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E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Isaiah 3:17

the LORD* . One of the 134 places where, in the primitive text, the Sopherim say they changed Jehovah to Adonai. secret parts ; or, nakedness. read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Isaiah 3:17

Isaiah 3:17-24. Therefore the Lord will smite— Punishment, which, though slow, always follows vice, is here denounced upon the luxurious and proud women: First, A taking away not only of the ornaments with which they set off their beauty, but also their garments, which were of necessary use; which is proposed in this verse, and largely set forth in the following; Isaiah 3:17-24. Secondly, deprivation of their husbands and children; Isaiah 3:25-26. Thirdly, the consequence hereof, by which this... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 3:17

17. smite with a scab—literally, "make bald," namely, by disease. discover—cause them to suffer the greatest indignity that can befall female captives, namely to be stripped naked, and have their persons exposed ( :-; compare with Isaiah 47:3; Isaiah 20:4). read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Isaiah 3:16-17

Pride led these women to walk with their noses in the air, assuming superiority over others, and to lure men to themselves. They glanced coyly to see whether others noticed their elegance. They took small steps to give the appearance of humility and drew attention even to their feet. Everything they did was designed to attract attention."Wherever dress and splendour are carried to excess, there is evidence of ambition, and many vices are usually connected with it; for whence comes luxury in men... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 3:1-26

1. Stay and the staff] A prophecy of famine: cp. Isaiah 3:7, as the clause following explains. But if the latter clause is a gloss then ’stay and staff’ would refer to the classes upon which the stability of the life of the community depends. ’Staff’ in the Heb. is the fern, form of ’stay.’2. The prudent] RV ’the diviner,’ at this time in high estimation (Isaiah 2:6). The ancient] RM ’the elder,’ who held offices in villages and towns (Ruth 4:2, Ruth 4:4; 2 Kings 10:1). 3. Artificer] cp.... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Isaiah 3:17

(17) The Lord will smite with a scab . . .—The words point partly to diseases, such as leprosy, causing baldness, engendered by misery and captivity, partly to the brutal outrage of the Assyrian invaders, stripping off the costly garments and leaving the wearers to their nakedness. (Comp. Ezekiel 16:37; Nahum 3:5.) read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Isaiah 3:1-26

CHAPTER IITHE THREE JERUSALEMS740-735 B.C.Isaiah 2:1-22; Isaiah 3:1-26; Isaiah 4:1-6AFTER the general introduction, in chapter 1, to the prophecies of Isaiah, there comes another portion of the book, of greater length, but nearly as distinct as the first. It covers four chapters, the second to the sixth, all of them dating from the same earliest period of Isaiah’s ministry, before 735 B.C. They deal with exactly the same subjects, but they differ greatly inform. One section (chapters 2-4.)... read more

Arno Clemens Gaebelein

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - Isaiah 3:1-26

CHAPTER 3 Judgments upon the Rulers and the Daughters Of Zion 1. The judgment against the rulers (Isaiah 3:1-7 ) 2. Jerusalem’s sad condition (Isaiah 3:8-9 ) 3. Jehovah’s message (Isaiah 3:10-15 ) 4. The worldliness of the daughters of Zion (Isaiah 3:16-23 ) 5. Their humiliation in judgment (Isaiah 3:24-26 ; Isaiah 4:1 ) This chapter describes the corrupt conditions among the professing people of God in Isaiah’s day. A similar corruption and worldliness prevailing in our age demands... read more

James Gray

James Gray's Concise Bible Commentary - Isaiah 3:1-26

GENERAL DISCOURSES The first five chapters of Isaiah form a natural division, to which, for want of a better title, we give that of General Discourses, or messages. The first is limited to chapter 1, the second covers chapters 2-4, and the third chapter 5. But first notice the introduction, Isaiah 1:1 . By what word is the whole book described? What genealogy of the prophet is given? To which kingdom was he commissioned, Israel or Judah? In whose reigns did he prophesy? Examine 2 Kings,... read more

Joseph Parker

The People's Bible by Joseph Parker - Isaiah 3:1-26

Divine Judgments Isaiah 3:0 This is a chapter of judgments, and the judgments are given in detail. These judgments are said to have taken place within the gates of a city, even the city of Jerusalem. A tempest in a desert may have features of grandeur; but what of a tempest poured down with infinite fury upon the stately city, a city of palaces, temples, and treasuries of art? There the storm seems to be doubly furious and cruel. God made Jerusalem into a wilderness in the day of his wrath,... read more

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