Isaiah 3:20 BSB — MannaFest

Isaiah 3:20

their headdresses, ankle chains, and sashes; their perfume bottles and charms;

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

the headtires, and the ankle chains, and the sashes, and the perfume-boxes, and the amulets;

KJV

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

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Commentary

1 voice

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

The tablets - The words בתי הנפש bottey hannephesh, which we translate tablets, and Bishop Lowth, perfume boxes, literally signify houses of the soul; and may refer to strong scented bottles used for pleasure and against fainting; similar to bottles with otto of roses, worn by the ladies of the East to the present time.

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Original language & word study

6 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
הַפְּאֵרִ֤ים	ha.pe.'e.Rim	the head-dresses	H6287 →
וְהַצְּעָדוֹת֙	ve.ha.tze.'a.dOt	and the ankle chains	H6807 →
וְהַקִּשֻּׁרִ֔ים	ve.hak.ki.shu.Rim	and the sashes	H7196 →
וּבָתֵּ֥י	u.va.Tei	and [the] houses of	H1004 →
הַנֶּ֖פֶשׁ	ha.Ne.fesh	the breath	H5315 →
וְהַלְּחָשִֽׁים׃	ve.ha.le.cha.Shim	and the amulets	H3908 →

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The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Exodus 32:2
So Aaron told them, “Take off the gold earrings that are on your wives and sons and daughters, and bring them to me.”
leads to
- Judges 8:24–27
  Then he added, “Let me make a request of you, that each of you give me an earring from his plunder.” (For the enemies had gold earrings because they were Ishmaelites.)
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Exodus 12:35–36
  Furthermore, the Israelites acted on Moses’ word and asked the Egyptians for articles of silver and gold, and for clothing.
Through
Hosea 2:13
I will punish her for the days of the Baals when she burned incense to them, when she decked herself with rings and jewelry, and went after her lovers. But Me she forgot,” declares…
leads to
- Judges 3:7
  So the Israelites did evil in the sight of the LORD; they forgot the LORD their God and served the Baals and the Asherahs.
- Hosea 13:6
  When they had pasture, they became satisfied; when they were satisfied, their hearts became proud, and as a result they forgot Me.
- Hosea 13:1
  When Ephraim spoke, there was trembling; he was exalted in Israel. But he incurred guilt through Baal, and he died.
- Hosea 11:2
  But the more I called Israel, the farther they departed from Me. They sacrificed to the Baals and burned incense to carved images.
- Jeremiah 7:9
  Will you steal and murder, commit adultery and perjury, burn incense to Baal, and follow other gods that you have not known,
Through
Genesis 35:4
So they gave Jacob all their foreign gods and all their earrings, and Jacob buried them under the oak near Shechem.
leads to
- Judges 9:6
  Then all the leaders of Shechem and Beth-millo gathered beside the oak at the pillar in Shechem and proceeded to make Abimelech their king.

About Isaiah

The Prophet Isaiah — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain

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06About Isaiah

Where the connections lead

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