Isaiah’s oracle against the “daughters of Zion” begins in 3:16 and doesn’t conclude until the end of chapter 4. The oracle as a whole has a fairly neat chiastic structure:
A. Daughters of Zion and their walk, 3:16-17
B. In that day; beauty ( tiph’arah ): Yahweh removes, 3:18-23
C. Zion deserted, 3:24-4:1
B’. In that day; beauty ( tiph’arah ): Branch and fruit, 4:2-3
A’. Yahweh washes daughters of Zion, 4:4-6
It’s possible that the central section should be broken down further:
C. Replace beauty with branding, 3:24
D. Men and warriors fall and Zion is deserted, 3:25-26
C’. Seven women seek one man, 4:1
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