Isaiah 3:20 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Bible Comments

The bonnets, and the ornaments of the legs, and the headbands, and the tablets, and the earrings, The tablets - The words בתי הנפש bottey hannephesh, which we translate tablets, and Bishop Lowth, perfume boxes, literally signify houses of the soul; and may refer to strong scented bottles used for pleasure and against fainting; similar to bottles with otto of roses, worn by the ladies of the East to the present time.

Isaiah 3:20

20 The bonnets, and the ornaments of the legs, and the headbands, and the tablets,i and the earrings,