Isaiah 3:21

21 the signet rings and the nose rings,

Isaiah 3:21 Meaning and Commentary

Isaiah 3:21

The rings
On their finger, as Aben Ezra observes: and nose jewels;
the same with the jewels on the forehead or nose, ( Ezekiel 16:12 ) not that they hung upon the nose, but were fastened upon the forehead, and hung down to the nose, see ( Genesis 24:22 ) ; an allusion to this is in ( Proverbs 11:22 ) though Austin says it was a custom of the women of Mauritania to put jewels in their nose; and which is still kept in Persia, Arabia, and other countries, as travellers affirm.

Isaiah 3:21 In-Context

19 the pendants and the bracelets and the veils,
20 the headdresses and the armlets and the sashes, and the {perfume boxes} and the amulets,
21 the signet rings and the nose rings,
22 the festal robes and the mantles, and the cloaks and the handbags,
23 and the mirrors and the linen garments, and the turbans and the wraps.
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