then shalt thou bring her into the midst of thy house, - and she shall shave her head and pare her nails;

and, iron in abundance, for nails for the doors of the gates, and for hooks, did David prepare, - and bronze in abundance, without weight;

and, the weight of the nails, amounted to fifty shekels of gold, - and, the upper chambers, covered he with gold.

And, now, for a very little moment, hath come favour from Yahweh our God, in leaving to us a remnant to escape, and in giving to us a nail in his holy place, - that our God may enlighten our eyes, and give us a little reviving in our bondage.

The words of the wise, are as goads, yea, as driven nails, their well-ordered sayings, - given from one shepherd.

So, the carver, hath encouraged, the goldsmith, he that maketh smooth with the hammer, him that smiteth the anvil, - Saying of the welding, It is, good, Then hath he fastened it with nails - it must not totter!

With silver and with gold, he decketh it, - With nails and with hammers, they fasten them, that it may not totter.

Immediately, the word, was fulfilled upon Nebuchadnezzar, and, from among men, was he driven forth, and, grass - like oxen, did he eat, and, with the dew of the heavens, his body was drenched, - until that, his hair, like to eagles' feathers, was grown, and his nails, like birds' claws.