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Washing Away Impurity

16 The Lord says,
“The women[a] of Zion are proud.
They walk with their heads high[b]
and flirt with their eyes.
They skip along[c]
and the jewelry on their ankles jingles.[d]

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 3:16 tn Heb “daughters” (so KJV, NAB, NRSV).
  2. Isaiah 3:16 tn Heb “with an outstretched neck.” They proudly hold their heads high so that others can see the jewelry around their necks.
  3. Isaiah 3:16 tn Heb “walking and skipping, they walk.”
  4. Isaiah 3:16 tn Heb “and with their feet they jingle.”

16 The Lord says,
    “The women of Zion(A) are haughty,
walking along with outstretched necks,(B)
    flirting with their eyes,
strutting along with swaying hips,
    with ornaments jingling on their ankles.

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