take away the show of their tinkling ornaments about their feet, and their cauls, and their round tires like the moon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/isaiah/3.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />In that day the Lord will take away the beauty of their anklets, the headbands, the crescent necklaces, <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/isaiah/3.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />In that day the Lord turns aside "" The beauty of the jingling ornaments, "" And of the embroidered works, "" And of the crescents,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/isaiah/3.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> In that day doth the Lord turn aside The beauty of the tinkling ornaments, And of the embroidered works, And of the round tires like moons,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/isaiah/3.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />In that day Jehovah will turn away the ornament of the ankle bands, and the inter-weavings, and the crescents,<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/isaiah/3.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />In that day the Lord will take away the ornaments of shoes, end little moons, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/isaiah/3.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />In that day, the Lord will take away their decorative shoes, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/isaiah/3.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />On that day the LORD will do away with the finery of the anklets, sunbursts, and crescents;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/3.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />In that day the Lord will take away the finery of the anklets, the headbands, and the crescents;<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/3.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />In that day the LORD will take away the beauty of their apparel;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/isaiah/3.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />In that day LORD JEHOVAH shall remove the glory of their garments and of their ornaments and of their braids<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/isaiah/3.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />In that day the Lord will take away the bravery of their anklets, and the fillets, and the crescents;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/isaiah/3.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />and the Lord will take away the glory of their raiment, the curls and the fringes, and the crescents,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/isaiah/3-18.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=726" 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">17</span>the Lord will bring sores on the heads of the daughters of Zion, and the LORD will make their foreheads bare.” <span class="reftext">18</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: ha·hū (Art:: Pro-3ms) -- He, she, it. ">In that</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: bay·yō·wm (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">day</a> <a href="/hebrew/136.htm" title="136: ’ă·ḏō·nāy (N-proper-ms) -- Lord. Am emphatic form of 'adown; the Lord.">the Lord</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’êṯ (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5493.htm" title="5493: yā·sîr (V-Hifil-Imperf-3ms) -- To turn aside. Or suwr; a primitive root; to turn off.">will take away</a> <a href="/hebrew/8597.htm" title="8597: tip̄·’e·reṯ (N-fsc) -- Beauty, glory. Or tiphereth; from pa'ar; ornament.">their finery:</a> <a href="/hebrew/5914.htm" title="5914: hā·‘ă·ḵā·sîm (Art:: N-mp) -- An anklet, bangle. From akac; a fetter; hence, an anklet.">their anklets</a> <a href="/hebrew/7636.htm" title="7636: wə·haš·šə·ḇî·sîm (Conj-w, Art:: N-mp) -- A headband. From an unused root meaning to interweave; a netting for the hair.">and headbands</a> <a href="/hebrew/7720.htm" title="7720: wə·haś·śa·hă·rō·nîm (Conj-w, Art:: N-mp) -- Moon, crescent. From the same as cahar; a round pendant for the neck.">and crescents;</a> </span><span class="reftext">19</span>their pendants, bracelets, and veils;…<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="/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 2:9-10</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, / but with good deeds, as is proper for women who profess to worship God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/16-10.htm">Ezekiel 16:10-13</a></span><br />I clothed you in embroidered cloth and gave you sandals of fine leather. I wrapped you in fine linen and covered you with silk. / 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. ...<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/18-16.htm">Revelation 18:16</a></span><br />saying: “Woe, woe to the great city, clothed in fine linen and purple and scarlet, adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/31-30.htm">Proverbs 31:30</a></span><br />Charm is deceptive and beauty is fleeting, but a woman who fears the LORD is to be praised.