Isaiah 3 · Verse 19

Isaiah 3:19

The chains, and the bracelets, and the mufflers,
Isaiah 3:19, King James Version

Isaiah 3:19 in other translations

BSBtheir pendants, bracelets, and veils;
WEBthe earrings, the bracelets, the veils,
ASVthe pendants, and the bracelets, and the mufflers;
YLTOf the drops, and the bracelets, and the mufflers,
DARBYthe pearl-drops, and the bracelets, and the veils,
BBEThe ear-rings, and the chains, and the delicate clothing,
WebsterThe chains, and the bracelets, and the mufflers,

What does Isaiah 3:19 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
19. chains--rather, pendants, hanging about the neck, and dropping on the breast. mufflers--veils covering the face, with apertures for the eyes, close above and loosely flowing below. The word radically means "tremulous," referring to the changing effect of the spangles on the veil.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Isaiah 3:16-26

The prophet reproves and warns the daughters of Zion of the sufferings coming upon them. Let them know that God notices the folly and vanity of proud women, even of their dress. The punishments threatened answered the sin. Loathsome diseases often are the just punishment of pride. It is not material to ask what sort of ornaments they wore; many of these things, if they had not been in fashion, would have been…

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Isaiah 3:19 in the original Hebrew

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הַנְּטִיפ֥וֹתha.ne.ti.Fotthe pendantsH5188
וְהַשֵּׁיר֖וֹתve.ha.shei.Rotand the braceletsH8285
וְהָֽרְעָלֽוֹת\׃ve.Ha.re.'a.Lotand the veilsH7479

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Cross references for Isaiah 3:19

  • Ezekiel 16:11

    I decked thee also with ornaments, and I put bracelets upon thy hands, and a chain on thy neck.

  • Genesis 24:30

    And it came to pass, when he saw the earring and bracelets upon his sister’s hands, and when he heard the words of Rebekah his sister, saying, Thus spake the man unto me; that he came unto the man; and, behold, he stood by the camels at the well.

  • Genesis 24:53

    And the servant brought forth jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and raiment, and gave them to Rebekah: he gave also to her brother and to her mother precious things.

  • Numbers 31:50

    We have therefore brought an oblation for the Lord, what every man hath gotten, of jewels of gold, chains, and bracelets, rings, earrings, and tablets, to make an atonement for our souls before the Lord.

  • Exodus 35:22

    And they came, both men and women, as many as were willing hearted, and brought bracelets, and earrings, and rings, and tablets, all jewels of gold: and every man that offered offered an offering of gold unto the Lord.

  • Genesis 38:18

    And he said, What pledge shall I give thee? And she said, Thy signet, and thy bracelets, and thy staff that is in thine hand. And he gave it her, and came in unto her, and she conceived by him.

  • Genesis 24:22

    And it came to pass, as the camels had done drinking, that the man took a golden earring of half a shekel weight, and two bracelets for her hands of ten shekels weight of gold;

  • Genesis 38:25

    When she was brought forth, she sent to her father in law, saying, By the man, whose these are, am I with child: and she said, Discern, I pray thee, whose are these, the signet, and bracelets, and staff.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
chains. or, sweet-balls.{Neteephoth,} earrings or drops; in Arabic, {netafat.}
the bracelets.
Ge 24:22,30,53; 38:18,25; Ex 35:22; Nu 31:50; Eze 16:11
mufflers. or, spangled ornaments.

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Context

  • Isaiah 3:18

    In that day the Lord will take away the bravery of their tinkling ornaments about their feet, and their cauls, and their round tires like the moon,

  • Isaiah 3:19

    The chains, and the bracelets, and the mufflers,

  • Isaiah 3:20

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

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Isaiah 3:19 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Los collares, y los joyeles, y los brazaletes;
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
les pendeloques de perles, et les bracelets, et les voiles;
German
Elberfelder 1871
die Ohrgehänge und die Armketten und die Schleier;
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
et lunulas, et torques, et monilia, et armillas, et mitras,