Isaiah 3:24

The Passion Translation

A stench will take the place of seductive perfumes; a rope will take the place of a sash, baldness for braided hair, rags instead of a fine robe, and the brand of a captive instead of beauty.

Cross References

Proverbs 31:24

Even her works of righteousness she does for the benefit of her enemies.

Proverbs 7:17

I’ve sprinkled the sheets with intoxicating perfume made from myrrh, aloes, and sweet cinnamon.

Isaiah 15:2

The people of Dibon went to their temple to weep; they went up to their high places to lament. Moab wails with sorrow over what happened to Mount Nebo and Mount Medeba. Humiliated, every head is shaved bald and every beard cut off.

Isaiah 15:3

They pour into the streets wearing sackcloth. In public and in private, they fall down sobbing.

Isaiah 22:12

In that day, the Lord Yahweh, Commander of Angel Armies, called you to repent with weeping and mourning and to show your remorse by shaving your heads and wearing sackcloth.

Isaiah 3:23

hand mirrors, fine linen garments interwoven with gold and purple, turbans, and long veils.

Isaiah 4:4

And the Lord has washed away the filth of the daughters of Zion and cleansed the bloodstains of Jerusalem by a Spirit of justice and by a Spirit of burning.

Isaiah 57:9

You journeyed to the king with oil along with many perfumes. You sent your envoys to exotic lands, even down to the underworld.

Jeremiah 4:8

Therefore, put on sackcloth, lament, and wail, for the burning anger of Yahweh has not turned away from us.

Jeremiah 48:37

Every head is shaved, and every beard is cut off as a sign of mourning. And around the waist is sackcloth, on all the hands are gashes.

Jeremiah 49:3

Weep and wail, Heshbon, for Ai has been destroyed! Shriek, women of Rabbah! Put on sackcloth and mourn; run back and forth in confusion! For enemies will lead Molech away and take him captive with all his priests and servants.

Jeremiah 6:26

My dear people, it’s time to mourn. Put on sackcloth and sprinkle ashes on yourselves. Mourn as you would for an only child. Wail bitterly, for suddenly the destroyer will be upon us.

Lamentations 2:10

The elders of beloved Zion sit mute on the ground. They have thrown dust on their heads and put on sackcloth. The young virgins of Jerusalem bow their heads in sorrow to the ground.

Ezekiel 27:31

They will shave their heads in sorrow for you and dress themselves in sackcloth. They will weep bitterly for you, Tyre, with heartfelt sorrow over your fall.

Ezekiel 7:18

Terror covers them as they put on sackcloth. Shame covers their faces as they shave their heads bald.

1 Peter 3:3

Let your true beauty come from your inner personality, not a focus on the external. For lasting beauty comes from a gentle and peaceful spirit, which is precious in God’s sight and is much more important than the outward adornment of elaborate hair, jewelry, and fine clothes.

Revelation 11:3

And I will authorize my two witnesses to prophesy, wearing sackcloth for one thousand two hundred and sixty days.

Revelation 16:9

Though they endured the fierce heat, yet the people continued to blaspheme God. They cursed the name of God, who had authority over these plagues, and refused to repent and give him glory.

Revelation 18:9

The kings of the earth who fornicated with her and lived in luxury with her will weep and wail over her when they see the smoke of the fire that burns her up.