Isaiah 3:17
the Lord will make the heads of the daughters of Zion bald, and the Lord will strip them of the locks of their hair.
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In Context
18In that day, the Lord will take away their decorative shoes,
Cross References
Leviticus 13:29If leprosy will have sprung up in the head or the beard of a man or woman, the priest shall look upon them,
Deuteronomy 28:27May the Lord strike you with the ulcer of Egypt, and may he strike the part of your body, through which the dung goes out, with disease as well as itch, so much so that you are unable to be cured.
Isaiah 47:2Take a millstone and grind meal. Uncover your shame, bare your shoulder, reveal your legs, cross the streams.
Jeremiah 13:22But if you say in your heart, ‘Why have these things happened to me?’ it is because of the greatness of your iniquity that your shame has been uncovered and the soles of your feet have been defiled.
Ezekiel 23:25And against you, I will set my zeal, which they will execute upon you with fury. They will cut off your nose and your ears. And what remains will fall by the sword. They will seize your sons and your daughters, and your youngest will be devoured by fire.
Nahum 3:5behold, I will come to you, says the Lord of hosts, and I will reveal your shame to your face, and I will show your nakedness to the Gentiles, and your disgrace to kingdoms.
Matthew Henry on Isaiah 3:17-26
The Vanity of the Daughters of Zion. ( b. c. 758.) 16 Moreover the Lord saith, Because the daughters of Zion are haughty, and walk with stretched forth necks and wanton eyes, walking and mincing as they go, and making a tinkling with their feet: 17 Therefore the Lord will smite with a scab the crown of the head of the daughters of Zion, and the Lord will discover their secret parts. 18 In that day the Lord will take away the bravery of their tinkling ornaments about their feet, and their cauls, and their round… Read the whole commentary →