# Isaiah 3.22

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**Book:** [Isaiah](/codex/isaiah/) · NASB95

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 20. the headtires, and the ankle chains, and the sashes, and the perfume-boxes, and the amulets; 21. the rings, and the nose - jewels;
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> **22. the festival robes, and the mantles, and the shawls, and the satchels;**
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> 23. the hand-mirrors, and the fine linen, and the turbans, and the veils. 24. And it shall come to pass, that instead of sweet spices there shall be rottenness; and instead of a girdle, a rope; and instead of well set hair, baldness; and instead of a robe, a girding of sackcloth; branding instead of beauty. (Isaiah 3:20-24, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 20. the headdresses, the ankle chains, the sashes, the perfume bottles, the charms, 21. the signet rings, the nose rings,
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> **22. the fine robes, the capes, the cloaks, the purses,**
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> 23. the hand mirrors, the fine linen garments, the tiaras, and the shawls. 24. It shall happen that instead of sweet spices, there shall be rottenness; instead of a belt, a rope; instead of well set hair, baldness; instead of a robe, a wearing of sackcloth; and branding instead of beauty. (Isaiah 3:20-24, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 20. The bonnets, and the ornaments of the legs, and the headbands, and the tablets, and the earrings, <sup>tablets: Heb. houses of the soul</sup> 21. The rings, and nose jewels,
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> **22. The changeable suits of apparel, and the mantles, and the wimples, and the crisping pins,**
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> 23. The glasses, and the fine linen, and the hoods, and the vails. 24. 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 3:20-24, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 20. Of the bonnets, and the ornaments of the legs, And of the bands, And of the perfume boxes, and the amulets, 21. Of the seals, and of the nose-rings,
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> **22. Of the costly apparel, and of the mantles, And of the coverings, and of the purses,**
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> 23. Of the mirrors, and of the linen garments, And of the hoods, and of the vails, 24. And it hath been, instead of spice is muck, And instead of a girdle, a rope, And instead of curled work, baldness, And instead of a stomacher a girdle of sackcloth. (Isaiah 3:20-24, YLT)

## Setting

- **Speaker:** _TBD_
- **Audience:** _TBD_
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- **Time period:** _TBD_

## Theological reading

_Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._

## Key words

_Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word._

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## Notes

_Your annotations._

## Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

- **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.