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class="clickchap2" title="Lexicon"> Heb </a> </div><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheadingv">Verse<a 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"><a href="/niv/isaiah/3.htm">New International Version</a> The LORD says, &#8220The women of Zion are haughty, walking along with outstretched necks, flirting with their eyes, strutting along with swaying hips, with ornaments jingling on their ankles. <a href="/nlt/isaiah/3.htm">New Living Translation</a> The LORD says, “Beautiful Zion is haughty: craning her elegant neck, flirting with her eyes, walking with dainty steps, tinkling her ankle bracelets. <a href="/esv/isaiah/3.htm">English Standard Version</a> The LORD said: Because the daughters of Zion are haughty and walk with outstretched necks, glancing wantonly with their eyes, mincing along as they go, tinkling with their feet, <a href="/bsb/isaiah/3.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> The LORD also says: “Because the daughters of Zion are haughty—walking with heads held high and wanton eyes, prancing and skipping as they go, jingling the bracelets on their ankles— <a href="/kjv/isaiah/3.htm">King James Bible</a> Moreover the LORD saith, 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: <a href="/nkjv/isaiah/3.htm">New King James Version</a> Moreover the LORD says: “Because the daughters of Zion are haughty, And walk with outstretched necks And wanton eyes, Walking and mincing as they go, Making a jingling with their feet, <a href="/nasb_/isaiah/3.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Moreover, the LORD said, “Because the daughters of Zion are haughty And walk with heads held high and seductive eyes, And go along with mincing steps And jingle the anklets on their feet, <a href="/nasb/isaiah/3.htm">NASB 1995</a> Moreover, the LORD said, &#8220Because the daughters of Zion are proud And walk with heads held high and seductive eyes, And go along with mincing steps And tinkle the bangles on their feet, <a href="/nasb77/isaiah/3.htm">NASB 1977 </a> Moreover, the LORD said, “Because the daughters of Zion are proud, And walk with heads held high and seductive eyes, And go along with mincing steps, And tinkle the bangles on their feet, <a href="/lsb/isaiah/3.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Moreover, Yahweh said, “Because the daughters of Zion are haughty And walk with outstretched necks and seductive eyes, And go along with mincing steps And tinkle the bangles on their feet, <a href="/amp/isaiah/3.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Moreover, the LORD said, “Because the daughters of Zion are proud And walk with outstretched necks and seductive (flirtatious, alluring) eyes, And trip along with mincing steps and an affected gait And walk with jingling anklets on their feet, <a href="/csb/isaiah/3.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> The LORD also says: Because the daughters of Zion are haughty, walking with heads held high and seductive eyes, prancing along, jingling their ankle bracelets, <a href="/hcsb/isaiah/3.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> The LORD also says: Because the daughters of Zion are haughty, walking with heads held high and seductive eyes, going along with prancing steps, jingling their ankle bracelets, <a href="/asv/isaiah/3.htm">American Standard Version</a> Moreover Jehovah said, Because the daughters of Zion are haughty, and walk with outstretched necks and wanton eyes, walking and mincing as they go, and making a tinkling with their feet; <a href="/cev/isaiah/3.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> The LORD says: The women of Jerusalem are proud and strut around, winking shamelessly. They wear anklets that jingle and call attention to the way they walk. <a href="/erv/isaiah/3.htm">English Revised Version</a> 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: <a href="/gwt/isaiah/3.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> The LORD adds, "The women of Zion are arrogant. They walk with their noses in the air, making seductive glances, taking short little steps, jingling the ankle bracelets on their feet." <a href="/gnt/isaiah/3.htm">Good News Translation</a> The LORD said, "Look how proud the women of Jerusalem are! They walk along with their noses in the air. They are always flirting. They take dainty little steps, and the bracelets on their ankles jingle. <a href="/isv/isaiah/3.htm">International Standard Version</a> The LORD also says: "Because Zion's women are so haughty, and walk with outstretched necks, flirting with their eyes, prancing along as they walk, and making tinkling noises with their ankle bracelets, <a href="/msb/isaiah/3.