Isaiah 3:16–17
Isaiah 3:16–17 — The New International Version (NIV)
16 The Lord says,
“The women of Zion are haughty,
walking along with outstretched necks,
flirting with their eyes,
strutting along with swaying hips,
with ornaments jingling on their ankles.
17 Therefore the Lord will bring sores on the heads of the women of Zion;
the Lord will make their scalps bald.”
Isaiah 3:16–17 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
16 Moreover the Lord saith,
Because the daughters of Zion are haughty,
And walk with stretched forth necks and wanton eyes,
Walking and mincing as they go,
And making a tinkling with their feet:
17 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.
Isaiah 3:16–17 — New Living Translation (NLT)
16 The Lord says, “Beautiful Zion is haughty:
craning her elegant neck,
flirting with her eyes,
walking with dainty steps,
tinkling her ankle bracelets.
17 So the Lord will send scabs on her head;
the Lord will make beautiful Zion bald.”
Isaiah 3:16–17 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
16 Moreover the Lord says:
“Because the daughters of Zion are haughty,
And walk with outstretched necks
And wanton eyes,
Walking and mincing as they go,
Making a jingling with their feet,
17 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.”
Isaiah 3:16–17 — New Century Version (NCV)
16 The Lord says,
“The women of Jerusalem are proud.
They walk around with their heads held high,
and they flirt with their eyes.
They take quick, short steps,
making noise with their ankle bracelets.”
17 So the Lord will put sores on the heads of those women in Jerusalem,
and he will make them lose their hair.
Isaiah 3:16–17 — American Standard Version (ASV)
16 Moreover Jehovah said, Because the daughters of Zion are haughty, and walk with outstretched necks and wanton eyes, walking and mincing as they go, and making a tinkling with their feet; 17 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.
Isaiah 3:16–17 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
16 And Jehovah said, Because the daughters of Zion are haughty, and walk with stretched-out neck and wanton eyes, and go along mincing, and making a tinkling with their feet; 17 therefore the Lord will make bald the crown of the head of the daughters of Zion, and Jehovah will lay bare their secret parts.
Isaiah 3:16–17 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
16 The Lord adds,
“The women of Zion are arrogant.
They walk with their noses in the air,
making seductive glances,
taking short little steps,
jingling the ankle bracelets on their feet.”
17 The Lord will cause sores ⸤to appear⸥
on the heads of the women of Zion,
and the Lord will make their foreheads bare.
Isaiah 3:16–17 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
16 The Lord also says:
Because the daughters of Zion are haughty,
walking with heads held high
and seductive eyes,
going along with prancing steps,
jingling their ankle bracelets,
17 the Lord will put scabs on the heads
of the daughters of Zion,
and the Lord will shave their foreheads bare.
Isaiah 3:16–17 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
16 The Lord said:
Because the daughters of Zion are haughty
and walk with outstretched necks,
glancing wantonly with their eyes,
mincing along as they go,
tinkling with their feet;
17 the Lord will afflict with scabs
the heads of the daughters of Zion,
and the Lord will lay bare their secret parts.
Isaiah 3:16–17 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
16 And Yahweh said: “Because the daughters of Zion are haughty,
and they walk with outstretched neck,
and they give flirting glances with their eyes,
mincing along as they go,
and with their feet they rattle their bangles,
17 the Lord will make the heads of the daughters of Zion scabby,
and Yahweh will lay their foreheads bare.”
Isaiah 3:16–17 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
16 The Lord continues,
“The women in Zion are very proud.
They walk along with their noses in the air.
They tease men with their eyes.
They walk with quick, short steps.
Little chains jingle on their ankles.
17 So I will put sores on the heads of Zion’s women.
And I will remove the hair from their heads.”
Isaiah 3:16–17 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
16 Moreover, the Lord said, “Because the daughters of Zion are proud
And walk with heads held high and seductive eyes,
And go along with mincing steps
And tinkle the bangles on their feet,
17 Therefore the Lord will afflict the scalp of the daughters of Zion with scabs,
And the Lord will make their foreheads bare.”