Isaiah 3:20
Douay-Rheims
And bodkins, and ornaments of the legs, and tablets, and sweet balls, and earrings,
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown
bonnets--turbans. ornaments of the legs--the short stepping-chains from one foot to another, to give a measured gait; attached to the "tinkling ornaments" (Isa 3:16). headbands--literally, "girdles." tablets--rather, "houses of the breath," that is, smelling boxes [Vulgate]. earrings--rather, amulets suspended from the neck or ears, with magic formulÃ&brvbr inscribed; the root means to "whisper" or "conjure."
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1871 · Isaiah 3:20
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