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> The LORD also says: ?Because the daughters of Zion are haughty?walking with heads held high and wanton eyes, prancing and skipping as they go, jingling the bracelets on their ankles? <a href="/net/isaiah/3.htm">NET Bible</a> The LORD says, "The women of Zion are proud. They walk with their heads high and flirt with their eyes. They skip along and the jewelry on their ankles jingles. <a href="/nheb/isaiah/3.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Moreover the LORD said, "Because the daughters of Zion are haughty, and walk with outstretched necks and flirting eyes, walking to trip as they go, jingling ornaments on their feet; <a href="/wbt/isaiah/3.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Moreover the LORD saith, Because the daughters of Zion are haughty, and walk with extended necks and wanton eyes, walking and mincing as they go, and making a tinkling with their feet: <a href="/web/isaiah/3.htm">World English Bible</a> Moreover Yahweh said, “Because the daughters of Zion are arrogant, and walk with outstretched necks and flirting eyes, walking daintily as they go, jingling ornaments on their feet; <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/isaiah/3.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> “Because that daughters of Zion have been haughty, "" And they walk stretching out the neck, "" And deceiving [with] the eyes, "" They go walking and mincing, "" And they make a jingling with their feet, <a href="/ylt/isaiah/3.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> Because that daughters of Zion have been haughty, And they walk stretching out the neck, And deceiving with the eyes, Walking and mincing they go, And with their feet they make a tinkling, <a href="/slt/isaiah/3.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And Jehovah will say, Because the daughters of Zion were lifted up, and they will go extending the neck and ogling their eyes, going and tripping their going, and binding back their feet:<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/isaiah/3.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And the Lord said: Because the daughters of Sion are haughty, and have walked with stretched out necks, and wanton glances of their eyes, and made a noise as they walked with their feet and moved in a set pace: <a href="/cpdv/isaiah/3.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And the Lord said: Because the daughters of Zion have been lifted up, and have walked with extended necks and winking eyes, because they have continued on, walking noisily and advancing with a pretentious stride, <a href="/nabre/isaiah/3.htm">New American Bible</a> The LORD said: Because the daughters of Zion are haughty, and walk with necks outstretched, Ogling and mincing as they go, their anklets tinkling with every step, <a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/3.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> The LORD said: Because the daughters of Zion are haughty and walk with outstretched necks, glancing wantonly with their eyes, mincing along as they go, tinkling with their feet;<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/3.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Because the daughters of Zion have become haughty, and walk with stretched forth necks, and wanton eyes, making a tinkling with their feet, and thus provoking the LORD; <a href="/hpbt/isaiah/3.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> For the daughters of Zion are lifted up and walk with a high neck and with winking of the eyes. They are walking and shaking wildly with their legs and are excited<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/isaiah/3.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> 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; <a href="/sep/isaiah/3.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> Thus saith the Lord, Because the daughters of Sion are haughty, and have walked with an outstretched neck, and with winking of the eyes, and motion of the feet, at the same time drawing their garments in trains, and at the same time sporting with their feet: <a href="/parallel/isaiah/3-16.