Isaiah 3:16-4:6

New King James Version

¹⁶Moreover the Lord says:

“Because the daughters of Zion are haughty,
And walk with ^[a]outstretched necks
And ^[b]wanton eyes,
Walking and ^[c]mincing as they go,
Making a jingling with their feet,
¹⁷Therefore the Lord will strike with ^(A)a scab
The crown of the head of the daughters of Zion,
And the Lord will ^(B)uncover their secret parts.”

¹⁸In that day the Lord will take away the finery:
The jingling anklets, the ^[d]scarves, and the ^(C)crescents;
¹⁹The pendants, the bracelets, and the veils;
²⁰The headdresses, the leg ornaments, and the headbands;
The perfume boxes, the charms,
²¹    and the rings;
The nose jewels,
²²    the festal apparel, and the mantles;
The outer garments, the purses,
²³    and the mirrors;
The fine linen, the turbans, and the robes.

²⁴And so it shall be:

Instead of a sweet smell there will be a stench;
Instead of a sash, a rope;
Instead of well-set hair, ^(D)baldness;
Instead of a rich robe, a girding of sackcloth;
And ^[e]branding instead of beauty.
²⁵Your men shall fall by the sword,
And your ^[f]mighty in the war.

²⁶^(E)Her gates shall lament and mourn,
And she being desolate ^(F)shall sit on the ground.

Jerusalem’s Glorious Future

4 And ^(G)in that day seven women shall take hold of one man, saying,
“We will ^(H)eat our own food and wear our own apparel;
Only let us be called by your name,
To take away ^(I)our reproach.”

The Renewal of Zion

²In that day ^(J)the Branch of the Lord shall be beautiful and glorious;
And the fruit of the earth shall be excellent and appealing
For those of Israel who have escaped.

³And it shall come to pass that he who is left in Zion and remains in Jerusalem ^(K)will be called holy—everyone who is ^(L)recorded among the living in Jerusalem. ⁴When ^(M)the Lord has washed away the filth of the daughters of Zion, and purged the ^[g]blood of Jerusalem from her midst, by the spirit of judgment and by the spirit of burning, ⁵then the Lord will create above every dwelling place of Mount Zion, and above her assemblies, ^(N)a cloud and smoke by day and ^(O)the shining of a flaming fire by night. For over all the glory there will be a ^[h]covering. ⁶And there will be a tabernacle for shade in the daytime from the heat, ^(P)for a place of refuge, and for a shelter from storm and rain.

Footnotes

Isaiah 3:16 Head held high
Isaiah 3:16 seductive, ogling
Isaiah 3:16 tripping or skipping
Isaiah 3:18 headbands
Isaiah 3:24 burning scar
Isaiah 3:25 Lit. strength
Isaiah 4:4 bloodshed
Isaiah 4:5 canopy

1 Peter 3:3-4

New King James Version

³^(A)Do not let your adornment be merely outward—arranging the hair, wearing gold, or putting on fine apparel— ⁴rather let it be ^(B)the hidden person of the heart, with the ^[a]incorruptible beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is very precious in the sight of God.