Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Isaiah 3:24 Cross-References
Explore 20 cross-references for Isaiah 3:24 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Isaiah chapter 3 verse 24 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“And it shall come to pass, that instead of sweet smell there shall be stink; and instead of a girdle a rent; and instead of well set hair baldness; and instead of a stomacher a girding of sackcloth; and burning instead of beauty.”
Isaiah 3:24 (KJV)
Commentary on Isaiah 3:24
The fivefold reversal—sweet smell to stink, girdle to rent (tear), well set hair to baldness, stomacher (sash) to sackcloth, beauty to burning—depicts total humiliation. Each element inverts former glory: fragrance becomes stench, beauty becomes disfigurement, fine clothing becomes mourning garb. The phrase 'burning instead of beauty' likely refers to branding marks of slavery or scars from conquest. This complete reversal demonstrates that divine judgment precisely targets pride's manifestations.
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Isaiah 3:24
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“and gird them with sackcloth”
“they keep silence; They have cast up dust on their heads; they have girded themselves with sackcloth: The virgins of Jerusalem hang down their heads to the ground.”
“and cut off your hair for the children of your delight. Enlarge your baldness like the vulture; for they have gone into captivity from you!”
“they dress themselves in sackcloth. In their streets and on their housetops”
“the Lord”
“and of wearing jewels of gold”
“you women who are at ease! Hear my voice! You careless daughters”
“even consumption and fever”
“and all your songs into lamentation; and I will make you wear sackcloth on all your bodies”
“six months with oil of myrrh”