Isaiah 3:16

“And YHWH said: Because the daughters of Zion are haughty and walk with outstretched necks, and with eyes that ogle, walking and tripping along they go, and with their feet they jingle,”

Isaiah 3:16 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Isaiah 3:16, word by word

And YHWHיְהוָהyehva

YHWH

The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.

Where else “yehva” appears
saidיֹּאמֶרyomer

say

To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.

Where else “yomer” appears
the daughtersבְּנוֹתbenot

daughter

A girl or woman born of her parents, who belongs to her father's house.

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are haughtyגָבְהוּgavhu

be proud

To be filled with pride and think oneself above God and others.

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and walkתֵּלַכְנָהtelachna

walk

To conduct oneself day by day in a certain way, as one walks along a road.

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with outstretchedנְטוּיוֹתnetuyot

stretch out

To reach out the hand, or set up a tent.

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necksגָּרוֹןgaron

throat

Throat: the part of the neck through which the voice passes and what is swallowed.

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and with eyesעֵינָיִםenayim

eye

The organ with which one sees; so "lift the eyes" means to look.

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that ogleמְשַׂקְּרוֹתmesakrot

glance flirtatiously

To glance flirtatiously with the eyes.

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walkingהָלוֹךְhaloch

go

To move on foot from place to place; to set out.

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and tripping alongטָפֹףtafof

trip along

To trip along with mincing steps.

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and with their feetרַגְלֵיragle

foot

The part of the body that supports and makes one walk.

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they jingleתְּעַכַּסְנָהteakasna

jingle (anklets)

To jingle anklets as one walks.

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Places in this verse

Zion
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • Zion

    Today: Mount Zion hill, Jerusalem

    A hill in Jerusalem; it first named the fortress David captured, and later sometimes the whole city.

    David captured the stronghold of Zion and called it the city of David (2 Sam 5:7). The Psalms and prophets call it the place where God lives among his people (Ps 48:2).

    2 Samuel 5:7Psalms 48:2Hebrews 12:22Romans 9:33

The context

15What right have you that you crush my people and grind the face of the afflicted? declares Adonai YHWH Tsevaot.

16 · This verse (above)

17Adonai will strike with scabs the crown of the daughters of Zion, and YHWH will lay bare their nakedness.

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