New American Standard Bible 1995

Isaiah 3:16-24

16Moreover, the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Becauseיַ֚עַן כִּ֤יYa.'an kiH3282 H3588thedaughtersבְּנ֣וֹתbe.NotH1323of Zionצִיּ֔וֹןtzi.YonH6726are proudגָֽבְהוּ֙ga.ve.HuH1361And walkH1980withheadsגָּר֔וֹןga.RonH1627heldH5186highH5186and seductiveוּֽמְשַׂקְּר֖וֹתu.me.sa.ke.RotH8265eyesעֵינָ֑יִם'ei.Na.yimH5869,And goH1980along with mincingH2952stepsH2952And tinkleH5913the banglesH5913on their feetוּבְרַגְלֵיהֶ֖םu.ve.rag.lei.HemH7272,

17Therefore the Lordאֲדֹנָ֔י'a.do.NaiH136will afflictH8197the scalpקָדְקֹ֖דka.de.KodH6936of the daughtersבְּנ֣וֹתbe.NotH1323of Zionצִיּ֑וֹןtzi.YonH6726with scabsH8197,And the Lordוַיהוָ֖הva.Yah.wehH3068will makeH6168their foreheadsפָּתְהֵ֥ןpa.te.HenH6596bareיְעָרֶֽה׃ סye.'a.RehH6168.”

18In that dayבַּיּ֨וֹםbai.YomH3117the Lordאֲדֹנָ֗י'a.do.NaiH136will takeH5493awayH5493the beautyתִּפְאֶ֧רֶתtif.'E.retH8597of theirankletsהָעֲכָסִ֛יםha.'a.kha.SimH5914,headbandsוְהַשְּׁבִיסִ֖יםve.ha.she.vi.SimH7636,crescentH7720ornamentsוְהַשַּׂהֲרֹנִֽים׃ve.ha.sa.ha.ro.NimH7720,

19danglingH5188earringsH5188,braceletsוְהַשֵּׁיר֖וֹתve.ha.shei.RotH8285,veilsוְהָֽרְעָלֽוֹת׃ve.Ha.re.'a.LotH7479,

20headdressesהַפְּאֵרִ֤יםha.pe.'e.RimH6287,ankleH6807chainsH6807,sashesוְהַקִּשֻּׁרִ֔יםve.hak.ki.shu.RimH7196,perfumeהַנֶּ֖פֶשׁha.Ne.feshH1004 H5315boxesH1004,amuletsוְהַלְּחָשִֽׁים׃ve.ha.le.cha.ShimH3908,

21fingerH2885ringsH2885,noseהָאָֽף׃ha.'AfH639ringsוְנִזְמֵ֥יve.niz.MeiH5141,

22festalH4254robesH4254,outerH4595tunicsH4595,cloaksוְהַמִּטְפָּח֖וֹתve.ha.mit.pa.ChotH4304,moneyH2754pursesH2754,

23handH1549mirrorsH1549,undergarmentsוְהַסְּדִינִ֔יםve.ha.se.di.NimH5466,turbansוְהַצְּנִיפ֖וֹתve.ha.tze.ni.FotH6797and veilsוְהָרְדִידִֽים׃ve.ha.re.di.DimH7289.

24Now it will comeH1961about that insteadתַ֨חַתTa.chatH8478ofsweetH1314perfumeH1314there will be putrefactionמַ֣קmakH4716;Insteadוְתַ֨חַתve.Ta.chatH8478of a beltחֲגוֹרָ֤הcha.go.RahH2290,a ropeנִקְפָּה֙nik.PahH5364;Insteadוְתַ֨חַתve.Ta.chatH8478ofwell-setH4748hairH4748, aplucked-outH7144scalpH7144;Insteadוְתַ֥חַתve.Ta.chatH8478of fineH6614clothesH6614, adonningמַחֲגֹ֣רֶתma.cha.Go.retH4228of sackclothשָׂ֑קSakH8242;And brandingכִּי־ki-H3587insteadתַ֖חַתTa.chatH8478of beautyיֹֽפִי׃Yo.fiH3308.

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