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/4-30.htm">Jeremiah 4:30</a></span><br />And you, O devastated one, what will you do, though you dress yourself in scarlet, though you adorn yourself with gold jewelry, though you enlarge your eyes with paint? You adorn yourself in vain; your lovers despise you; they want to take your life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/2-16.htm">1 John 2:16</a></span><br />For all that is in the world—the desires of the flesh, the desires of the eyes, and the pride of life—is not from the Father but from the world.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/6-28.htm">Matthew 6:28-29</a></span><br />And why do you worry about clothes? Consider how the lilies of the field grow: They do not labor or spin. / Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his glory was adorned like one of these.<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="/1_corinthians/11-5.htm">1 Corinthians 11:5-6</a></span><br />And every woman who prays or prophesies with her head uncovered dishonors her head, for it is just as if her head were shaved. / If a woman does not cover her head, she should have her hair cut off. And if it is shameful for a woman to have her hair cut or shaved off, she should cover her head.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/11-15.htm">1 Corinthians 11:15</a></span><br />but that if a woman has long hair, it is her glory? For long hair is given to her as a covering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><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="/genesis/24-53.htm">Genesis 24:53</a></span><br />Then he brought out jewels of silver and gold, and articles of clothing, and he gave them to Rebekah. He also gave precious gifts to her brother and her mother.<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.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">In that day the Lord will take away the bravery of their tinkling ornaments about their feet, and their cauls, and their round tires like the moon,</p><p class="hdg">tinkling ornaments</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/3-16.htm">Isaiah 3:16</a></b></br> Moreover the LORD saith, Because the daughters of Zion are haughty, and walk with stretched forth necks and wanton eyes, walking and mincing <i>as</i> they go, and making a tinkling with their feet:</p><p class="hdg">cauls.</p><p class="hdg">round tires</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/judges/8-21.htm">Judges 8:21</a></b></br> Then Zebah and Zalmunna said, Rise thou, and fall upon us: for as the man <i>is, so is</i> his strength. And Gideon arose, and slew Zebah and Zalmunna, and took away the ornaments that <i>were</i> on their camels' necks.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/proverbs/31-30.htm">Beauty</a> <a href="/judges/8-26.htm">Crescent</a> <a href="/judges/8-26.htm">Crescents</a> <a href="/psalms/45-14.htm">Embroidered</a> <a href="/isaiah/3-16.htm">Feet</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-29.htm">Fillets</a> <a href="/2_samuel/1-24.htm">Finery</a> <a href="/isaiah/3-8.htm">Glory</a> <a href="/leviticus/8-13.htm">Headbands</a> <a href="/isaiah/2-22.htm">Little</a> <a href="/isaiah/1-14.htm">Moon</a> <a href="/isaiah/1-14.htm">Moons</a> <a href="/numbers/31-50.htm">Necklaces</a> <a href="/proverbs/25-12.htm">Ornament</a> <a href="/isaiah/3-16.htm">Ornaments</a> <a href="/songs/7-2.htm">Round</a> <a href="/isaiah/3-9.htm">Show</a> <a href="/psalms/119-43.htm">Snatch</a> <a href="/isaiah/3-16.htm">Tinkling</a> <a href="/ezekiel/44-18.htm">Tires</a> <a href="/isaiah/3-12.htm">Turn</a> <a href="/isaiah/2-16.htm">Works</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/isaiah/3-24.htm">Beauty</a> <a href="/judges/8-21.htm">Crescent</a> <a href="/judges/8-21.htm">Crescents</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-10.htm">Embroidered</a> <a href="/isaiah/5-28.htm">Feet</a> <a href="/exodus/27-10.htm">Fillets</a> <a href="/2_samuel/1-24.htm">Finery</a> <a href="/isaiah/3-25.htm">Glory</a> <a href="/isaiah/3-20.htm">Headbands</a> <a href="/isaiah/7-13.htm">Little</a> <a href="/isaiah/13-10.htm">Moon</a> <a href="/isaiah/47-13.htm">Moons</a> <a href="/numbers/31-50.htm">Necklaces</a> <a href="/isaiah/28-5.htm">Ornament</a> <a href="/isaiah/3-20.htm">Ornaments</a> <a href="/isaiah/5-5.htm">Round</a> <a href="/isaiah/5-16.htm">Show</a> <a href="/isaiah/5-29.htm">Snatch</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/13-1.htm">Tinkling</a> <a href="/ezekiel/24-23.htm">Tires</a> <a href="/isaiah/5-5.htm">Turn</a> <a href="/isaiah/19-14.htm">Works</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>In that day</b><br>This phrase refers to a specific time of judgment and reckoning. In the context of Isaiah, "that day" often points to the Day of the Lord, a time when God intervenes in history to judge and purify His people. It is a theme that runs throughout the prophetic books, indicating a future time of divine action. This phrase sets the stage for the consequences that will follow due to the people's pride and idolatry.<p><b>the Lord will take away their finery:</b><br>The removal of finery symbolizes the stripping away of pride and self-reliance. In ancient Israel, clothing and adornments were not only a sign of wealth but also of social status and identity. The Lord's action here is a direct response to the people's misplaced trust in material wealth and external appearances rather than in God. This act of taking away is a form of divine judgment meant to humble and bring the people back to reliance on God.