Isaiah 3:16–4:1

Judah’s Women Denounced

¹⁶Moreover, the Lord said, “Because the ^adaughters of Zion are proud

And walk with ¹heads held high and seductive eyes,

And go along with mincing steps

And tinkle the bangles on their feet,

¹⁷Therefore the Lord will afflict the scalp of the daughters of Zion with scabs,

And the Lord will make their foreheads bare.”

¹⁸In that day the Lord will take away the beauty of their anklets, headbands, ^acrescent ornaments,

¹⁹dangling earrings, bracelets, veils,

^20aheaddresses, ankle chains, sashes, perfume boxes, amulets,

²¹¹finger rings, ^anose rings,

²²festal robes, outer tunics, cloaks, money purses,

²³hand mirrors, undergarments, turbans and veils.

²⁴Now it will come about that instead of ¹sweet ^aperfume there will be putrefaction;

Instead of a belt, a rope;

Instead of ^bwell-set hair, a ^cplucked-out scalp;

Instead of fine clothes, a ^ddonning of sackcloth;

And branding instead of beauty.

²⁵Your men will ^afall by the sword

And your ¹mighty ones in battle.

²⁶And her ^1agates will lament and mourn,

And deserted she will ^bsit on the ground.

Chapter 4

A Remnant Prepared

¹For seven women will take hold of ^aone man in that day, saying, “We will eat our own bread and wear our own clothes, only let us be called by your name; ^btake away our reproach!”