party clothes, gowns, capes, and purses;
Parallel translations
- WEB the fine robes, the capes, the cloaks, the purses,
- KJV The changeable suits of apparel, and the mantles, and the wimples, and the crisping pins,
- BSB their festive robes, capes, cloaks, and purses;
- NKJV the festal apparel, and the mantles; The outer garments, the purses,
- NASB festive robes, outer garments, shawls, purses,
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Quick answer
Fine robes, capes, cloaks, and purses join the list of confiscated luxuries. The judgment touches the wardrobe of the wealthy down to its outer garments.
Overview
These costly garments displayed affluence and refinement. By naming them, Isaiah shows that the comfortable elite of Jerusalem will be brought low along with everyone else. The passage anticipates the reversal in which human glory fades and only the Lord remains exalted (Isaiah 2:11-17).
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