Isaiah 3:22

THE MESSAGE

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
festive robes, capes, cloaks, purses,

Hebrew Names Version
the fine robes, the capes, the cloaks, the purses,

King James Version
The changeable suits of apparel, and the mantles, and the wimples, and the crisping pins,

English Standard Version
the festal robes, the mantles, the cloaks, and the handbags;

New American Standard Bible
festive robes, outer garments, shawls, purses,

New Century Version
their fine robes, capes, shawls, and purses,

Amplified Bible
festival robes, outer tunics, shawls, handbags,

World English Bible
the fine robes, the capes, the cloaks, the purses,

Geneva Bible (1587)
The costly apparell and the vailes, and the wimples, and the crisping pinnes,

Legacy Standard Bible
festal robes, outer tunics, cloaks, money purses,

Berean Standard Bible
their festive robes, capes, cloaks, and purses,

Complete Jewish Bible
their fine dresses, wraps, shawls, handbags,

Darby Translation
the festival-robes, and the tunics, and the mantles, and the wallets;

Easy-to-Read Version
the fine dresses, robes, veils, and purses,

George Lamsa Translation
The garments of varied colors and the mantles and the fine linens, the purple garments,

Good News Translation
all their fine robes, gowns, cloaks, and purses;

Lexham English Bible
the festal robes and the mantles, and the cloaks and the handbags,

Literal Translation
the festal apparel and the outer garments; and the mantles, and the purses;

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
holy daye clothes and vales, kerchues and pynnes,

American Standard Version
the festival robes, and the mantles, and the shawls, and the satchels;

Bible in Basic English
The feast-day dresses, and the robes, and the wide skirts, and the handbags,

JPS Old Testament (1917)
the aprons, and the mantelets, and the cloaks, and the girdles;

King James Version (1611)
The changeable sutes of apparell, and the mantles, and the wimples, and the crisping pinnes,

Bishop's Bible (1568)
The costly apparell, and the vayles, and the wimples, & the crispyng pinnes,

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
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English Revised Version
the festival robes, and the mantles, and the shawls, and the satchels;

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
and chaungynge clothis, and mentils, and schetis, ether smockis, and needlis,

Update Bible Version
the festival robes, and the mantles, and the shawls, and the satchels;

Webster's Bible Translation
The changeable suits of apparel, and the mantles, and the wimples, and the crisping-pins,

New English Translation
festive dresses, robes, shawls, purses,

New King James Version
the festal apparel, and the mantles; The outer garments, the purses,

New Living Translation
party clothes, gowns, capes, and purses;

New Life Bible
bright clothing, coats, money-bags,

New Revised Standard
the festal robes, the mantles, the cloaks, and the handbags;

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
the robes, and the over-tunics, and the cloaks and the purses;

Douay-Rheims Bible
And changes of apparel, and short cloaks, and fine linen, and crisping pins,

Revised Standard Version
the festal robes, the mantles, the cloaks, and the handbags;

Young's Literal Translation
Of the costly apparel, and of the mantles, And of the coverings, and of the purses,

New American Standard Bible (1995)
festal robes, outer tunics, cloaks, money purses,

Contextual Overview

¹⁶ God says, "Zion women are stuck-up, prancing around in their high heels, Making eyes at all the men in the street, swinging their hips, Tossing their hair, gaudy and garish in cheap jewelry." The Master will fix it so those Zion women will all turn bald— Scabby, bald-headed women. The Master will do it. ¹⁸The time is coming when the Master will strip them of their fancy baubles—the dangling earrings, anklets and bracelets, combs and mirrors and silk scarves, diamond brooches and pearl necklaces, the rings on their fingers and the rings on their toes, the latest fashions in hats, exotic perfumes and aphrodisiacs, gowns and capes, all the world's finest in fabrics and design. ²⁴ Instead of wearing seductive scents, these women are going to smell like rotting cabbages; Instead of modeling flowing gowns, they'll be sporting rags; Instead of their stylish hairdos, scruffy heads; Instead of beauty marks, scabs and scars. ²⁵Your finest fighting men will be killed, your soldiers left dead on the battlefield. The entrance gate to Zion will be clotted with people mourning their dead— A city stooped under the weight of her loss, brought to her knees by her sorrows.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

The changeable suits: Machalatzoth probably loose robes, used according to the weather.

