King James Version

Isaiah 3:17

Therefore the LORD will smite with a scab the crown of the head of the daughters of Zion, and the LORD will discover their secret parts.

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וְשִׂפַּ֣חvesipachand abidingסָפַחconjunction, verb, piel, sequential perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and abiding”, a completed action in a sequenceH5596properly, to scrape out, but in certain peculiar senses (of removal or association)abiding, gather together, cleave, smite with the scab.אֲדֹנָ֔יadonayLordאֲדֹנָיnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “Lord”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH136the Lord (used as a proper name of God only)(my) Lord.קָדְקֹ֖דqadeqodcrownקׇדְקֹדnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “crown”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6936the crown of the head (as the part most bowed)crown (of the head), pate, scalp, top of the head.בְּנ֣וֹתbenotdaughterבַּתnoun, common, feminine, plural, construct — “daughter”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1323a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively)apple (of the eye), branch, company, daughter, [idiom] first, [idiom] old, [phrase] owl, town, village.צִיּ֑וֹןtsionZionצִיּוֹןnoun, proper name — “Zion”H6726Tsijon (as a permanent capital), a mountain of JerusalemZion.וַיהוָ֖הvayhvahand Jehovahיְהֹוָהconjunction, noun, proper name — “and Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).פָּתְהֵ֥ןpatehenhingeפֹּתnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, plural — “hinge”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6596a hole, i.e. hinge or the female pudendahinge, secret participleיְעָרֶֽהyearehemptyעָרָהverb, piel, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “empty”, an unfinished actionH6168to be (causatively, make) bare; hence, to empty, pour out, demolishleave destitute, discover, empty, make naked, pour (out), rase, spread self, uncover.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Therefore the Lord will smite with a scab the crown of the head of the daughters of Zion, and the LORD will lay bare their secret parts.

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American Standard Version (1901)

therefore the Lord will smite with a scab the crown of the head of the daughters of Zion, and Jehovah will lay bare their secret parts.

Young’s Literal Translation

The Lord also hath scabbed The crown of the head of daughters of Zion, And Jehovah their simplicity exposeth.

World English Bible

therefore the Lord brings sores on the crown of the head of the women of Zion, and Yahweh will make their scalps bald.”

Darby Translation

therefore the Lord will make bald the crown of the head of the daughters of Zion, and Jehovah will lay bare their secret parts.

Douay-Rheims

The Lord will make bald the crown of the head of the daughters of Sion, and the Lord will discover their hair.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Therefore the Lord will smite with a scab the crown of the head of the daughters of Zion, and the LORD will lay bare their secret parts.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

therefore the Lord will humble the chief daughters of Sion, and the Lord will expose their form in that day;

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ταπεινώσει ὁ Θεὸς ἀρχούσας θυγατέρας Σιών· καὶ Κύριος ἀνακαλύψει τὸ σχῆμα αὐτῶν