Isaiah Chapter 3 verse 21 Holy Bible

ASV Isaiah 3:21

the rings, and the nose-jewels;
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BBE Isaiah 3:21

The rings, and the nose-jewels,
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DARBY Isaiah 3:21

the finger-rings, and the nose-rings;
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KJV Isaiah 3:21

The rings, and nose jewels,
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WBT Isaiah 3:21


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WEB Isaiah 3:21

the signet rings, the nose rings,
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YLT Isaiah 3:21

Of the seals, and of the nose-rings,
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Pulpit Commentary

Pulpit CommentaryVerse 21. - The rings; literally, seal-rings, or signet-rings. Such were known in Egypt from the time of Joseph (Genesis 41:42), and probably earlier. It would seem from the present passage that their use was not confined to men. Nose-jewels. Actual nose-rings are not represented in any of the ancient remains; and the use of them seems to be confined to very barbarous communities. Probably the "nose-jewels" here mentioned were ornaments depending from the forehead and touching the upper part of the nose,

Ellicott's Commentary

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(21) The rings, and nose jewels.--The first word points to the signet ring, worn both by men and women of wealth (Exodus 35:22; Numbers 31:50; Esther 3:12; Esther 8:8; Jeremiah 22:24); the latter to the ornaments worn pendent from the nostrils as by modern Arabian women (Genesis 24:22). . . .