Isaiah 3:24

Isaiah 3:24 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And it shall come to pass, that instead of sweet smell there shall be stink; and instead of a girdle a rent; and instead of well set hair baldness; and instead of a stomacher a girding of sackcloth; and burning instead of beauty.
• New International Version (NIV)Instead of fragrance there will be a stench; instead of a sash, a rope; instead of well-dressed hair, baldness; instead of fine clothing, sackcloth; instead of beauty, branding.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Instead of perfume there will be rottenness; and instead of a belt, a rope; and instead of well-set hair, baldness; and instead of a rich robe, a skirt of sackcloth; and branding instead of beauty.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And 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, baldness; Instead of a rich robe, a girding of sackcloth; And branding instead of beauty.

Context of Isaiah 3:24

22festal robes, outer tunics, cloaks, money purses, 23hand mirrors, undergarments, turbans and veils. Now it will come about that instead of sweet perfume there will be putrefaction; Instead of a belt, a rope; Instead of well-set hair, a plucked-out scalp; Instead of fine clothes, a donning of sackcloth; And branding instead of beauty. 25Your men will fall by the sword And your mighty ones in battle. 26And her gates will lament and mourn, And deserted she will sit on the ground.

Isaiah 3:24 word by word

וְהָיָה֩ תַ֨חַת בֹּ֜שֶׂם מַ֣ק יִֽהְיֶ֗ה וְתַ֨חַת חֲגוֹרָ֤ה נִקְפָּה֙ וְתַ֨חַת מַעֲשֶׂ֤ה מִקְשֶׁה֙ קָרְחָ֔ה וְתַ֥חַת פְּתִיגִ֖יל מַחֲגֹ֣רֶת שָׂ֑ק כִּי־תַ֖חַת יֹֽפִי׃Read the interlinear

• Now it will comeהָיָהhâyâh · to beH1961
• about that insteadתַּחַתtachath · underneath: insteadH8478
• sweetבֶּ֫שֶׂםbeώem bôώem · spiceH1314
• there will be putrefactionמַקmaq · decayH4716
• of a beltחֲגוֹרָהchăgôr chăgôr chăgôrâh chăgôrâh · beltH2290
• a ropeנִקְפָּהniqpâh · ropeH5364
• well-setמִקְשֶׁהmiqsheh · hairstyleH4748
• plucked-outקׇרְחָהqorchâh qorchâ' · bald spotH7144
• of fineפְּתִיגִילpethîygîyl · robeH6614
• donningמַחֲגֹ֫רֶתmachăgôreth · girdingH4228
• of sackclothשַׂקώaq · sackclothH8242
• And brandingכִּיkîy · brandingH3587
• of beautyיֳפִיyŏphîy · beautyH3308

Cross-references for Isaiah 3:24

• Isaiah 57:9You have journeyed to the king with oil And increased your perfumes; You have sent your envoys a great distance And made them go down to Sheol.
• Proverbs 7:17I have sprinkled my bed With myrrh, aloes and cinnamon.
• Isaiah 22:12Therefore in that day the Lord God of hosts called you to weeping, to wailing, To shaving the head and to wearing sackcloth.
• Ezekiel 7:18They will gird themselves with sackcloth and shuddering will overwhelm them; and shame will be on all faces and baldness on all their heads.
• Micah 1:16Make yourself bald and cut off your hair, Because of the children of your delight; Extend your baldness like the eagle, For they will go from you into exile.
• Isaiah 15:3In their streets they have girded themselves with sackcloth; On their housetops and in their squares Everyone is wailing, dissolved in tears.
• Isaiah 32:9Rise up, you women who are at ease, And hear my voice; Give ear to my word, You complacent daughters.
• Job 16:15I have sewed sackcloth over my skin And thrust my horn in the dust.
• Jeremiah 4:8For this, put on sackcloth, Lament and wail; For the fierce anger of the Lord Has not turned back from us.”
• Jeremiah 6:26O daughter of my people, put on sackcloth And roll in ashes; Mourn as for an only son, A lamentation most bitter. For suddenly the destroyer Will come upon us.
• Jeremiah 48:37For every head is bald and every beard cut short; there are gashes on all the hands and sackcloth on the loins.
• Jeremiah 49:3“Wail, O Heshbon, for Ai has been destroyed! Cry out, O daughters of Rabbah, Gird yourselves with sackcloth and lament, And rush back and forth inside the walls; For Malcam will go into exile Together with his priests and his princes.
• Lamentations 2:10The elders of the daughter of Zion Sit on the ground, they are silent. They have thrown dust on their heads; They have girded themselves with sackcloth. The virgins of Jerusalem Have bowed their heads to the ground.
• Ezekiel 27:31Also they will make themselves bald for you And gird themselves with sackcloth; And they will weep for you in bitterness of soul With bitter mourning.
• Joel 1:8Wail like a virgin girded with sackcloth For the bridegroom of her youth.
• Amos 8:10Then I will turn your festivals into mourning And all your songs into lamentation; And I will bring sackcloth on everyone’s loins And baldness on every head. And I will make it like a time of mourning for an only son, And the end of it will be like a bitter day.

Commentaries on Isaiah 3:24

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 24Instead of sweet smell "perfume" - A principal part of the delicacy of the Asiatic ladies consists in the use of baths, and of the richest oils and perfumes; an attention to which is in some degree necessary in those hot countries. Frequent mention is made of the rich ointments of the spouse in the Song of Solomon, Song of Solomon 4:10, Song of Solomon 4:11; : - "How beautiful are thy breasts, my sister, my spouse! How much more excellent than wine; And…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 24And it shall come to pass - The prophet proceeds to denounce the “judgment” or “punishment” that would come upon them for their pride and vanity. In the calamities that would befall the nation, all their ornaments of pride and vainglory would be stripped off; and instead of them, they would exhibit the marks, and wear the badges of calamity and grief. Instead of sweet smell - Hebrew בשׂם bôs'em aromatics, perfumes, spicy fragrance; such as they used on…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 16-26Verses 16-26 The prophet reproves and warns the daughters of Zion of the sufferings coming upon them. Let them know that God notices the folly and vanity of proud women, even of their dress. The punishments threatened answered the sin. Loathsome diseases often are the just punishment of pride. It is not material to ask what sort of ornaments they wore; many of these things, if they had not been in fashion, would have been ridiculed then as now. Their…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 17-25take away their finery: In a reversal of fortune, the affluent (wealthy) and proud people of Jerusalem would suffer disgrace (public shame). Wealthy women often wore expensive and beautiful clothing or jewelry (Isaiah 3:18). This finery probably included amulets (small objects people believed could protect them from evil). The people wore these items to keep harm away. But these objects could not prevent the disaster of judgment. These beautiful items…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2424. stink--arising from ulcers (Zec 14:12). girdle--to gird up the loose Eastern garments, when the person walked. rent--the Septuagint, better, a "rope," an emblem of poverty; the poor have nothing else to gird up their clothes with. well-set hair--(1Pe 3:3, 4). baldness--(Is 3:17). stomacher--a broad plaited girdle. sackcloth--(2Sa 3:31). burning--a sunburnt countenance, owing to their hoods and veils being stripped off, while they had to work as…Read the comment

Topics related to Isaiah 3:24

• Baldness
• Beauty
• Girdle
• Pride
• Stomacher
• Women

In the dictionaries

• Ancient
• Baldness
• Base
• Bravery
• Cunning
• Dress
• Fruit
• Girding
• Girdle
• Grind

Commentaries on Isaiah 3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings