Isaiah 3:19

Isaiah 3:19 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The chains, and the bracelets, and the mufflers,
• New International Version (NIV)the earrings and bracelets and veils,
• English Standard Version (ESV)the pendants, the bracelets, and the scarves;
• New Living Translation (NLT)earrings, bracelets, and veils;

Context of Isaiah 3:19

17Therefore 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.” 18In that day the Lord will take away the finery: The jingling anklets, the scarves, and the crescents; The pendants, the bracelets, and the veils; 20The headdresses, the leg ornaments, and the headbands; The perfume boxes, the charms, 21and the rings; The nose jewels,

Isaiah 3:19 word by word

הַנְּטִיפ֥וֹת וְהַשֵּׁיר֖וֹת וְהָֽרְעָלֽוֹת׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• The chainsנְטִיפָהneţîyphâh · pendantH5188
• and the braceletsשֵׁרָהshêrâh · braceletH8285
• and the mufflersרְעָלָהra‛ălâh · veilH7479

Cross-references for Isaiah 3:19

• Genesis 24:22So it was, when the camels had finished drinking, that the man took a golden nose ring weighing half a shekel, and two bracelets for her wrists weighing ten shekels of gold,
• Genesis 38:18Then he said, “What pledge shall I give you?” So she said, “Your signet and cord, and your staff that is in your hand.” Then he gave them to her, and went in to her, and she conceived by him.
• Exodus 35:22They came, both men and women, as many as had a willing heart, and brought earrings and nose rings, rings and necklaces, all jewelry of gold, that is, every man who made an offering of gold to the Lord.
• Numbers 31:50Therefore we have brought an offering for the Lord, what every man found of ornaments of gold: armlets and bracelets and signet rings and earrings and necklaces, to make atonement for ourselves before the Lord.”
• Ezekiel 16:11I adorned you with ornaments, put bracelets on your wrists, and a chain on your neck.

Commentaries on Isaiah 3:19

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 19The chains - Margin, “sweet balls.” The word used here is derived from the verb נטף nâṭaph to drop, to fall in drops, or to distil,” as juice from a plant. Hence, it means that which “resembles drops” - as pearls, or precious stones, used as ornaments for the neck or ears. We retain a similar word as applicable to the ornaments of the ears, by calling them “drops.” The Chaldee renders this “chains,” and so also the Vulgate. The Septuagint understands it…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. 1919. chains--rather, pendants, hanging about the neck, and dropping on the breast. mufflers--veils covering the face, with apertures for the eyes, close above and loosely flowing below. The word radically means "tremulous," referring to the changing effect of the spangles on the veil.Read the comment

Topics related to Isaiah 3:19

• Bracelet
• Chains
• Dress
• Jewels
• Muffler
• Pride
• Women

In the dictionaries

• Ancient
• Base
• Bracelet
• Bravery
• Collar
• Cunning
• Fruit
• Girding
• Grind
• Mufflers

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