6 occurrences

'Hair' in the Bible

Now it will come to pass that instead of the sweet fragrance of spices there will be [the stench of] rottenness;Instead of a belt, a rope;Instead of well-set hair, baldness;Instead of fine clothes, a robe of sackcloth;And branding [of captives by the scorching heat] instead of beauty.

Verse ConceptsBaldness, Figurative UseClothHairsSackcloth And AshesSmellsPeople RottingFragranceMarks On PeopleAppearance Of HairNo BeautyWomen's BeautyHairmakeupbranding

In that day [when foreign armies swarm the land] the Lord will shave with a razor, hired from the regions beyond the Euphrates (that is, with the king of Assyria), [that razor will shave] the head and the hair of the legs; and it will also remove the beard [leaving Judah stripped, shamed and scorned].

Verse ConceptsBaldness, Figurative UseBarbersBaldnessBeardsHairsHiringLegsShavingRazorsThe Hair Of The BodyTrimming Facial HairCutting HairBeyond The EuphratesHair

Therefore in that day the Lord God of hosts called you to weeping, to mourning,To shaving the head and to wearing sackcloth [in humiliation].

Verse ConceptsGesturesBaldness, UnnaturalBaldnessHairsMourning

“Take millstones [as a female slave does] and grind meal;Remove your veil, strip off the skirt,Uncover the leg, cross the rivers [at the command of your captors].

Verse ConceptsGrindingLegsPassing ThroughVeilsPeople Stripping OffGrinding Food

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