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Can a virgin forget her ornaments, or a bride her attire? yet my people have forgotten me days without number.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

A bride treasures all her life the girdle, which first indicated that she was a married woman, just as brides now treasure the wedding ring; but Is…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Or a bride her attire. —The word is rendered “headbands” in Isaiah 3:20, but here it probably means the “girdle” which fo…

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

The very beauty of a believer – his glorious dress – is his God. Then can we ever forget him; or all the precious things of the covenant of grace w…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

God here confirms what is said in the last verse and intends to make his people ashamed because they valued him less than girls usually value their…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Can a maid forget her ornaments
Which she has provided for her wedding day, and is then to wear, and which may be th…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

The nation had not been affected by the judgments of God, but sought to justify themselves. To those who make the world their home and their portio…

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

ThomasAquinas

13th Century
Catholic
13th Century

Here, the prophet shows their hard-heartedness from the fact that they are not moved by kindness.

  1. He presents the kindnesses that pert…

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