Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Isaiah 3:16 Cross-References
Explore 12 cross-references for Isaiah 3:16 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Isaiah chapter 3 verse 16 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Moreover the LORD saith, Because the daughters of Zion are haughty, and walk with stretched forth necks and wanton eyes, walking and mincing as they go, and making a tinkling with their feet: wanton: Heb. deceiving with their eyes mincing: or, tripping nicely”
Isaiah 3:16 (KJV)
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Commentary on Isaiah 3:16
The indictment against 'daughters of Zion' being 'haughty' with 'stretched forth necks' and 'wanton eyes' critiques prideful seduction and luxury. While some interpret this as condemning women specifically, the broader context suggests corporate judgment on societal vanity. The imagery parallels chapter 2's judgment on male pride (towers, cedars), demonstrating that divine judgment targets arrogance regardless of gender. This anticipates New Testament teaching on modest godliness (1 Timothy 2:9-10; 1 Peter 3:3-4).
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Isaiah 3:16
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“you women who are at ease! Hear my voice! You careless daughters”
“this was the iniquity of your sister Sodom: pride”
“and shall have purged the blood of Jerusalem from its midst”
“you daughters of Zion”
“Tell ye the daughter of Sion”
“oh how lofty are their eyes! Their eyelids are lifted up.”
“in which you have transgressed against me; for then I will take away out of the midst of you your proudly exulting ones”
“turning to them”
“like a hut in a field of melons”
“The earth mourneth and fadeth away”