Isaiah 3:23-25

The Voice

Under God’s judgment they will lose all the things they have that make others notice, desire, or envy them.

^18-23When the time comes, the Lord will simply take away the jewelry for their ankles, heads, noses, arms, ears, wrists, and fingers; these chains and gems, baubles and bangles, sashes and veils, perfume bottles and lucky charms, festive clothes and undergarments, purses and mirrors—everything that consumed their attention to get attention.

²⁴Then instead of a lovely scent—they’ll smell of decay;
    instead of leather belts—they’ll don a rope;
Instead of a cut and style—they’ll have bald heads;
    instead of silky-soft fabric—they’ll put on scratchy burlap sacks;
Instead of beauty—they’ll be branded with shame.
²⁵Jerusalem, your fathers and sons will be slaughtered,
    your valiant protectors killed in battle,