<p><b>their anklets and headbands and crescents;</b><br>Anklets and headbands were common adornments in ancient Near Eastern cultures, often worn by women of status. Crescents, likely referring to crescent-shaped jewelry, may have had associations with pagan worship, as the moon was a common symbol in various ancient religions. The mention of these specific items highlights the cultural practices of the time and suggests a critique of the adoption of foreign customs and idolatry. The removal of these items signifies a cleansing from idolatrous practices and a call to return to covenant faithfulness. This stripping away can be seen as a precursor to the New Testament call to lay aside earthly treasures and seek the kingdom of God.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The Lord (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The sovereign God of Israel, who is executing judgment on His people for their pride and idolatry.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_daughters_of_zion.htm">The Daughters of Zion</a></b><br>Representing the women of Jerusalem, who are symbolic of the nation’s pride and moral decay.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a></b><br>The capital city of Judah, central to the events of Isaiah's prophecies, often representing the spiritual state of the nation.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/i/isaiah.htm">Isaiah</a></b><br>The prophet through whom God delivers His message of judgment and hope to the people of Judah.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_day_of_the_lord.htm">The Day of the Lord</a></b><br>A time of divine intervention, often associated with judgment and purification.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_pride_and_vanity.htm">The Danger of Pride and Vanity</a></b><br>The passage warns against the dangers of pride and vanity, as the women of Zion are judged for their focus on external beauty rather than inner righteousness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_judgment.htm">God’s Sovereignty in Judgment</a></b><br>God’s removal of finery signifies His control over all aspects of life, including wealth and status. Believers are reminded of the importance of humility and submission to God’s will.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_transience_of_earthly_possessions.htm">The Transience of Earthly Possessions</a></b><br>The temporary nature of material possessions is highlighted, encouraging believers to invest in eternal treasures rather than fleeting adornments.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_inner_beauty.htm">The Call to Inner Beauty</a></b><br>The emphasis on external adornment serves as a call to cultivate inner beauty and godliness, which are of lasting value in God’s eyes.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_restoration.htm">Repentance and Restoration</a></b><br>The judgment serves as a call to repentance, with the hope of restoration for those who turn back to God and seek His righteousness.<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/why_does_egypt's_influence_persist.htm">Isaiah 31:3 mentions Egypt's mortal nature--why then does archaeological evidence show Egyptian influence persisting long after this prophecy implied vulnerability?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_paul_misquote_psalms_in_romans.htm">If the Bible is divinely inspired, why does Paul misquote the Old Testament (Romans 3:10-18 vs. Psalms)?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/isaiah_18_1__what_is_'land_of_whirring_wings'.htm">Isaiah 18:1: How can the reference to a 'land of whirring wings' be reconciled with any known geography or culture?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_'diadem'_mean_in_the_bible.htm">What does 'diadem' mean in the Bible?</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>(18) <span class= "bld">Tinkling ornaments.</span>--These were anklets, <span class= "ital">i.e., </span>rings of metal, with or without bells, which produced the tinkling of <a href="/isaiah/3-16.htm" title="Moreover the LORD said, Because the daughters of Zion are haughty, and walk with stretched forth necks and wanton eyes, walking and mincing as they go, and making a tinkling with their feet:">Isaiah 3:16</a>. The "cauls" were probably <span class= "ital">wreaths, </span>or plaits of gold or silver net-work, worn over the forehead from ear to ear, but have been taken by some scholars as sun-like balls worn like a necklace.<p><span class= "bld">Round tires like the moon.</span>--The crescent ornaments which were hung on the necks of the camels of the Midianites in the time of Gideon (<a href="/judges/8-21.htm" title="Then Zebah and Zalmunna said, Rise you, and fall on us: for as the man is, so is his strength. And Gideon arose, and slew Zebah and Zalmunna, and took away the ornaments that were on their camels' necks.">Judges 8:21</a>), and are still worn by Arabian women. It is not improbable that they were connected with the worship of Ashtaroth. Among modern Arabian women they are regarded as a charm against the evil eye. (See Note on <a href="/context/jeremiah/44-17.htm" title="But we will certainly do whatever thing goes forth out of our own mouth, to burn incense to the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings to her, as we have done, we, and our fathers, our kings, and our princes, in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem: for then had we plenty of victuals, and were well, and saw no evil.">Jeremiah 44:17-19</a>.)