King James Version
Isaiah 3:20 in the King James Version says “The bonnets, and the ornaments of the legs, and the headbands, and the tablets , and the earrings, tablets: Heb. houses ...” — study this verse from Isaiah chapter 3 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“The bonnets, and the ornaments of the legs, and the headbands, and the tablets , and the earrings, tablets: Heb. houses of the soul”
Isaiah 3:20 · KJV
In that day the Lord will take away the bravery of their tinkling ornaments about their feet, and their cauls, and their round tires like the moon, cauls: or, networks
The chains, and the bracelets, and the mufflers, chains: or, sweet balls mufflers: or, spangled ornaments
The bonnets, and the ornaments of the legs, and the headbands, and the tablets , and the earrings, tablets: Heb. houses of the soul
The rings, and nose jewels,
The changeable suits of apparel, and the mantles, and the wimples, and the crisping pins,
KJV Study — Public Domain
“and the ornaments of the legs”
H6807a march; (concretely) an (ornamental) ankle-chain
“and the tablets”
H5315properly, a breathing creature, i.e., animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or ment
“and the earrings”
H3908properly, a whisper, i.e., by implication, (in a good sense) a private prayer, (in a bad one) an incantation; concretely, an amulet
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