Cross-References

Genesis 1:26
God spoke: "Let us make human beings in our image, make them reflecting our nature So they can be responsible for the fish in the sea, the birds in the air, the cattle, And, yes, Earth itself, and every animal that moves on the face of Earth." God created human beings; he created them godlike, Reflecting God's nature. He created them male and female. God blessed them: "Prosper! Reproduce! Fill Earth! Take charge! Be responsible for fish in the sea and birds in the air, for every living thing that moves on the face of Earth."

Genesis 3:6
When the Woman saw that the tree looked like good eating and realized what she would get out of it—she'd know everything!—she took and ate the fruit and then gave some to her husband, and he ate.

Genesis 3:7
Immediately the two of them did "see what's really going on"—saw themselves naked! They sewed fig leaves together as makeshift clothes for themselves.

Genesis 3:12
The Man said, "The Woman you gave me as a companion, she gave me fruit from the tree, and, yes, I ate it." God said to the Woman, "What is this that you've done?"

Genesis 3:13
"The serpent seduced me," she said, "and I ate."

Revelation 2:7
"Are your ears awake? Listen. Listen to the Wind Words, the Spirit blowing through the churches. I'm about to call each conqueror to dinner. I'm spreading a banquet of Tree-of-Life fruit, a supper plucked from God's orchard."

Revelation 22:14
"How blessed are those who wash their robes! The Tree of Life is theirs for good, and they'll walk through the gates to the City. But outside for good are the filthy curs: sorcerers, fornicators, murderers, idolaters—all who love and live lies.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

The changeable suits of apparel,.... To put on and off upon occasion; Kimchi says they were beautiful garments, and so they stand opposed to filthy ones, Zechariah 3:3

and the mantles: or "cloaks", as the Targum; Jarchi translates the word by "bedclothes", or coverings for the bed, such as tapestry, rugs, quilts, c. which were worked with purple hence the Septuagint makes use of words to express it by of such a signification:

and the wimples; according to Jarchi, these were "towels" or linen cloths, with which they wiped their hands; but, according to Kimchi, they were "veils" with which women covered themselves; and so the word is rendered in Ruth 3:15 and elsewhere d he observes, that some interpret it of "gloves"; some think "aprons" are meant: our English word "wimples" comes from the Dutch word "wimpel", a muffler, or plaited linen cloth, which nuns wear to cover their necks and breasts; the word is also used for a streamer or flag:

and the crisping pins: with which they used to part their hair, and curl their locks, and keep them so: according to Kimchi, they were "purses"; and such made of silk, and wrought with gold and silver, may very well be reckoned among the ornaments of women; and the word is rendered "bags" in 2 Kings 5:23 some think needle cases are meant; the word by which the Targum explains it seems to design "hooks" or "clasps", with which women clasped their garments, that they might be kept close about them.

d In Sepher Shorash. rad. טפח.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The articles which are mentioned in the remaining part of this description, are entire articles of apparel; those which had preceded were chiefly single ornaments.

The changeable suits of apparel - The word which is used here in the original comes from a verb signifying “to pull of” as a shoe; to unclothe one’s-self; and it here denotes the more “costly” or “valuable” garments, which are not worn on common occasions, and which are “laid aside” in ordinary employments. This does not refer to any “particular” article of dress, but to splendid and costly articles in general. ‘The Eastern ladies take great pride in having many changes of apparel, because their fashions never alter. Thus the net brocades worn by their grandmothers are equally fashionable for themselves.’ - “Roberts.”

And the mantles - From the verb “to cover,” or “to clothe.” The word “mantle” does not quite express the force of the original. It means the fuller “tunic” which was worn over the common one, with sleeves, and which reached down to the feet. ‘A loose robe,’ says Roberts, ‘which is gracefully crossed on the bosom.’

And the wimples - Our word “wimple” means a “hood,” or “veil,” but this is not the meaning of the Hebrew word in this place. It means a wide, broad garment, which could be thrown over the whole, and in which the individual usually slept. ‘Probably the fine muslin which is sometimes thrown over the head and body.’ - “Roberts.”

And the crisping-pins - This phrase with us would denote “curling-irons.” But the Hebrew here denotes a very different article. It means “money-bags,” or “purses.” These were often made very large, and were highly ornamented; compare 2 Kings 5:23. Frequently they were attached to the girdle.