Isaiah 3:23 NLT

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Isaiah 3:23

glasses = mirrors (of polished metal). fine linen = underclothing. hoods = turbans. vails = long flowing vails. read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Isaiah 3:18-24

Isaiah 3:18-24. In that day the Lord will take away, &c.— In that day will the Lord take from them the ornaments, of the feet-rings, and the net-works, and the crescents; the pendents, and the bracelets, and the thin veils; the tires, and the setters, and the zones, and the perfume-boxes, and the amulets; the rings, and the jewels of the nostril; the embroidered robes, and the tunics; and the cloaks, and the little purses; the transparent garments, and the fine linen vests; and the turbans,... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 3:23

23. glasses—mirrors of polished metal (Exodus 38:8). But the Septuagint, a transparent, gauze-like, garment. hoods—miters, or diadems (Isaiah 62:3; Zechariah 3:5). veils—large enough to cover the head and person. Distinct from the smaller veils ("mufflers") above (Zechariah 3:5- :). Token of woman's subjection (Zechariah 3:5- :). read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Isaiah 3:18-23

The Lord proceeded to condemn 21 (seven times three, a full measure) other personal decorations that evidenced pride, many of which were popular in Isaiah’s day and some of which are still popular now. Many of these items originated in cult and in magic rituals. [Note: Watts, p. 46.] Again, these things are not wrong in themselves, but they may assume too much importance in a person’s life."It was the prophet’s intention to produce a ludicrous, but yet serious impression, as to the immeasurable... 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 3:23

(23) The glasses—i.e., the polished metal mirrors (as in Exodus 38:3; Job 37:18; 1 Corinthians 13:12; James 1:23), which the Eastern lady carried in her hand, that she might adjust her toilet. The LXX. rendering, “Laconian [Spartan] garments,” i.e., indecently transparent, is curious enough to deserve notice, as throwing light on the social life of Alexandria, if not of Israel.The fine linen—i.e., the chemise worn under the tunic next the skin. The Heb. sedîn, like the Greek σίνδων (Mark... 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

John Calvin

Geneva Study Bible - Isaiah 3:23

3:23 The mirrors, and the fine linen, and the turbans, and the {s} veils.(s) In rehearsing all these things particularly he shows the lightness and vanity of such as cannot be content with comely apparel according to their degree. 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