Parallel Verses
NET Bible
For all of them will shave their heads in mourning. They will all cut off their beards to show their sorrow. They will all make gashes in their hands. They will all put on sackcloth.
New American Standard Bible
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King James Version
For every head shall be bald, and every beard clipped: upon all the hands shall be cuttings, and upon the loins sackcloth.
Holman Bible
Indeed, every head is bald and every beard clipped;
International Standard Version
Indeed every head will be bald and every beard cut short. There will be gashes on all the hands and sackcloth on the loins.
A Conservative Version
For every head is bald, and every beard clipped. Upon all the hands are cuttings, and upon the loins sackcloth.
American Standard Version
For every head is bald, and every beard clipped: upon all the hands are cuttings, and upon the loins sackcloth.
Amplified
For every head is [shaven] bald and every beard cut off; there are cuts (slashes) on all the hands and sackcloth on the
Bible in Basic English
For everywhere the hair of the head and the hair of the face is cut off: on every hand there are wounds, and haircloth on every body.
Darby Translation
For every head is bald, and every beard clipped; upon all the hands are cuttings, and upon the loins sackcloth.
Julia Smith Translation
For every head bald, and every beard shaved: upon all hands cuttings, and upon the loins sackcloth.
King James 2000
For every head shall be bald, and every beard clipped: upon all the hands shall be gashes, and upon the loins sackcloth.
Lexham Expanded Bible
For [on] every head [is] baldness, and every beard is trimmed. On all [the] hands, slashes, and on [the] loins, sackcloth.
Modern King James verseion
For every head shall be bald, and every beard clipped. On all the hands shall be cuttings, and on the loins sackcloth.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
All heads shall be shaven, and all beards clipped off: all hands bound, and all loins girded about with sack cloth.
New Heart English Bible
For every head is bald, and every beard clipped: on all the hands are cuttings, and on the waist sackcloth.
The Emphasized Bible
For, every head, is baldness, And every beard, clipped: Upon all hands, are gashes, And upon the loins, sackcloth
Webster
For every head shall be bald, and every beard clipped: upon all the hands shall be cuttings, and upon the loins sackcloth.
World English Bible
For every head is bald, and every beard clipped: on all the hands are cuttings, and on the waist sackcloth.
Youngs Literal Translation
For every head is bald, and every beard diminished, On all hands cuttings, and on the loins -- sackcloth.
Interlinear
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References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Jeremiah 48:37
Verse Info
Context Readings
A Message Concerning Moab
36 So my heart moans for Moab like a flute playing a funeral song. Yes, like a flute playing a funeral song, my heart moans for the people of Kir Heres. For the wealth they have gained will perish. 37 For all of them will shave their heads in mourning. They will all cut off their beards to show their sorrow. They will all make gashes in their hands. They will all put on sackcloth. 38 On all the housetops in Moab and in all its public squares there will be nothing but mourning. For I will break Moab like an unwanted jar. I, the Lord, affirm it!
Phrases
Cross References
Genesis 37:34
Then Jacob tore his clothes, put on sackcloth, and mourned for his son many days.
Isaiah 15:2-3
They went up to the temple, the people of Dibon went up to the high places to lament. Because of what happened to Nebo and Medeba, Moab wails. Every head is shaved bare, every beard is trimmed off.
Jeremiah 41:5
eighty men arrived from Shechem, Shiloh, and Samaria. They had shaved off their beards, torn their clothes, and cut themselves to show they were mourning. They were carrying grain offerings and incense to present at the temple of the Lord in Jerusalem.
Jeremiah 47:5
The people of Gaza will shave their heads in mourning. The people of Ashkelon will be struck dumb. How long will you gash yourselves to show your sorrow, you who remain of Philistia's power?
Isaiah 20:2
At that time the Lord announced through Isaiah son of Amoz: "Go, remove the sackcloth from your waist and take your sandals off your feet." He did as instructed and walked around in undergarments and barefoot.
Jeremiah 16:6
Rich and poor alike will die in this land. They will not be buried or mourned. People will not cut their bodies or shave off their hair to show their grief for them.
Genesis 37:29
Later Reuben returned to the cistern to find that Joseph was not in it! He tore his clothes,
Leviticus 19:28
You must not slash your body for a dead person or incise a tattoo on yourself. I am the Lord.
1 Kings 18:28
So they yelled louder and, in accordance with their prescribed ritual, mutilated themselves with swords and spears until their bodies were covered with blood.
1 Kings 21:27
When Ahab heard these words, he tore his clothes, put on sackcloth, and fasted. He slept in sackcloth and walked around dejected.
2 Kings 6:30
When the king heard what the woman said, he tore his clothes. As he was passing by on the wall, the people could see he was wearing sackcloth under his clothes.
Isaiah 3:24
A putrid stench will replace the smell of spices, a rope will replace a belt, baldness will replace braided locks of hair, a sackcloth garment will replace a fine robe, and a prisoner's brand will replace beauty.
Isaiah 37:1
When King Hezekiah heard this, he tore his clothes, put on sackcloth, and went to the Lord's temple.
Ezekiel 7:18
They will wear sackcloth, terror will cover them; shame will be on all their faces, and all of their heads will be shaved bald.
Ezekiel 27:31
they will tear out their hair because of you and put on sackcloth, and they will weep bitterly over you with intense mourning.
Amos 8:10
I will turn your festivals into funerals, and all your songs into funeral dirges. I will make everyone wear funeral clothes and cause every head to be shaved bald. I will make you mourn as if you had lost your only son; when it ends it will indeed have been a bitter day.
Micah 1:16
Shave your heads bald as you mourn for the children you love; shave your foreheads as bald as an eagle, for they are taken from you into exile.
Mark 5:5
Each night and every day among the tombs and in the mountains, he would cry out and cut himself with stones.
Revelation 11:3
And I will grant my two witnesses authority to prophesy for 1,260 days, dressed in sackcloth.