Isaiah 3:16

New Century Version

The Lord says, “The women of Jerusalem are proud. They walk around with their heads held high, and they flirt with their eyes. They take quick, short steps, making noise with their ankle bracelets.”

Cross References

Proverbs 16:18

Pride leads to destruction; a proud attitude brings ruin.

Proverbs 21:4

Proud looks, proud thoughts, and evil actions are sin.

Proverbs 30:13

Some people have such a proud look! They look down on others.

Song of Solomon 3:11

Women of Jerusalem, go out and see King Solomon. He is wearing the crown his mother put on his head on his wedding day, when his heart was happy!

Isaiah 1:8

Jerusalem is left alone like an empty shelter in a vineyard, like a hut left in a field of melons, like a city surrounded by enemies.

Isaiah 24:4

The earth will dry up and die; the world will grow weak and die; the great leaders in this land will become weak.

Isaiah 3:1

Understand this: The Lord God All-Powerful will take away everything Judah and Jerusalem need— all the food and water,

Isaiah 3:17

So the Lord will put sores on the heads of those women in Jerusalem, and he will make them lose their hair.

Isaiah 3:18

At that time the Lord will take away everything that makes them proud: their beautiful ankle bracelets, their headbands, their necklaces shaped like the moon,

Isaiah 3:4

The Lord says, “I will cause young boys to be your leaders, and foolish children will rule over you.

Isaiah 4:4

The Lord will wash away the filth from the women of Jerusalem. He will wash the bloodstains out of Jerusalem and clean the city with the spirit of fairness and the spirit of fire.

Zephaniah 3:11

Then Jerusalem will not be ashamed of the wrongs done against me, because I will remove from this city those who like to brag; there will never be any more proud people on my holy mountain in Jerusalem.

Matthew 21:5

“Tell the people of Jerusalem, ‘Your king is coming to you. He is gentle and riding on a donkey, on the colt of a donkey.’ ”

Luke 23:28

But Jesus turned and said to them, “Women of Jerusalem, don’t cry for me. Cry for yourselves and for your children.