Isaiah 3:18

What does Isaiah 3:18 mean?

A plain-English look at Isaiah 3:18 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

In that day the Lord will take away the beauty of their anklets, and the cauls, and the crescents;

KJV

King James Version · 1611

In that day the Lord will take away the bravery of their tinkling ornaments about their feet, and their cauls, and their round tires like the moon,

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

In that day the Lord will take away the beauty of their anklets, and the cauls, and the crescents;

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

In that day the Lord will take away the glory of their foot-rings, and their sun-jewels, and their moon-ornaments,

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

In that day doth the Lord turn aside The beauty of the tinkling ornaments, And of the embroidered works, And of the round tires like moons,

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

In that day the Lord will take away the ornaments of shoes, and little moons,

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

In that day the Lord will take away the ornament of anklets, and the little suns and crescents,

Context

v.17therefore the Lord will smite with a scab the crown of the head of the daughters of Zion, and Jehovah will lay bare their secret parts.

v.18This passage

v.19the pendants, and the bracelets, and the mufflers;

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Judges 8:21

    Then Zebah and Zalmunna said, Rise thou, and fall upon us; for as the man is, so is his strength. And Gideon arose, and slew Zebah and Zalmunna, and took the crescents that were on their camels’ necks.

  • Judges 8:26

    And the weight of the golden ear-rings that he requested was a thousand and seven hundred shekels of gold; besides the crescents, and the pendants, and the purple raiment that was on the kings of Midian, and besides the chains that were about their camels’ necks.

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