Isaiah 3:17 - Forerunner Commentary

Isaiah 3:17

15 What do you mean by ^acrushing My people
And grinding the faces of the poor?”
Says the Lord God of hosts.

16 Moreover the Lord says:
“Because the daughters of Zion are haughty,
And walk with¹ outstretched necks
And¹ wanton eyes,
Walking and¹ mincing as they go,
Making a jingling with their feet,

17 Therefore the Lord will strike with ^aa scab
The crown of the head of the daughters of Zion,
And the Lord will ^buncover their secret parts.”

18 In that day the Lord will take away the finery:
The jingling anklets, the¹ scarves, and the ^acrescents;

19 The pendants, the bracelets, and the veils;

20 The headdresses, the leg ornaments, and the headbands;
The perfume boxes, the charms,

21 and the rings;
The nose jewels,

22 the festal apparel, and the mantles;
The outer garments, the purses,

23 and the mirrors;
The fine linen, the turbans, and the robes.

24 And¹ so it shall be:
Instead of a sweet smell there will be a stench;
Instead of a sash, a rope;
Instead of well-set hair, ^abaldness;
Instead of a rich robe, a girding of sackcloth;
And branding instead of beauty.

25 Your men shall fall by the sword,
And your¹ mighty in the war.

Verse Comparison: Isaiah 3:17

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American Standard Version
therefore the Lord will smite with a scab the crown of the head of the daughters of Zion, and Jehovah will lay bare their secret parts.

Amplified® Bible
Therefore the Lord will smite with a scab the crown of the heads of the daughters of Zion [making them bald], and the Lord will cause them to be [taken as captives and to suffer the indignity of being] stripped naked.

Contemporary English Version
But I, the LORD, will cover their heads with sores, and I will uncover their private parts.

Darby English Version
therefore the Lord will make bald the crown of the head of the daughters of Zion, and Jehovah will lay bare their secret parts.

Good News Bible
But I will punish them---I will shave their heads and leave them bald."

King James Version
Therefore the LORD will smite with a scab the crown of the head of the daughters of Zion, and the LORD will discover their secret parts.

New American Standard Bible
Therefore the Lord will afflict the scalp of the daughters of Zion with scabs, And the LORD will make their foreheads bare."

New International Version
Therefore the Lord will bring sores on the heads of the women of Zion;
the LORD will make their scalps bald."

New King James Version
Therefore the Lord will strike with a scab
The crown of the head of the daughters of Zion,
And the LORD will uncover their secret parts.”

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Therefore the Lord will afflict the scalp of the daughters of Zion with scabs, And the LORD will make their foreheads bare."

Revised Standard Version
the Lord will smite with a scab the heads of the daughters of Zion, and the LORD will lay bare their secret parts.

Young's Literal Translation
The Lord also hath scabbed The crown of the head of daughters of Zion, And Jehovah their simplicity exposeth.

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