<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/isaiah/3.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 18.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">The bravery of their tinkling ornaments about their feet</span>; rather, <span class="accented">of their anklets</span>. Anklets were worn by the Egyptian women from the time of the twelfth dynasty (about <span class="date">B.C. 1900</span>). They were, in general, plain rings of metal, but appear to have been sometimes set with precious stones (see Lepsius, 'Denkmaler,' pt. 2. pls. 128, 129). No bells appear attached to any; but bells were known in Assyria from the time of Sennacherib ('Ancient Monarchies,' vol. 1. p. 417, 2nd edit.). Their cauls; margin, <span class="accented">networks</span>. The marginal rendering is probably correct (comp. LXX., <span class="greek">ἐμπλόκια</span>). Network caps to contain the hair seem to be intended (so Kimchi, Saadiah, Jarchi, Rosenmüller, Kay). Mr. Cheyne prefers "wreaths worn round the forehead, reaching from one ear to the other." <span class="cmt_word">Round tires like the moon; rather, crescents</span>. Flat ornaments in metal, like a young moon, generally worn suspended round the neck (see <a href="/judges/8-26.htm">Judges 8:26</a>, where the same word occurs). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/isaiah/3-18.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">In that</span><br /><span class="heb">הַה֜וּא</span> <span class="translit">(ha·hū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Pronoun - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1931.htm">Strong's 1931: </a> </span><span class="str2">He, self, the same, this, that, as, are</span><br /><br /><span class="word">day</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּיּ֨וֹם</span> <span class="translit">(bay·yō·wm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> </span><span class="str2">A day</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the Lord</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲדֹנָ֗י</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·ḏō·nāy)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_136.htm">Strong's 136: </a> </span><span class="str2">The Lord</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will take away</span><br /><span class="heb">יָסִ֣יר</span> <span class="translit">(yā·sîr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5493.htm">Strong's 5493: </a> </span><span class="str2">To turn aside</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the finery</span><br /><span class="heb">תִּפְאֶ֧רֶת</span> <span class="translit">(tip̄·’e·reṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8597.htm">Strong's 8597: </a> </span><span class="str2">Beauty, glory</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of [their] anklets</span><br /><span class="heb">הָעֲכָסִ֛ים</span> <span class="translit">(hā·‘ă·ḵā·sîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5914.htm">Strong's 5914: </a> </span><span class="str2">A fetter, an anklet</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and headbands</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהַשְּׁבִיסִ֖ים</span> <span class="translit">(wə·haš·šə·ḇî·sîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7636.htm">Strong's 7636: </a> </span><span class="str2">A netting for, the hair</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and crescents,</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהַשַּׂהֲרֹנִֽים׃</span> <span class="translit">(wə·haś·śa·hă·rō·nîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7720.htm">Strong's 7720: </a> </span><span class="str2">A round pendant for, the neck</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/3-18.htm">Isaiah 3:18 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/isaiah/3-18.htm">Isaiah 3:18 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/isaiah/3-18.htm">Isaiah 3:18 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/isaiah/3-18.htm">Isaiah 3:18 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/isaiah/3-18.htm">Isaiah 3:18 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/3-18.htm">Isaiah 3:18 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/3-18.htm">Isaiah 3:18 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/3-18.htm">Isaiah 3:18 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/3-18.htm">Isaiah 3:18 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/isaiah/3-18.htm">Isaiah 3:18 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/isaiah/3-18.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 3:18 In that day the Lord will take (Isa Isi Is)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/isaiah/3-17.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 3:17"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 3:17" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/isaiah/3-19.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 3:19"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 3:19" /></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>