Parallel Verses
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
They shall shave themselves, and put sackcloth upon them for thy sake. They shall mourn for thee with heartful sorrow
New American Standard Bible
And
And they will
With bitter mourning.
King James Version
And they shall make themselves utterly bald for thee, and gird them with sackcloth, and they shall weep for thee with bitterness of heart and bitter wailing.
Holman Bible
and wrap themselves in sackcloth.
They weep over you
with deep anguish and bitter mourning.
International Standard Version
They'll shave their heads bald because of you. They'll dress themselves in sackcloth and weep for you with deep bitterness of heart, with the most pitiful of mourning.
A Conservative Version
And they shall make themselves bald for thee, and gird with sackcloth, and they shall weep for thee in bitterness of soul with bitter mourning.
American Standard Version
and they shall make themselves bald for thee, and gird them with sackcloth, and they shall weep for thee in bitterness of soul with bitter mourning.
Amplified
“And they will make themselves [completely] bald for you
And wrap themselves in sackcloth;
And in bitterness of soul they will weep for you
With bitter mourning and wailing.
Bible in Basic English
And they will have the hair of their heads cut off because of you, and will put haircloth on their bodies, weeping for you with bitter grief in their souls, even with bitter sorrow.
Darby Translation
And they shall make themselves utterly bald for thee, and gird themselves with sackcloth; and they shall weep for thee in bitterness of soul with bitter mourning.
Julia Smith Translation
And they made themselves bald with baldness for thee, and they girded themselves with sackcloth, and they wept for thee with bitterness of soul and bitter wailing.
King James 2000
And they shall make themselves utterly bald for you, and gird them with sackcloth, and they shall weep for you with bitterness of heart and bitter wailing.
Lexham Expanded Bible
{They will shave themselves bald for your sake}, and they will dress themselves [in] sackcloth, and they will weep over you with bitterness of soul [and] with bitter wailing.
Modern King James verseion
And they will be bald for you, and gird with sackcloth. And they shall weep for you with bitterness of soul, a bitter wailing.
NET Bible
they will tear out their hair because of you and put on sackcloth, and they will weep bitterly over you with intense mourning.
New Heart English Bible
and they shall make themselves bald for you, and clothe them with sackcloth, and they shall weep for you in bitterness of soul with bitter mourning.
The Emphasized Bible
And shall make bald for thee a baldness And gird them with sackcloth, - And shall weep for time in bitterness of soul. A biter lamentation;
Webster
And they shall make themselves utterly bald for thee, and gird themselves with sackcloth, and they shall weep for thee with bitterness of heart and bitter wailing.
World English Bible
and they shall make themselves bald for you, and clothe them with sackcloth, and they shall weep for you in bitterness of soul with bitter mourning.
Youngs Literal Translation
And they have made for thee baldness, And they have girded on sackcloth, And they have wept for thee, In bitterness of soul -- a bitter mourning.
Themes
Baldness » Artificial, a sign of mourning
Tyre » Prophecies respecting » All nations to be terrified at its destruction
Interlinear
Chagar
Bakah
Mar
References
Hastings
Word Count of 20 Translations in Ezekiel 27:31
Verse Info
Context Readings
A Lament For Doomed Tyre
30 They shall lift up their voice because of thee, and make a lamentable cry. They shall cast dust upon their heads, and lie down in the ashes. 31 They shall shave themselves, and put sackcloth upon them for thy sake. They shall mourn for thee with heartful sorrow 32 and heavy lamentation; yea, their children also shall weep for thee. Alas, what city hath so been destroyed in the sea, as Tyre is?
Cross References
Isaiah 16:9
Therefore I mourned for Jazer, and for the vineyards of Sibmah with great sorrow. I poured my tears upon Heshbon and Elealeh, for all their songs were laid down, in their harvest and gathering of their grapes.
Isaiah 22:12
And at the same time shall the LORD of Hosts call men to weeping, mourning, to baldness and a putting on of sackcloth.
Ezekiel 7:18
they shall gird themselves with sack cloth, fear shall fall upon them. Their faces shall be confounded, and their heads bald;
Isaiah 15:2
They went up to the idols' house, even to Dibon to the high places, to weep for Nebo; and Moab did mourn for Medeba. All their heads were bald, and all their beards shaven.
Isaiah 22:4
When I perceived that, I said, "Let me alone, and I will make lamentation. Take no labour for to comfort me, as touching the destruction of my people."
Leviticus 21:5
They shall make them no baldness upon their heads or shave off the locks of their beards, nor make any marks in their flesh.
Deuteronomy 14:1
Ye are the children of the LORD your God; cut not yourselves nor make you any baldness between the eyes for any man's death.
Jeremiah 16:6
And in this land shall they die, old and young, and shall not be buried: no man shall beweep them, no man shall clip or shave himself for them.
Jeremiah 47:5
Baldness is come upon Gaza. Ashkelon with her other valleys shall keep her peace. How long wilt thou slay,
Jeremiah 48:37
All heads shall be shaven, and all beards clipped off: all hands bound, and all loins girded about with sack cloth.
Amos 8:10
Your high feasts will I turn to sorrow, and your songs to mourning: I will bring sackcloth upon all backs, and baldness on every head. Yea, such a mourning will I send them, as is made upon an only begotten son, and they shall have a miserable end.
Micah 1:8
Wherefore I will mourn and make lamentation, bare and naked will I go: I must mourn like the dragons, and take sorrow as the ostriches:
Micah 1:16
Make thee bald, and shave thee, because of thy tender children: Make thee clean bald as an Eagle, for they shall be carried away captive from thee.