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xv9bHT-nr9s?start=704" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/isaiah/3.htm">A Warning to Jerusalem</a> 16<a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">The LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: way·yō·mer (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">also says:</a> <a href="/hebrew/3282.htm" title="3282: ya·‘an (Adv) -- From an unused root meaning to pay attention; properly, heed; by implication, purpose; used adverbially to indicate the reason or cause.">“Because</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/1323.htm" title="1323: bə·nō·wṯ (N-fpc) -- Daughter. From banah; a daughter.">the daughters</a> <a href="/hebrew/6726.htm" title="6726: ṣî·yō·wn (N-proper-fs) -- A mountain in Jer., also a name for Jer. The same as tsiyuwn; Tsijon, a mountain of Jerusalem.">of Zion</a> <a href="/hebrew/1361.htm" title="1361: ḡā·ḇə·hū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To soar, be lofty, to be haughty. A primitive root; to soar, i.e. Be lofty; figuratively, to be haughty.">are haughty—</a> <a href="/hebrew/1980.htm" title="1980: wat·tê·laḵ·nāh (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3fp) -- To go, come, walk. Akin to yalak; a primitive root; to walk.">walking</a> <a href="/hebrew/1627.htm" title="1627: gā·rō·wn (N-ms) -- Neck, throat. Or garon; from garar; the throat.">with heads</a> <a href="/hebrew/5186.htm" title="5186: nə·ṭūōṯ (V-Qal-QalPassPrtcpl-fp) -- A primitive root; to stretch or spread out; by implication, to bend away; used in a great variety of application.">held high</a> <a href="/hebrew/8265.htm" title="8265: ū·mə·śaq·qə·rō·wṯ (Conj-w:: V-Piel-Prtcpl-fp) -- To ogle. A primitive root; to ogle, i.e. Blink coquettishly.">and wanton</a> <a href="/hebrew/5869.htm" title="5869: ‘ê·nā·yim (N-cd) -- An eye. Probably a primitive word; an eye; by analogy, a fountain.">eyes,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1980.htm" title="1980: hā·lō·wḵ (V-Qal-InfAbs) -- To go, come, walk. Akin to yalak; a primitive root; to walk.">prancing</a> <a href="/hebrew/2952.htm" title="2952: wə·ṭā·p̄ōp̄ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-InfAbs) -- To trip, take small quick steps. A primitive root; apparently to trip coquettishly.">and skipping</a> <a href="/hebrew/1980.htm" title="1980: tê·laḵ·nāh (V-Qal-Imperf-3fp) -- To go, come, walk. Akin to yalak; a primitive root; to walk.">as they go,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5913.htm" title="5913: tə·‘ak·kas·nāh (V-Piel-Imperf-3fp) -- A primitive root; properly, to tie, specifically, with fetters; but used only as denominative from ekec; to put on anklets.">jingling</a> <a href="/hebrew/7272.htm" title="7272: ū·ḇə·raḡ·lê·hem (Conj-w, Prep-b:: N-fdc:: 3mp) -- Foot. From ragal; a foot; by implication, a step; by euphem. The pudenda.">the bracelets on their ankles—</a> 17the Lord will bring sores on the heads of the daughters of Zion, and the LORD will make their foreheads bare.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/1_peter/3-3.htm">1 Peter 3:3-4</a> 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. <a href="/proverbs/6-16.htm">Proverbs 6:16-19</a> There are six things that the LORD hates, seven that are detestable to Him: / haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood, / a heart that devises wicked schemes, feet that run swiftly to evil, ... <a href="/1_timothy/2-9.htm">1 Timothy 2:9-10</a> 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. <a href="/ezekiel/16-49.htm">Ezekiel 16:49-50</a> Now this was the iniquity of your sister Sodom: She and her daughters were arrogant, overfed, and complacent; they did not help the poor and needy. / Thus they were haughty and committed abominations before Me. Therefore I removed them, as you have seen. <a href="/1_john/2-16.htm">1 John 2:16</a> 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. <a href="/zephaniah/1-8.htm">Zephaniah 1:8-9</a> “On the Day of the LORD’s sacrifice I will punish the princes, the sons of the king, and all who are dressed in foreign apparel. / On that day I will punish all who leap over the threshold, who fill the house of their master with violence and deceit. <a href="/james/4-6.htm">James 4:6</a> But He gives us more grace. This is why it says: “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.” <a href="/proverbs/31-30.htm">Proverbs 31:30</a> Charm is deceptive and beauty is fleeting, but a woman who fears the LORD is to be praised. <a