Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Baldness » Artificial, a sign of mourning
“Son of man, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon made his army labor strenuously against Tyre. Every head was made bald and every shoulder chafed, but he and his army received no compensation from Tyre for the labor he expended against it.
called for weeping,
and for the wearing of sackcloth.
Both great and small will die in this land without burial. No lament will be made for them, nor will anyone cut himself or shave his head for them.
and wrap themselves in sackcloth.
They weep over you
with deep anguish and bitter mourning.
and all your songs into lamentation;
I will cause everyone
and every head to be shaved.
I will make that grief
like mourning for an only son
and its outcome like a bitter day.
in sorrow for your precious children;
make yourselves as bald as an eagle,
for they have been taken from you into exile.
Eagle » The molting of
in sorrow for your precious children;
make yourselves as bald as an eagle,
for they have been taken from you into exile.
Eagles » Illustrative » (increased baldness of, in the moulting season,) of calamities
in sorrow for your precious children;
make yourselves as bald as an eagle,
for they have been taken from you into exile.
Head » Illustrative » (made bald,) of heavy judgments
to weep at its high places.
Moab wails on Nebo and at
Every head is shaved;
every beard is cut off.
called for weeping,
and for the wearing of sackcloth.
in sorrow for your precious children;
make yourselves as bald as an eagle,
for they have been taken from you into exile.
instead of a belt, a rope;
instead of beautifully styled hair,
instead of fine clothes, sackcloth;
instead of beauty, branding.