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Instead of fragrance there will be a stench; instead of a belt, a rope; instead of styled hair, baldness; instead of fine clothing, sackcloth; instead of beauty, shame.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
It shall happen that instead of sweet spices, there shall be rottenness; instead of a belt, a rope; instead of well set hair, baldness; instead of a robe, a wearing of sackcloth; and branding instead of beauty.
World English Bible (WEB)
And it shall come to pass, that instead of sweet smell{H1314} there shall be stink{H4716}; and instead of a girdle{H2290} a rent{H5364}; and instead of well set{H4639} hair{H4748} baldness{H7144}; and instead of a stomacher{H6614} a girding{H4228} of sackcloth{H8242}; and burning{H3587} instead of beauty{H3308}.
Strong's King James
And it hath been, instead of spice is muck, And instead of a girdle, a rope, And instead of curled work, baldness, And instead of a stomacher a girdle of sackcloth.
Young's Literal Translation
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