Isaiah 3:23 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Bible Comments

The glasses, and the fine linen, and the hoods, and the vails.

Glasses - mirrors of polished metal (Exodus 38:8). Hoods ( hatsªniypowt (H6797), from tsaanap (H6801), to wrap round) - mitres, or diadems for the head (Isaiah 62:3; Zechariah 3:5).

Veils - large enough to cover the head and person. Distinct from the smaller veils ("mufflers") above (Genesis 24:65). Token of woman's subjection (1 Corinthians 11:10).

Isaiah 3:23

23 The glasses, and the fine linen, and the hoods, and the vails.