Jamieson, Fausset and Brown on Isaiah 3:20

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Isaiah3:20

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" (Is 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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