Isaiah 3:16 - 4:1

Yahweh Will Judge Zion’s Daughters

16 Moreover, Yahweh said, “Because the daughters of Zion are haughty

And walk with outstretched necks and seductive eyes,

And go along with mincing steps

And tinkle the bangles on their feet,

Therefore the Lord will smite the skull of the daughters of Zion with scabs,

And Yahweh will make their foreheads bare.”

18 In that day the Lord will remove the beauty of their anklets, headbands, crescent ornaments, 19 dangling earrings, bracelets, veils, 20 headdresses, ankle chains, sashes, perfume boxes, enchanted charms, 21 finger rings, nose rings, 22 festal robes, outer tunics, cloaks, money purses, 23 hand mirrors, undergarments, turbans, and shawls. 24

Now it will be that instead of sweet perfume there will be the smell of rot;

Instead of a belt, a rope;

Instead of well‑set hair, a plucked‑out scalp;

Instead of fine clothes, a donning of sackcloth;

And branding instead of beauty.

Your men will fall by the sword

And your mighty ones in battle.

And her gates will lament and mourn,

And deserted she will sit on the ground.

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

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