16The 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
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The LORDיְהוָ֗הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularalso saysוַיֹּ֣אמֶרH559Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularBecauseיַ֚עַןH3282Adverb. . .כִּ֤יH3588Conjunctionthe daughtersבְּנ֣וֹתH1323Noun - feminine plural constructof Zionצִיּ֔וֹןH6726Noun - proper - feminine singularare haughtyגָֽבְהוּ֙H1361Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralwalkingוַתֵּלַ֙כְנָה֙H1980Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine pluralwith headsגָּר֔וֹןH1627Noun - masculine singularheld highנְטוּוֹתH5186Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine pluraland wantonוּֽמְשַׂקְּר֖וֹתH8265Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Participle - feminine pluraleyesעֵינָ֑יִםH5869Noun - cdprancingהָל֤וֹךְH1980Verb - Qal - Infinitive absoluteand skippingוְטָפֹף֙H2952Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Infinitive absoluteas they goתֵּלַ֔כְנָהH1980Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine pluraljinglingתְּעַכַּֽסְנָה׃H5913Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person feminine pluralthe bracelets on their anklesוּבְרַגְלֵיהֶ֖םH7272Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - feminine dual construct | third person masculine plural