href="/jeremiah/4-30.htm">Jeremiah 4:30</a> 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. <a href="/matthew/23-5.htm">Matthew 23:5</a> All their deeds are done for men to see. They broaden their phylacteries and lengthen their tassels. <a href="/1_samuel/16-7.htm">1 Samuel 16:7</a> But the LORD said to Samuel, “Do not consider his appearance or height, for I have rejected him; the LORD does not see as man does. For man sees the outward appearance, but the LORD sees the heart.” <a href="/1_corinthians/11-5.htm">1 Corinthians 11:5-6</a> 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. <a href="/1_timothy/5-6.htm">1 Timothy 5:6</a> But she who lives for pleasure is dead even while she is still alive. <a href="/ezekiel/13-18.htm">Ezekiel 13:18-23</a> and tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: Woe to the women who sew magic charms on their wrists and make veils for the heads of people of every height, in order to ensnare their souls. Will you ensnare the souls of My people but preserve your own? / You have profaned Me among My people for handfuls of barley and scraps of bread. By lying to My people who would listen, you have killed those who should not have died and spared those who should not have lived. / Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: See, I am against the magic charms with which you ensnare souls like birds, and I will tear them from your arms. So I will free the souls you have ensnared like birds. ... <a href="/1_corinthians/6-19.htm">1 Corinthians 6:19-20</a> Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; / you were bought at a price. Therefore glorify God with your body.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>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:the daughters<a href="/isaiah/1-8.htm">Isaiah 1:8</a> And the daughter of Zion is left as a cottage in a vineyard, as a lodge in a garden of cucumbers, as a besieged city.<a href="/isaiah/4-4.htm">Isaiah 4:4</a> When the Lord shall have washed away the filth of the daughters of Zion, and shall have purged the blood of Jerusalem from the midst thereof by the spirit of judgment, and by the spirit of burning.<a href="/matthew/21-5.htm">Matthew 21:5</a> Tell ye the daughter of Sion, Behold, thy King cometh unto thee, meek, and sitting upon an ass, and a colt the foal of an ass.are haughty<a href="/isaiah/24-4.htm">Isaiah 24:4</a> The earth mourneth and fadeth away, the world languisheth and fadeth away, the haughty people of the earth do languish.<a href="/isaiah/32-9.htm">Isaiah 32:9-11</a> Rise up, ye women that are at ease; hear my voice, ye careless daughters; give ear unto my speech… <a href="/proverbs/16-18.htm">Proverbs 16:18</a> Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall.wanton eyes.mincing.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/18-36.htm">Ankles</a> <a href="/songs/8-4.htm">Daughters</a> <a href="/songs/5-4.htm">Extended</a> <a href="/isaiah/3-8.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/isaiah/1-12.htm">Feet</a> <a href="/isaiah/2-20.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/isaiah/3-9.htm">Full</a> <a href="/isaiah/2-12.htm">Haughty</a> <a href="/isaiah/3-14.htm">Heads</a> <a href="/songs/7-5.htm">Held</a> <a href="/isaiah/3-3.htm">High</a> <a href="/isaiah/1-15.htm">Making</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/12-9.htm">Moreover</a> <a href="/isaiah/3-15.htm">Necks</a> <a href="/songs/1-11.htm">Ornaments</a> <a href="/psalms/136-12.htm">Outstretched</a> <a href="/isaiah/3-5.htm">Pride</a> <a href="/isaiah/2-12.htm">Proud</a> <a href="/proverbs/7-21.htm">Seductive</a> <a href="/songs/2-12.htm">Sounding</a> <a href="/songs/7-1.htm">Steps</a> <a href="/isaiah/1-15.htm">Stretched</a> <a href="/psalms/136-12.htm">Stretched-Out</a> <a href="/proverbs/29-5.htm">Stretching</a> <a href="/exodus/28-35.htm">Tinkling</a> <a href="/psalms/140-4.htm">Trip</a> <a href="/isaiah/2-5.htm">Walk</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/10-7.htm">Walking</a> <a href="/isaiah/3-12.htm">Wandering</a> <a href="/proverbs/9-13.htm">Wanton</a> <a href="/isaiah/2-3.htm">Zion</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/47-3.htm">Ankles</a> <a href="/isaiah/3-17.htm">Daughters</a> <a href="/isaiah/16-8.htm">Extended</a> <a href="/isaiah/5-15.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/isaiah/3-18.htm">Feet</a> <a href="/isaiah/5-2.