Jeremiah 47:5
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
5 Baldness is visited upon Gaza,(A)
Ashkelon is reduced to silence;
Ashdod, remnant of their strength,
how long will you gash yourself?[a]
Isaiah 15:2-3
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
2 Daughter Dibon has gone up
to the high places to weep;
Over Nebo and over Medeba
Moab is wailing.
Every head is shaved,
every beard sheared off.[a](A)
3 In the streets they wear sackcloth,
and on the rooftops;
In the squares
everyone wails, streaming with tears.(B)
Footnotes
- 15:2 Shaved…sheared off: traditional signs of grief.
Ezekiel 7:18
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
18 (A)They put on sackcloth, horror clothes them; shame is on all their faces, all their heads are shaved bald.[a]
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- 7:18 Shaved bald: shaving the head was a sign of mourning.
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