Isaiah

Isaiah 3:16

¹⁶The LORD also says:

“Because the daughters of Zion are haughty —

walking with heads held high

and wanton eyes,

prancing and skipping as they go,

jingling the bracelets on their ankles —

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The LORD	יְהוָ֗ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
also says	וַיֹּ֣אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
Because	יַ֚עַן	ya·‘an	Adverb	H3282 purpose, intention
the daughters	בְּנ֣וֹת	bə·nō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural construct	H1323 daughter
of Zion	צִיּ֔וֹן	ṣî·yō·wn	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H6726 Zion
are haughty	גָֽבְהוּ֙	ḡā·ḇə·hū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H1361 be high, exalted
walking	וַתֵּלַ֙כְנָה֙	wat·tê·laḵ·nāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine plural	H1980 go, come, walk
with heads	גָּר֔וֹן	gā·rō·wn	Noun - masculine singular	H1627 neck, throat
held high	נְטוּוֹת	nə·ṭūōṯ	Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine plural	H5186 stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend
and wanton	וּֽמְשַׂקְּר֖וֹת	ū·mə·śaq·qə·rō·wṯ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Participle - feminine plural	H8265 ogle
eyes	עֵינָ֑יִם	‘ê·nā·yim	Noun - cd	H5869 eye
prancing	הָל֤וֹךְ	hā·lō·wḵ	Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute	H1980 go, come, walk
and skipping	וְטָפֹף֙	wə·ṭā·p̄ōp̄	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute	H2952 trip, take quick little steps
as they go	תֵּלַ֔כְנָה	tê·laḵ·nāh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine plural	H1980 go, come, walk
jingling	תְּעַכַּֽסְנָה׃	tə·‘ak·kas·nāh	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person feminine plural	H5913 shake bangles, rattle, tinkle
the bracelets on their ankles	וּבְרַגְלֵיהֶ֖ם	ū·ḇə·raḡ·lê·hem	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - feminine dual construct; third person masculine plural	H7272 foot

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Isaiah 32:9–11 · Ezekiel 16:49–50 · Proverbs 30:13 · Isaiah 4:4 · Luke 23:28 · Song of Solomon 3:11 · Isaiah 24:4 · Proverbs 16:18 · Isaiah 3:18 · Isaiah 1:8 · Matthew 21:5 · Zephaniah 3:11

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.