Catholic Public Domain Version
"For every head will be bald, and every beard will be shaved. All the hands will be bound together, and there will be haircloth on every back. "
— Jeremiah 48:37, Catholic Public Domain Version
“For every head shall be bald, and every beard clipped: upon all the hands shall be cuttings, and upon the loins sackcloth.”
“For every head is bald, and every beard clipped: upon all the hands are cuttings, and upon the loins sackcloth. ”
“For every head is bald, and every beard clipped: on all the hands are cuttings, and on the waist sackcloth.”
“For all of them will shave their heads in mourning. They will all cut off their beards to show their sorrow. They will all make gashes in their hands. They will all put on sackcloth.”
“For every head shall be bald, and every beard shall be shaven: all hands shall be tied together, and upon every back there shall be haircloth.”
“For everywhere the hair of the head and the hair of the face is cut off: on every hand there are wounds, and haircloth on every body.”
“For every head shall be bald, and every beard clipped: upon all the hands shall be cuttings, and upon the loins sackcloth.”
From the outcry of Heshbon, even to Elealeh and Jahzah, they have uttered their voice; from Zoar, even to Horonaim, like a three year old calf. So too, the waters of Nimrim will be very bad.
And I will take away from Moab, says the Lord, the one who makes offerings in exalted places, and the one who sacrifices to his gods.
Because of this, my heart will resound for Moab, like the pipes, and my heart will make a sound like the pipes for the men on the brick wall. For he has done more than he was able, yet still they have perished.
For every head will be bald, and every beard will be shaved. All the hands will be bound together, and there will be haircloth on every back.
Over all the rooftops of Moab, and in its streets, everyone will mourn. For I have crushed Moab like a useless vessel, says the Lord.
How was it conquered, so that they would wail? How is it that Moab has cast down his neck and been confounded? And Moab will be a derision and an example to everyone around him.”
Thus says the Lord: “Behold, he will fly like the eagle, and he will extend his wings to Moab.