Jesaja 3:17

17 so wird der Herr den Scheitel der Töchter Zions kahl machen, und Jehova ihre Scham entblößen.

Jesaja 3:17 Meaning and Commentary

Isaiah 3:17

Therefore the Lord will smite with a scab the crown of the
head of the daughters of Zion
This is opposed to the lifting up of their heads in that haughty manner they did, and to the binding, and plaiting, and curling of their hair, which now will fall off, through the scab or leprosy upon them, or must be obliged to be shaven off. And the Lord will discover their secret parts;
the Vulgate Latin renders it, "their hair", which is their glory, ( 1 Corinthians 11:6 ) . The Targum is, "and the Lord shall take away their glory". The Syriac and Arabic versions render it "their sex", that which distinguishes their sex; of which Aben Ezra and Kimchi interpret it; than which nothing could be more distressing and intolerable, being worse than baldness of the head, and yet common with captives; and the Septuagint render it "their habit": the meaning is, they shall be stripped of their fine apparel, and be clothed in rags, so that their nakedness shall be seen. An enumeration of the several particulars follows.

Jesaja 3:17 In-Context

15 was habt ihr, daß ihr mein Volk zertretet und das Angesicht der Elenden zermalmet? spricht der Herr, Jehova der Heerscharen.
16 Und Jehova sprach: Weil die Töchter Zions hoffärtig sind, und einhergehen mit gerecktem Halse und blinzelnden Augen, und trippelnd einhergehen und mit ihren Fußspangen klirren:
17 so wird der Herr den Scheitel der Töchter Zions kahl machen, und Jehova ihre Scham entblößen.
18 An jenem Tage wird der Herr wegnehmen den Schmuck der Fußspangen und der Stirnbänder und der Halbmonde;
19 die Ohrgehänge und die Armketten und die Schleier;
The Elberfelder Bible is in the public domain.