Isaiah 3:18-20

New English Translation

Footnotes

1. Isaiah 3:18 sn The translation assumes that the direct quotation ends with v. 17. The introductory formula “in that day” and the shift from a poetic to prosaic style indicate that a new speech unit begins in v. 18.
2. Isaiah 3:18 tn Or “in that day” (KJV).
3. Isaiah 3:18 tn Or “the beauty of [their] ankle jewelry.”
4. Isaiah 3:20 tn Heb “houses of breath.” HALOT 124 s.v. בַּיִת defines them as “scent-bottles”; cf. NAB, NRSV “perfume boxes.”