Therefore the Lord will smite— Punishment, which, though slow, always follows vice, is here denounced upon the luxurious and proud women: First, A taking away not only of the ornaments with which they set off their beauty, but also their garments, which were of necessary use; which is proposed in this verse, and largely set forth in the following; Isaiah 3:17-24. Secondly, deprivation of their husbands and children; Isaiah 3:25-26. Thirdly, the consequence hereof, by which this loss might be repaired, chap. Isaiah 4:1.
With a scab— Vitringa reads, will make bald. This and the other indignities mentioned, in this verse were used to slaves, and were reckoned the highest degree of infamy and disgrace: and they refer to the captivity of these women under Nebuchadnezzar. See chap. Isaiah 20:4.