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/isaiah/5-30.htm">Full</a> <a href="/isaiah/5-15.htm">Haughty</a> <a href="/isaiah/3-17.htm">Heads</a> <a href="/isaiah/24-6.htm">Held</a> <a href="/isaiah/3-23.htm">High</a> <a href="/isaiah/5-22.htm">Making</a> <a href="/isaiah/7-10.htm">Moreover</a> <a href="/jeremiah/7-26.htm">Necks</a> <a href="/isaiah/3-18.htm">Ornaments</a> <a href="/isaiah/8-8.htm">Outstretched</a> <a href="/isaiah/4-2.htm">Pride</a> <a href="/isaiah/5-15.htm">Proud</a> <a href="/proverbs/2-16.htm">Seductive</a> <a href="/isaiah/5-30.htm">Sounding</a> <a href="/isaiah/26-6.htm">Steps</a> <a href="/isaiah/5-25.htm">Stretched</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-27.htm">Stretched-Out</a> <a href="/isaiah/8-8.htm">Stretching</a> <a href="/isaiah/3-18.htm">Tinkling</a> <a href="/romans/9-33.htm">Trip</a> <a href="/isaiah/8-11.htm">Walk</a> <a href="/isaiah/8-11.htm">Walking</a> <a href="/isaiah/9-16.htm">Wandering</a> <a href="/isaiah/47-8.htm">Wanton</a> <a href="/isaiah/3-17.htm">Zion</a><div class="vheading2">Isaiah 3</div>1. <a href="/isaiah/3-1.htm">The great calamities which come by sin</a> 10. <a href="/isaiah/3-10.htm">The different rewards of the righteous and wicked</a> 12. <a href="/isaiah/3-12.htm">The oppression and covetousness of the rulers</a> 16. <a href="/isaiah/3-16.htm">The judgments which shall be for the pride of the women</a> 25. <a href="/isaiah/3-25.htm">The general desolation</a> </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'; 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In the prophetic books, such declarations often serve as a prelude to divine judgment or instruction. The use of "The LORD" (Yahweh) underscores the covenant relationship between God and His people, highlighting the gravity of their transgressions.Because the daughters of Zion are haughty— "Daughters of Zion" refers to the women of Jerusalem, representing the people of Israel. The term "haughty" indicates pride and arrogance, which are condemned throughout Scripture (<a href="/proverbs/16-18.htm">Proverbs 16:18</a>). This pride is not just personal but reflects a broader societal decay, as seen in the context of Isaiah's prophecies against Judah and Jerusalem. The pride of the people is often linked to their spiritual unfaithfulness and neglect of God's commandments.walking with heads held high and wanton eyes, This imagery suggests a demeanor of arrogance and flirtation. "Heads held high" symbolizes self-importance and disdain for others, while "wanton eyes" implies seductive or flirtatious glances. Such behavior reflects a departure from the modesty and humility expected of God's people (<a href="/1_peter/3-3.htm">1 Peter 3:3-4</a>). The cultural context of ancient Israel placed a high value on modesty, and this description indicates a moral and spiritual decline.prancing and skipping as they go, The actions of "prancing and skipping" convey a sense of frivolity and carelessness. This behavior contrasts with the sober and reverent conduct expected of those who follow God. It suggests a focus on outward appearance and self-indulgence rather than inner piety and devotion. The prophets often criticized Israel for prioritizing external displays over genuine faithfulness (<a href="/amos/5-21.htm">Amos 5:21-24</a>).jingling the bracelets on their ankles— The mention of "bracelets on their ankles" highlights the emphasis on adornment and external beauty. In ancient Near Eastern culture, such jewelry was often associated with wealth and status. The jingling sound draws attention to the wearer, symbolizing a desire for recognition and admiration. This focus on materialism and vanity is condemned in Scripture, as it distracts from the worship of God and the pursuit of righteousness (<a href="/1_timothy/2-9.htm">1 Timothy 2:9-10</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD</a> The sovereign God of Israel, who is speaking through the prophet Isaiah. 2. <a href="/topical/d/daughters_of_zion.htm">Daughters of Zion</a> Refers to the women of Jerusalem, representing the people of Judah, who are being addressed for their prideful behavior. 3. <a href="/topical/i/isaiah.htm">Isaiah</a> The prophet through whom God delivers His message of judgment and correction. 4. <a href="/topical/j/jerusalem/zion.htm">Jerusalem/Zion</a> The city of God, representing the spiritual and political center of Israel. 5. <a href="/topical/j/judgment.htm">Judgment</a> The event of divine correction and discipline that God is pronouncing upon His people for their sinful behavior.