Jesaja 3:17-26

17 Zo zal de HEERE den schedel der dochteren van Sion schurftig maken, en de HEERE zal haar schaamte ontbloten.

18 Ten zelfden dage zal de HEERE wegnemen het sieraad der kousebanden, en de netjes, en de maantjes.

19 De reukdoosjes, en de kleine ketentjes, en de glinsterende kledingen,

20 De hoofdkroning, en de armversierselen, en de bindselen, en de reukballetjes, en de oorringen,

21 De ringen en de voorhoofdsierselen,

22 De wisselklederen, en de manteltjes, en de hoedjes, en de buidels,

23 De spiegels, en de fijn-linnen deksels, en de hulledoeken, en de sluiers.

24 En het zal geschieden, dat er voor specerij stank zal zijn, en lossigheid voor een gordel, en kaalheid in plaats van haarvlechten, en omgording eens zaks in plaats van een wijden rok, en verbranding in plaats van schoonheid.

25 Uw mannen zullen door het zwaard vallen, en uw helden in den strijd.

26 En haar poorten zullen treuren, en leed dragen, en zij zal, ledig gemaakt zijnde, op de aarde zitten.

Jesaja 3:17-26 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO ISAIAH 3

In this chapter the Jews are threatened with various calamities, on account of their sins, which would issue in their entire ruin and destruction. They are threatened with a famine, Isa 3:1 with a removal of useful men in church and state, and in common life, Isa 3:2,3 with ignorant and effeminate governors; the consequences of which would be oppression and insolence, Isa 3:4,5 yea, that such would be their state and condition, that men, though naturally ambitious of honour, would refuse to have the government of them, Isa 3:6,7 the reasons of these calamities, and of this ruin and fall of them, are their evil words and actions against the Lord, which were highly provoking to him; and their impudence in sinning like Sodom, which was to their own harm, Isa 3:8,9 yet, in the midst of all this, it is the will of God that the righteous should be told it shall be well with them, with the reason of it; when it shall be ill with the wicked, as a just recompence of reward, Isa 3:10,11 the errors and mistakes of the people are attributed to their childish and effeminate governors, Isa 3:12 wherefore the Lord determines to plead their cause, and contend with their elders and rulers, because they had spoiled and devoured the poor, Isa 3:13-15 and particularly the women are threatened, for their pride and luxury, to have their ornaments taken from them, which are particularly mentioned, Isa 3:16-24 and the chapter is concluded with a prophecy, that their mighty men should perish by the sword in war, and the city should be desolate, Isa 3:25,26.