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Adonaiאֲדֹנָיwill strike with scabsוְשִׂפַּחthe crownקָדְקֹדof the daughtersבְּנוֹתof Zion,צִיּוֹןand YHWHוַיהוָהwill lay bareיְעָרֶהtheir nakedness.פָּתְהֵן
Isaiah 3:17
Study it in the app“Adonai will strike with scabs the crown of the daughters of Zion, and YHWH will lay bare their nakedness.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Isaiah 3:17, word by word
- Adonaiאֲדֹנָadona
Adonai, Lord
"Adonai": "my Lord", said only to God. It is a title of respect that acknowledges his authority. It is not another god besides YHWH: often it goes with his name, "Adonai YHWH", Lord YHWH.
Where else “adona” appears- will strike with scabsשִׂפַּחsipach
cover with scabs
To cover the head with dry sores.
Where else “sipach” appears- the crownקָדְקֹדkadkod
crown of the head
Crown of the head, the top of the head.
Where else “kadkod” appears- of the daughtersבְּנוֹתbenot
daughter
A girl or woman born of her parents, who belongs to her father's house.
Where else “benot” appears- of Zionצִיּוֹןtsiyon
Zion
See it on the mapWhere else “tsiyon” appears- and YHWHיהוָהyhva
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 “yhva” appears- will lay bareיְעָרֶהyeare
lay bare
To strip what covers something and leave it in view, or to tear it down to its base.
Where else “yeare” appears- their nakednessפָּתְpat
nakedness
The private parts, exposed to shame.
Where else “pat” appears
Places in this verse
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).
The context
16And 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,
17 · This verse (above)
18On that day Adonai will remove the beauty of the anklets, and the hairnets and the crescents;