Isa 50:9 | JFB | STEP | 9. (Compare "deal," or "proper," , Margin; ; ; ). as a garment-- ( , ; ). A leading constituent of wealth in the East is change of raiment, which is always liable to the inroads of the moth; hence the frequency of the image in Scripture.

‏ Isaiah 50:9

9. (Compare "deal," or "proper," Is 52:13, Margin; Is 53:10; Psa 118:6; Jr 23:5).

as a garment--(Is 51:6, 8; Psa 102:26). A leading constituent of wealth in the East is change of raiment, which is always liable to the inroads of the moth; hence the frequency of the image in Scripture.