Isaiah 3:20

3:19 The chains, and the bracelets, and the mufflers, chains: or, sweet balls mufflers: or, spangled ornaments

The bonnets, and the ornaments of the legs, and the headbands, and the tablets, and the earrings, tablets: Heb. houses of the soul

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the headdresses, the ankle chains, the sashes, the perfume bottles, the charms,

The bonnets, and the ornaments of the legs, and the headbands, and the tablets, and the earrings,

3:21 The rings, and nose jewels,

What does Isaiah 3:20 mean?

Isaiah 3:20 is a verse in the book of Isaiah, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include פְּאֵר (pᵉʼêr), צְעָדָה (tsᵉʻâdâh), קִשֻּׁר (qishshur). It connects to 10 cross-referenced passages elsewhere in Scripture.

Hebrew interlinear

The

bonnets,פְּאֵרpᵉʼêr/peh-ayr'/H6287an embellishment, i.e. fancy head-dress

and

the

ornaments

the

legs,צְעָדָהtsᵉʻâdâh/tseh-aw-daw'/H6807a march; (concretely) an (ornamental) ankle-chain

and

the

headbands,קִשֻּׁרqishshur/kish-shoor'/H7196an (ornamental) girdle (for women)

and

the

tablets,נֶפֶשׁnephesh/neh'-fesh/H5315properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)

and

the

earrings,לַחַשׁlachash/lakh'-ash/H3908properly, a whisper, i.e. by implication, (in a good sense) a private prayer, (in a bad one) an incantation; concretely, an amulet

tablets:

Heb.

houses

the

soul

Commentary on Isaiah 3:20

HENRY_FULL · Isaiah 3:20

i> Out of the depths have I cried unto thee, O Lord . 2 Lord, hear my voice: let thine ears be attentive to the voice of my supplications. 3 If thou, Lord , shouldest mark iniquities, O Lord, who shall stand? 4 But there is forgiveness with thee, that thou mayest be feared. In these verses we are taught, I. Whatever condition we are in, though ever so deplorable, to continue calling upon God, v. 1 . The best men may sometimes be in the depths, in great trouble and affliction, and utterly at a loss what to do, in the depths of distress and almost in the depths of despair, the spirit low and dark, sinking and drooping, cast down and disquieted. But, in the greatest depths

Cross-references

Related passages from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

2 Chronicles 6:40

Now, my God, let, I beseech thee, thine eyes be open, and let thine ears be attent unto the prayer that is made in this place. unto: Heb. to the prayer of this place

Nehemiah 1:6

Let thine ear now be attentive, and thine eyes open, that thou mayest hear the prayer of thy servant, which I pray before thee now, day and night, for the children of Israel thy servants, and confess the sins of the children of Israel, which we have sinned against thee: both I and my father's house have sinned.

Nehemiah 1:11

O Lord, I beseech thee, let now thine ear be attentive to the prayer of thy servant, and to the prayer of thy servants, who desire to fear thy name: and prosper, I pray thee, thy servant this day, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man. For I was the king's cupbearer.

Isaiah 5:1

Now will I sing to my wellbeloved a song of my beloved touching his vineyard. My wellbeloved hath a vineyard in a very fruitful hill: a very: Heb. the horn of the son of oil

Isaiah 5:2

And he fenced it, and gathered out the stones thereof, and planted it with the choicest vine, and built a tower in the midst of it, and also made a winepress therein: and he looked that it should bring forth grapes, and it brought forth wild grapes. fenced: or, made a wall about made: Heb. hewed

Isaiah 17:1

The burden of Damascus. Behold, Damascus is taken away from being a city, and it shall be a ruinous heap.

Isaiah 37:17

Incline thine ear, O LORD, and hear; open thine eyes, O LORD, and see: and hear all the words of Sennacherib, which hath sent to reproach the living God.

Isaiah 55:1

Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and he that hath no money; come ye, buy, and eat; yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price.

Isaiah 55:2

Wherefore do ye spend money for that which is not bread? and your labour for that which satisfieth not? hearken diligently unto me, and eat ye that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness. spend: Heb. weigh

Daniel 9:17

Now therefore, O our God, hear the prayer of thy servant, and his supplications, and cause thy face to shine upon thy sanctuary that is desolate, for the Lord's sake.

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Frequently asked questions

What does Isaiah 3:20 say?

Isaiah 3:20 (King James Version) reads: "The bonnets, and the ornaments of the legs, and the headbands, and the tablets, and the earrings, tablets: Heb. houses of the soul"

Is Isaiah 3:20 in the Old or New Testament?

Isaiah 3:20 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Isaiah.

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