16 The LORD also says: “Because the daughters of Zion are haughty—walking with heads held high and wanton eyes, prancing and skipping as they go, jingling the bracelets on their ankles—
Focused Passage
Isaiah 3:16
The LORD Removes Judah’s Supports and Judges Corrupt Leadership
The chapter moves from the LORD removing Judah’s supports, to social disorder and failed leadership, to the LORD’s courtroom indictment against elders and leaders, to judgment on the proud daughters of Zion.
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Verse 16
Cross-references
1 Timothy 2:9 Classic cross-references Isaiah 32:9 Classic cross-references Ezekiel 16:49 Classic cross-references Proverbs 30:13 Classic cross-references Isaiah 4:4 Classic cross-references 1 Peter 3:3-4 OliveGrove study links James 4:6-10 OliveGrove study links Matthew 23:27-28 OliveGrove study links
Original words
The LORD יְהוָ֗ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular also says וַיֹּ֣אמֶר H559 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Because יַ֚עַן H3282 Adverb . . . כִּ֤י H3588 Conjunction the daughters בְּנ֣וֹת H1323 Noun - feminine plural construct of Zion צִיּ֔וֹן H6726 Noun - proper - feminine singular are haughty גָֽבְהוּ֙ H1361 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural walking וַתֵּלַ֙כְנָה֙ H1980 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine plural with heads גָּר֔וֹן H1627 Noun - masculine singular held high נְטוּוֹת H5186 Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine plural and wanton וּֽמְשַׂקְּר֖וֹת H8265 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Participle - feminine plural eyes עֵינָ֑יִם H5869 Noun - cd prancing הָל֤וֹךְ H1980 Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute and skipping וְטָפֹף֙ H2952 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute as they go תֵּלַ֔כְנָה H1980 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine plural jingling תְּעַכַּֽסְנָה׃ H5913 Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person feminine plural the bracelets on their ankles וּבְרַגְלֵיהֶ֖ם H7272 Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - feminine dual construct | third person masculine plural