Isaiah 3:22 - Exposition

The changeable suite of apparel ; rather, the festival robes (Revised Version), or the full-dress suits ; i.e. those worn upon grand occasions, and then put off and set aside. The mantles, and the wimples, and the crisping-pins ; rather, the upper petticoats , the wraps , and the purses . An inner and an outer tunic or petticoat were commonly worn by females of the higher class in the East. The inner tunic was a simple linen vest; but the outer was generally of a better material, and richly ornamented. Outside this, a sort of wrap, or cloak, was worn occasionally (see Ruth 3:15 ). Purses were, no doubt, carried by wealthy persons of both sexes; but their mention in this list does not seem very appropriate. Perhaps toilet-bags of some kind or other are intended (see 2 Kings 5:23 ).