Isaiah 3:16-20

3:16

women <01323> [the daughters.]

proud <01361> [are haughty.]

flirt .... eyes <05869 08265> [wanton eyes. Heb. deceiving with their eyes.]

Or, as {messakkaroth ainayim} is rendered in the Targum, "painting their eyes with stibium:" for {sakar} is probably the same as the Chaldee {sekar,} or that import.

<02952> [mincing. or, tripping nicely. and making.]

The Eastern ladies wear on their ankles large rings to which smaller ones are attached, which make a tinkling sound as they move nimbly.

3:17

afflict <05596> [smite.]

bald <06168> [discover. Heb. made naked.]

3:18

ankle .... ornaments <05914> [tinkling ornaments.]

jewelry neck <07636> [cauls. or, networks.]

{Shevisim,} probably the rich embroidered kerchiefs used to bind on their caps on the head, described by Lady M. W. Montague, Let. 32.

crescent shaped ornaments <07720> [round tires.]

3:19

earrings <05188> [chains. or, sweet-balls.]

{Neteephoth,} earrings or drops; in Arabic, {netafat.}

bracelets <08285> [the bracelets.]

veils <07479> [mufflers. or, spangled ornaments.]

3:20

sachets <05315> [tablets. Heb. houses of the soul.]

Probably perfume boxes, as rendered by Bp. Lowth.

amulets <03908> [the earrings.]

{Lechashim,} probably amulets.