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_pride.htm">The Danger of Pride</a> Pride is a serious sin that leads to God's judgment. We must examine our hearts and actions to ensure we are not walking in arrogance. <a href="/topical/m/modesty_and_humility.htm">Modesty and Humility</a> Our outward appearance and behavior should reflect a heart of humility and reverence for God, rather than seeking attention or approval from others. <a href="/topical/g/god's_call_to_repentance.htm">God's Call to Repentance</a> When God points out sin, it is an opportunity for repentance and transformation. We should respond to His correction with a humble heart. <a href="/topical/t/the_influence_of_culture.htm">The Influence of Culture</a> The daughters of Zion were influenced by the surrounding culture. We must be vigilant not to conform to worldly standards but to uphold biblical values. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_women_in_scripture.htm">The Role of Women in Scripture</a> Women are called to be examples of godliness and virtue, influencing their families and communities positively.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_isaiah_3.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Isaiah 3</a> <a href="/q/isaiah_3_16-17__historical_or_modern_clash.htm">Isaiah 3:16–17: Are these punishments for vanity historically documented, or do they clash with modern understanding of individual freedom and personal expression? </a> <a href="/q/should_christians_wear_earrings.htm">Should Christians wear earrings?</a> <a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_on_jewelry.htm">What does the Bible say about wearing jewelry?</a> <a href="/q/why_didn't_zechariah_9_10's_peace_happen.htm">If Zechariah 9:9 was fulfilled in Jesus' triumphal entry, why didn't the predicted era of peace (v.10) materialize?</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>(16) Because the daughters of Zion . . .--From the princes that worked evil, Isaiah turns to their wives, sisters, concubines, who were showing themselves degenerate daughters of Sarah and Rebecca. A like denunciation meets us in <a href="/context/isaiah/32-9.htm" title="Rise up, you women that are at ease; hear my voice, you careless daughters; give ear to my speech.">Isaiah 32:9-12</a>, but this is without a parallel in the minuteness of its detail. It is as though the prophet had gone into the boudoir of one of the leaders of the fashions of Jerusalem, and taken an inventory of what he found there. Possibly we may trace the influence of the prophetess-wife of Isaiah (<a href="/isaiah/8-3.htm" title="And I went to the prophetess; and she conceived, and bore a son. Then said the LORD to me, Call his name Mahershalalhashbaz.">Isaiah 8:3</a>), seeking to recall those of her own sex to a higher life. We note, on a smaller scale, a like teaching in the married apostle (<a href="/context/1_peter/3-3.htm" title="Whose adorning let it not be that outward adorning of plaiting the hair, and of wearing of gold, or of putting on of apparel;">1Peter 3:3-4</a>). Twenty-one distinct articles are mentioned. Their names for the most part appear to have a foreign stamp on them. Then, as at other times, luxury imported its novelties, and the women of Judah took up the fashions of those of Tyre or Damascus or Philistia. It is not without interest to compare the protests of Juvenal (Sat. vi.), Dante (Purgat. xxiii. 106-111), Chrysostom, and Savonarola against like evils.With stretched forth necks . . .--The corruption which the prophet paints showed itself then, as it has done in later times, in the adoption by the decent classes of society of the gait and glances of the harlots of alien birth (comp. <a href="/context/proverbs/7-9.htm" title="In the twilight, in the evening, in the black and dark night:">Proverbs 7:9-21</a>), with, perhaps, the difference of a certain affectation of coyness.Making a tinkling with their feet.--Small silver bells were fastened on the ankles, and so the beauties of Jerusalem carried, as it were, their music with them. The custom still exists in Syria and Arabia, though forbidden by the Koran. English nursery rhymes seem to recall a time when it was not unknown in Western Europe.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/isaiah/3.