Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Baldness » Judgment
Ashkelon will become silent,
a remnant of their valley.
How long will you gash yourself?
instead of a belt, a rope;
instead of beautifully styled hair,
instead of fine clothes, sackcloth;
instead of beauty, branding.
Indeed, every head is bald and every beard clipped; on every hand is a gash and sackcloth around the waist.
Verse Concepts
and horror will overwhelm them.
Shame will cover all their faces,
and all their heads will be bald.
Sackcloth » A symbol of mourning
cry out, daughters of Rabbah!
Clothe yourselves with sackcloth,
run back and forth within your walls,
because Milcom will go into exile
together with his priests and officials.
י YodThe elders of Daughter Zion
sit on the ground in silence.
They have thrown dust on their heads
and put on sackcloth.
The young women of Jerusalem
have bowed their heads to the ground.
Verse Concepts
sit on the ground in silence.
They have thrown dust on their heads
and put on sackcloth.
The young women of Jerusalem
have bowed their heads to the ground.
So I turned my attention to the Lord God to seek Him by prayer and petitions, with fasting, sackcloth, and ashes.
and horror will overwhelm them.
Shame will cover all their faces,
and all their heads will be bald.
and roll in the dust.
Mourn as you would for an only son,
a bitter lament,
for suddenly the destroyer
I have buried my strength
mourn and wail,
for the Lord’s burning anger
has not turned away from us.
mourning for the husband of her youth.
His servants said to him, "Consider this: we have heard that the kings of the house of Israel are kings [who show] special kindness. So let's put sackcloth around our waists and ropes around our heads, and let's go out to the king of Israel. Perhaps he will spare your life." So they dressed with sackcloth around their waists and ropes around their heads, went to the king of Israel, and said, "Your servant Ben-hadad says, 'Please spare my life.' " So he said, "Is he still alive? He is my brother."
on its rooftops and in its public squares everyone wails,
falling down and weeping.