Isa 3:24 | JFB | STEP | 24. stink-- arising from ulcers ( ). girdle-- to gird up the loose Eastern garments, when the person walked. rent-- the Septuagint, better, a "rope," an emblem of poverty; the poor have nothing else to gird up their clothes with. well-set hair-- ( , ). baldness-- ( ). stomacher-- a broad plaited girdle. sackcloth-- ( ). burning-- a sunburnt countenance, owing to their hoods and veils being stripped off, while they had to work as captives under a scorching sun ( ).

‏ Isaiah 3:24

24. stink--arising from ulcers (Zec 14:12).

girdle--to gird up the loose Eastern garments, when the person walked.

rent--the Septuagint, better, a "rope," an emblem of poverty; the poor have nothing else to gird up their clothes with.

well-set hair--(1Pe 3:3, 4).

baldness--(Is 3:17).

stomacher--a broad plaited girdle.

sackcloth--(2Sa 3:31).

burning--a sunburnt countenance, owing to their hoods and veils being stripped off, while they had to work as captives under a scorching sun (So 1:6).