Deu 28:56-57, Isa 3:16-26, Lam 4:5-8 | ESV | STEP | The most tender and refined woman among you, who would not venture to set the sole of her foot on the ground because she is so delicate and tender , will begrudge to the husband she embraces , to her son and to her daughter ,

56 ^aThe most tender and refined woman among you, who would not venture to set the sole of her foot on the ground because she is so delicate and tender, will begrudge to the husband she embraces, ^{▼▼Hebrew the husband of her bosom} to her son and to her daughter, 57 her afterbirth that comes out from between her feet and her children whom she bears, because lacking everything she will eat them secretly, ^cin the siege and in the distress with which your enemy shall distress you in your towns.

Isaiah 3:16-26

16 The Lord said:
^dBecause ^ethe daughters of Zion are haughty
and walk with outstretched necks,
glancing wantonly with their eyes,
mincing along as they go,
^ftinkling with their feet,
17 therefore the Lord ^gwill strike with a scab
the heads of ^hthe daughters of Zion,
and the Lord will lay bare their secret parts.
18 In that day the Lord will take away ⁱthe finery of the anklets, the ^jheadbands, and the ^kcrescents; 19 the pendants, the bracelets, and the scarves; 20 the ^lheaddresses, the armlets, the sashes, the perfume boxes, and the amulets; 21 the signet rings and ^mnose rings; 22 the ⁿfestal robes, the mantles, the cloaks, and the handbags; 23 the mirrors, the linen garments, the turbans, and the veils.

24 Instead of ^operfume there will be rottenness;
and instead of a ^pbelt, a rope;
and instead of ^qwell-set hair, ^rbaldness;
and instead of a rich robe, a ^sskirt of sackcloth;
and ^tbranding instead of beauty.
25 Your men shall fall by the sword
and your mighty men in battle.
26 And ^uher gates shall lament and mourn;
empty, she shall ^vsit on the ground.

Lamentations 4:5-8

5 Those who once feasted on delicacies
perish in the streets;
^wthose who were brought up in purple
embrace ash heaps.
6 ^xFor the chastisement ^{▼▼Or iniquity} of the daughter of my people has been greater
than the punishment ^{▼▼Or sin} of Sodom,
^aawhich was overthrown in a moment,
and no hands were wrung for her. ^{▼▼The meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain}
7 Her princes were purer than snow,
whiter than milk;
their bodies were more ruddy than coral,
the beauty of their form ^{▼▼The meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain} was like sapphire. ^{▼▼Hebrew lapis lazuli}
8 ^aeNow their face is blacker than soot;
they are not recognized in the streets;
their skin has shriveled on their bones;
it has become as dry as wood.