Isaiah 3:16

Moreover the Lord saith, Because the daughters of Zion are haughty, and walk with stretched forth necks and wanton eyes, walking and mincing as they go, and making a tinkling with their feet:

Cross-references

Isaiah 3:9 Parallel

Isaiah 3:9 continues the indictment, noting their brazen faces and open sin — directly extending the description of the haughty daughters.

Isaiah 3:18 Parallel

Isaiah 3:18 follows immediately, listing the specific jewelry God will remove as judgment for their pride.

Isaiah 32:9-11 calls the careless daughters to tremble and strip themselves, directly paralleling the judgment on the haughty women.

Isaiah 4:4 Parallel

Isaiah 4:4 shows the cleansing that follows the judgment on the haughty women, completing the sequence.

Isaiah 24:4 Related theme

Isaiah 24:4 describes the haughty people of the earth languishing, mirroring the judgment on the proud women.

Ezekiel 16:50 says the haughty were removed, directly echoing the judgment on the proud women.

Proverbs 30:13 describes lofty eyes and lifted eyelids, exactly matching the haughty look of the daughters.

1 Timothy 2:9 explicitly teaches modest attire without braided hair or gold, contrasting the prideful adornment of the daughters.

Ezekiel 16:39 depicts Jerusalem stripped of her jewelry as judgment, directly mirroring the removal of ornaments here.

Proverbs 21:4 equates haughty eyes with sin — reinforcing the condemnation of pride in the daughters' demeanor.

Proverbs 6:17 explicitly names 'haughty eyes' as an abomination — directly condemning the flirtatious gaze of Zion's daughters.

Lamentations 4:5 describes former luxury turning to desolation, echoing the judgment on the proud daughters here.

Ezekiel 16:49 notes Sodom's pride and her daughters' idleness, paralleling the pride of Zion's daughters.

Zephaniah 3:11 promises removal of the haughty from Jerusalem, similar to the cleansing of the daughters.

Proverbs 31:13 shows a virtuous woman laboring with wool — a stark contrast to the idle, ornament-focused daughters of Zion.

Proverbs 16:18 Related theme

Proverbs 16:18 states that pride precedes destruction, applying the same principle to the proud daughters.

Jeremiah 6:2 also depicts the 'daughter of Zion' as a delicate woman, but contrasts her beauty with impending destruction.

Psalm 144:12 portrays daughters as beautiful pillars — a positive image, contrasting with the haughty, sinful pride of Zion's daughters.

Deuteronomy 28:56 shows a once-luxurious woman reduced to cannibalism — contrasting the pride of Zion's daughters with eventual judgment.