Isaiah 3:18
18. bravery—the finery.
tinkling—(See Isa 3:16). cauls—network for the head. Or else, from an Arabic root, "little suns," answering to the "tires" or neck-ornaments, "like the moon" (Jud 8:21). The chumarah or crescent is also worn in front of the headdress in West Asia. Isaiah 3:20
20. bonnets—turbans.
ornaments of the legs—the short stepping-chains from one foot to another, to give a measured gait; attached to the "tinkling ornaments" (Isa 3:16). headbands—literally, "girdles." tablets—rather, "houses of the breath," that is, smelling boxes [Vulgate]. earrings—rather, amulets suspended from the neck or ears, with magic formulæ inscribed; the root means to "whisper" or "conjure."
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