Thematic Bible: The upper lip


Thematic Bible



Sigh in silence [for the] dead; you shall not make a mourning ceremony. Bind your turban on you, and you must put your sandals on your feet. You must not cover your [upper] lip, and the bread of {mourners} you shall not eat." Verse ConceptsCustomFeetBereavement, Expression OfHead coveringCovering The MouthSandalsTraditionsVeilsDressShoesClothing OneselfHeadgearFacial HairSilenceEating Forbidden Food

"As for the person who is afflicted with a skin disease, his garments must be torn and his {hair} must [be allowed to] hang loosely, and he must cover [his] upper lip, and he must call out, 'Unclean! Unclean!' Verse ConceptsCovering The MouthPurity, Nature OfVeilsQuarantiningCovering HeadsFacial Hair

and you shall do {just as} I did: You shall not cover your [upper] lip, and you shall not eat [the] bread of {mourners}. Verse ConceptsCovering The MouthFacial HairImitating OthersEating Forbidden Food

Then the seers will be disgraced, and those practicing divination will be put to shame. All of them will cover their lips, for there is no reply from God. Verse ConceptsCovering The MouthSeersVeilsOccultismGod Not AnsweringShame Will ComeDisappointmentwitchesOccult Being Powerless Before God