Jamieson, Fausset & Brown on Isaiah 3:24

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Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · 19th-century historical commentary
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stink--arising from ulcers (Zac 14:12). girdle--to gird up the loose Eastern garments, when the person walked. rent--the Septuagint, better, a "rope," an emblem of poverty; the poor have nothing else to gird up their clothes with. well-set hair-- (Pe1 3:3-4). baldness-- (Isa 3:17). stomacher--a broad plaited girdle. sackcloth-- (Sa2 3:31). burning--a sunburnt countenance, owing to their hoods and veils being stripped off, while they had to work as captives under a scorching sun (Sol 1:6).

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