Isaiah 3:16-23

Contemporary English Version

The Women of Jerusalem

¹⁶The Lord says:
    The women of Jerusalem
are proud and strut around,
    winking shamelessly.
They wear anklets that jingle
and call attention
    to the way they walk.
¹⁷But I, the Lord, will cover
    their heads with sores,
and I will uncover
    their private parts.

^18-23When that day comes, I will take away from those women all the fine jewelry they wear on their ankles, heads, necks, ears, arms, noses, fingers, and on their clothes. I will remove their veils, their belts, their perfume, their magic charms, their royal robes, and all their fancy dresses, hats, and purses.

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