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

22festive dresses, robes, shawls, purses, 23garments, vests, head coverings, and gowns. A putrid stench will replace the smell of spices, a rope will replace a belt, baldness will replace braided locks of hair, a sackcloth garment will replace a fine robe, and a prisoner’s brand will replace beauty. 25Your men will fall by the sword, your strong men will die in battle. 26Her gates will mourn and lament; deprived of her people, 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

Words taken from the KJV.

• instead of sweet smellבֶּ֫שֶׂםbeώem bôώem · spiceH1314
• there shall be stinkמַקmaq · decayH4716
• and instead of a girdleחֲגוֹרָהchăgôr chăgôr chăgôrâh chăgôrâh · beltH2290
• a rentנִקְפָּהniqpâh · ropeH5364
• and instead of well setמַעֲשֶׂהma‛ăώeh · deed: workH4639
• hairמִקְשֶׁהmiqsheh · hairstyleH4748
• baldnessקׇרְחָהqorchâh qorchâ' · bald spotH7144
• and instead of a stomacherפְּתִיגִילpethîygîyl · robeH6614
• a girdingמַחֲגֹ֫רֶתmachăgôreth · girdingH4228
• of sackclothשַׂקώaq · sackclothH8242
• burningכִּיkîy · brandingH3587
• instead of beautyיֳפִיyŏphîy · beautyH3308

Cross-references for Isaiah 3:24

• Isaiah 57:9You take olive oil as tribute to your king, along with many perfumes. You send your messengers to a distant place; you go all the way to Sheol.
• Proverbs 7:17I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.
• Isaiah 22:12At that time the sovereign master, the Lord who commands armies, called for weeping and mourning, for shaved heads and sackcloth.
• Ezekiel 7:18They will wear sackcloth, terror will cover them; shame will be on all their faces, and all of their heads will be shaved bald.
• Micah 1:16Shave your heads bald as you mourn for the children you love; shave your foreheads as bald as an eagle, for they are taken from you into exile.
• Isaiah 15:3In their streets they wear sackcloth; on their roofs and in their town squares all of them wail, they fall down weeping.
• Isaiah 32:9You complacent women, get up and listen to me! You carefree daughters, pay attention to what I say!
• Job 16:15I have sewed sackcloth on my skin, and buried my horn in the dust;
• Jeremiah 4:8So put on sackcloth! Mourn and wail, saying, ‘The fierce anger of the Lord has not turned away from us!’”
• Jeremiah 6:26So I said, “Oh, my dear people, put on sackcloth and roll in ashes. Mourn with painful sobs as though you had lost your only child. For any moment now that destructive army will come against us.”
• Jeremiah 48:37For all of them will shave their heads in mourning. They will all cut off their beards to show their sorrow. They will all make gashes in their hands. They will all put on sackcloth.
• Jeremiah 49:3Wail, you people in Heshbon, because Ai in Ammon is destroyed. Cry out in anguish, you people in the villages surrounding Rabbah. Put on sackcloth and cry out in mourning. Run about covered with gashes. For your god Milcom will go into exile along with his priests and officials.
• Lamentations 2:10The elders of Daughter Zion sit on the ground in silence. They have thrown dirt on their heads; They have dressed in sackcloth. Jerusalem’s young women stare down at the ground. כ (Kaf)
• Ezekiel 27:31they will tear out their hair because of you and put on sackcloth, and they will weep bitterly over you with intense mourning.
• Joel 1:8Wail like a young virgin clothed in sackcloth, lamenting the death of her husband-to-be.
• Amos 8:10I will turn your festivals into funerals, and all your songs into funeral dirges. I will make everyone wear funeral clothes and cause every head to be shaved bald. I will make you mourn as if you had lost your only son; when it ends it will indeed have been 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