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 16. - The daughters of Zion. It is over-fanciful to go beyond the plain meaning of the words here, and suppose allegory. "The daughters of Zion" are the female inhabitants of Jerusalem. Are haughty; or, proud - like the men (<a href="/isaiah/2-11.htm">Isaiah 2:11, 12, 17</a>). Walk with stretched forth necks and wanton eyes. Mr. Cheyne translates, "ogling eyes." Both actions indicate the desire to attract men's attention, and are shameless and immodest. Walking and mincing as they go; i.e. taking short steps in an affectedly childish way. Making a tinkling with their feet. This meaning is generally accepted, though not very certain. It has been suggested that the anklets which they wore (ver. 18) had silver bells attached to them. <a href="/commentaries/isaiah/3-16.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>The LORD יְהוָ֗ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3069.htm">Strong's 3069: </a> YHWH says, וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say “Because יַ֚עַן (ya·‘an) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3282.htm">Strong's 3282: </a> Heed, purpose, to indicate the reason, cause the daughters בְּנ֣וֹת (bə·nō·wṯ) Noun - feminine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1323.htm">Strong's 1323: </a> A daughter of Zion צִיּ֔וֹן (ṣî·yō·wn) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6726.htm">Strong's 6726: </a> Zion -- a mountain in Jerusalem, also a name for Jerusalem are haughty— גָֽבְהוּ֙ (ḡā·ḇə·hū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1361.htm">Strong's 1361: </a> To soar, be lofty, to be haughty walking וַתֵּלַ֙כְנָה֙ (wat·tê·laḵ·nāh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1980.htm">Strong's 1980: </a> To go, come, walk with heads גָּר֔וֹן (gā·rō·wn) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1627.htm">Strong's 1627: </a> Neck, throat held high נְטוּי֣וֹת (nə·ṭū·yō·wṯ) Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5186.htm">Strong's 5186: </a> To stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend and wanton וּֽמְשַׂקְּר֖וֹת (ū·mə·śaq·qə·rō·wṯ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Participle - feminine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8265.htm">Strong's 8265: </a> To ogle, blink coquettishly eyes, עֵינָ֑יִם (‘ê·nā·yim) Noun - cd <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5869.htm">Strong's 5869: </a> An eye, a fountain prancing הָל֤וֹךְ (hā·lō·wḵ) Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1980.htm">Strong's 1980: </a> To go, come, walk and skipping וְטָפֹף֙ (wə·ṭā·p̄ōp̄) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2952.htm">Strong's 2952: </a> To trip, take small quick steps as they go, תֵּלַ֔כְנָה (tê·laḵ·nāh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1980.htm">Strong's 1980: </a> To go, come, walk jingling תְּעַכַּֽסְנָה׃ (tə·‘ak·kas·nāh) Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person feminine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5913.htm">Strong's 5913: </a> To shake bangles, rattle, tinkle the bracelets on their ankles— וּבְרַגְלֵיהֶ֖ם (ū·ḇə·raḡ·lê·hem) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - fdc | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7272.htm">Strong's 7272: </a> A foot, a step, the pudenda <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/3-16.htm">Isaiah 3:16 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/isaiah/3-16.htm">Isaiah 3:16 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/isaiah/3-16.htm">Isaiah 3:16 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/isaiah/3-16.htm">Isaiah 3:16 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/isaiah/3-16.htm">Isaiah 3:16 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/3-16.htm">Isaiah 3:16 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/3-16.htm">Isaiah 3:16 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/3-16.htm">Isaiah 3:16 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/3-16.htm">Isaiah 3:16 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/isaiah/3-16.htm">Isaiah 3:16 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/isaiah/3-16.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 3:16 Moreover Yahweh said Because the daughters (Isa Isi Is)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/isaiah/3-15.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 3:15"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 3:15" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/isaiah/3-17.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 3:17"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 3:17" /></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>