Isaiah 3:22

Literal Standard Version

Of the costly apparel, and of the mantles, || And of the coverings, and of the purses,

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"Because that daughters of Zion have been haughty, || And they walk stretching out the neck, || And deceiving [with] the eyes, || They go walking and mincing, || And they make a jingling with their feet, ¹⁷The Lord has also scabbed || The crown of the head of daughters of Zion, || And YHWH exposes their simplicity. ¹⁸In that day the Lord turns aside || The beauty of the jingling ornaments, || And of the embroidered works, || And of the crescents, ¹⁹Of the pendants, and the bracelets, and the veils, ²⁰Of the headdresses, and the ornaments of the legs, || And of the bands, || And of the perfume boxes, and the amulets, ²¹Of the seals, and of the nose-rings, ²²Of the costly apparel, and of the mantles, || And of the coverings, and of the purses,²³Of the mirrors, and of the linen garments, || And of the hoods, and of the veils, ²⁴And it has been, instead of spice is muck, || And instead of a girdle, a rope, || And instead of curled work, baldness, || And instead of a stomacher a girdle of sackcloth. ²⁵For instead of glory, your men fall by sword, || And your might in battle.

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
And God says, "Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness, and let them rule over [the] fish of the sea, and over [the] bird of the heavens, and over livestock, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that is creeping on the earth."

Genesis 2:9
and YHWH God causes to sprout from the ground every tree desirable for appearance, and good for food, and the Tree of Life in the midst of the garden, and the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil.

Genesis 3:5
for God knows that in the day of your eating of it—your eyes have been opened, and you have been as God, knowing good and evil."

Genesis 3:6
And the woman sees that the tree [is] good for food, and that it [is] pleasant to the eyes, and the tree is desirable to make [one] wise, and she takes from its fruit and eats, and also gives [some] to her husband with her, and he eats;

Genesis 3:7
and the eyes of them both are opened, and they know that they [are] naked, and they sew fig-leaves, and make girdles for themselves.

Genesis 3:12
And the man says, "The woman whom You placed with me—she has given to me from the tree, and I eat."

Genesis 3:13
And YHWH God says to the woman, "What [is] this you have done?" And the woman says, "The serpent has caused me to forget, and I eat."

Psalms 22:26
The humble eat and are satisfied, || Those seeking Him praise YHWH, || Your heart lives forever.

Proverbs 3:18
She [is] a tree of life to those laying hold on her, || And whoever is retaining her [is] blessed.

Jeremiah 22:23
O dweller in Lebanon, making a nest among cedars, || How gracious have you been when pangs come to you, || Pain—as of a travailing woman."

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.