Isaiah 3:18 - Exposition

The bravery of their tinkling ornaments about their feet ; rather, of their anklets . Anklets were worn by the Egyptian women from the time of the twelfth dynasty. They were, in general, plain rings of metal, but appear to have been sometimes set with precious stones. No bells appear attached to any; but bells were known in Assyria from the time of Sennacherib. Their cauls; margin, networks . The marginal rendering is probably correct (comp. LXX ; ἐμπλόκια ). Network caps to contain the hair seem to be intended (so Kimchi, Saadiah, Jarchi, Rosenmüller, Kay). Mr. Cheyne prefers "wreaths worn round the forehead, reaching from one ear to the other." Round tires like the moon; rather, crescents . Flat ornaments in metal, like a young moon, generally worn suspended round the neck (see 8:26 , where the same word occurs).