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24 Now it will be that instead of [a]sweet (A)perfume there will be the smell of rot;
Instead of a belt, a rope;
Instead of (B)well-set hair, a (C)plucked-out scalp;
Instead of fine clothes, a (D)donning of sackcloth;
And branding instead of beauty.
25 Your men will (E)fall by the sword
And your [b]mighty ones in battle.
26 And her [c](F)gates will lament and mourn,
And deserted she will (G)sit on the ground.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 3:24 Or balsam oil
  2. Isaiah 3:25 Lit strength
  3. Isaiah 3:26 Lit entrances

24 Instead of fragrance(A) there will be a stench;(B)
    instead of a sash,(C) a rope;
instead of well-dressed hair, baldness;(D)
    instead of fine clothing, sackcloth;(E)
    instead of beauty,(F) branding.(G)
25 Your men will fall by the sword,(H)
    your warriors in battle.(I)
26 The gates(J) of Zion will lament and mourn;(K)
    destitute,(L) she will sit on the ground.(M)

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