Isaiah 3:14-16

New English Translation

Footnotes

1. Isaiah 3:14 tn The words “he says” are supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.
2. Isaiah 3:14 tn The pronominal element is masculine plural; the leaders are addressed.
3. Isaiah 3:14 tn The verb בָּעַר (baʿar, “graze, ruin”; HALOT 146 s.v. II בער) is a homonym of the more common בָּעַר (baʿar, “burn”; see HALOT 145 s.v. I בער).
4. Isaiah 3:14 sn The vineyard is a metaphor for the nation here. See 5:1-7.
5. Isaiah 3:14 tn Heb “the plunder of the poor [is] in your houses” (so NASB).
6. Isaiah 3:15 sn The rhetorical question expresses the Lord’s outrage at what the leaders have done to the poor. He finds it almost unbelievable that they would have the audacity to treat his people in this manner.
7. Isaiah 3:15 tn Heb Traditionally, the “Lord of hosts.” On the title “the Lord of Heaven’s Armies,” see the note at 1:9.sn The use of this title, which also appears in v. 1, forms an inclusio around vv. 1-15. The speech begins and ends with a reference to “the Sovereign Lord of Heaven’s Armies.”
8. Isaiah 3:16 tn Heb “daughters” (so KJV, NAB, NRSV).
9. Isaiah 3:16 tn Heb “with an outstretched neck.” They proudly hold their heads high so that others can see the jewelry around their necks.
10. Isaiah 3:16 tn Heb “walking and skipping, they walk.”
11. Isaiah 3:16 tn Heb “and with their feet they jingle.”