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Judgment on the Proud Women of Jerusalem

16 The Lord also says this. Because the daughters of Zion are haughty, and they walk with their heads held high,[a] flirting with their eyes, walking seductively with quick little steps, with ornaments jingling on their ankles, 17 the Lord will crown the heads of the daughters of Zion with scabs. The Lord will make their scalps bald.[b] 18 In that day the Lord will take away the beautiful anklets, the headbands, the crescent ornaments,

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 3:16 Literally with stretched necks
  2. Isaiah 3:17 Or expose their nakedness

16 The Lord says,
    “The women of Zion(A) are haughty,
walking along with outstretched necks,(B)
    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.(C)

18 In that day(D) the Lord will snatch away their finery: the bangles and headbands and crescent necklaces,(E)

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