Ezekiel 7:18
New International Version
They will put on sackcloth and be clothed with terror. Every face will be covered with shame, and every head will be shaved.

New Living Translation
They will dress themselves in burlap; horror and shame will cover them. They will shave their heads in sorrow and remorse.

English Standard Version
They put on sackcloth, and horror covers them. Shame is on all faces, and baldness on all their heads.

Berean Standard Bible
They will put on sackcloth, and terror will overwhelm them. Shame will cover all their faces, and all their heads will be shaved.

King James Bible
They shall also gird themselves with sackcloth, and horror shall cover them; and shame shall be upon all faces, and baldness upon all their heads.

New King James Version
They will also be girded with sackcloth; Horror will cover them; Shame will be on every face, Baldness on all their heads.

New American Standard Bible
They will put on sackcloth and shuddering will overwhelm them; and shame will be on all faces, and a bald patch on all their heads.

NASB 1995
They will gird themselves with sackcloth and shuddering will overwhelm them; and shame will be on all faces and baldness on all their heads.

NASB 1977
‘And they will gird themselves with sackcloth, and shuddering will overwhelm them; and shame will be on all faces, and baldness on all their heads.

Legacy Standard Bible
They will gird themselves with sackcloth, and horror will cover them; and shame will be on all faces and baldness on all their heads.

Amplified Bible
They will also cover themselves with sackcloth; horror will overwhelm them, and shame will be on all faces and baldness on all their heads [as evidence of grief].

Christian Standard Bible
They will put on sackcloth, and horror will overwhelm them. Shame will cover all their faces, and all their heads will be bald.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
They will put on sackcloth, and horror will overwhelm them. Shame will cover all their faces, and all their heads will be bald.

American Standard Version
They shall also gird themselves with sackcloth, and horror shall cover them; and shame shall be upon all faces, and baldness upon all their heads.

Contemporary English Version
You will put on sackcloth to show your sorrow, but terror will overpower you. Shame will be written all over your faces, and you will shave your heads in despair.

English Revised Version
They shall also gird themselves with sackcloth, and horror shall cover them; and shame shall be upon all faces, and baldness upon all their heads.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
They will put on sackcloth, and horror will cover them. All their faces will be covered with shame, and every head will be shaved.

Good News Translation
They will put on sackcloth and they will tremble all over. Their heads will be shaved, and they will all be disgraced.

International Standard Version
"They'll clothe themselves with sackcloth, terror will overcome them, shame will cover their faces, and baldness will spread over their entire heads.

Majority Standard Bible
They will put on sackcloth, and terror will overwhelm them. Shame will cover all their faces, and all their heads will be shaved.

NET Bible
They will wear sackcloth, terror will cover them; shame will be on all their faces, and all of their heads will be shaved bald.

New Heart English Bible
They shall also clothe themselves with sackcloth, and horror shall cover them; and shame shall be on all faces, and baldness on all their heads.

Webster's Bible Translation
They shall also gird themselves with sackcloth, and horror shall cover them; and shame shall be upon all faces, and baldness upon all their heads.

World English Bible
They will also clothe themselves with sackcloth, and horror will cover them. Shame will be on all faces, and baldness on all their heads.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And they have girded on sackcloth, "" And trembling has covered them, "" And shame [is] on all faces, "" And baldness on all their heads.

Young's Literal Translation
And they have girded on sackcloth, And covered them hath trembling, And unto all faces is shame, And on all their heads -- baldness.

Smith's Literal Translation
And they girded on sackcloth and trembling covered them; and shame to all faces, and upon all heads, baldness.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And they shall gird themselves with haircloth, and fear shall cover them, and shame shall be upon every face, and baldness upon all their heads.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And they will wrap themselves with haircloth, and dread will cover them. And shame will be upon every face, and baldness will be upon all of their heads.

New American Bible
They put on sackcloth, horror clothes them; shame is on all their faces, all their heads are shaved bald.

New Revised Standard Version
They shall put on sackcloth, horror shall cover them. Shame shall be on all faces, baldness on all their heads.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
The people shall also gird themselves with sackcloth, and horror shall cover them; and shame shall be upon all faces, and baldness upon all heads.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And they shall put on sackcloth and dizziness shall cover them. Shame shall be on all their faces and tearing out hair on all their heads
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
They shall also gird themselves with sackcloth, and horror shall cover them; and shame shall be upon all faces, and baldness upon all their heads.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And they shall gird themselves with sackcloth, and amazement shall cover them; and shame shall be upon them, even upon every face, and baldness upon every head.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
The Desolation of Israel
17Every hand will go limp, and every knee will turn to water. 18They will put on sackcloth, and terror will overwhelm them. Shame will cover all their faces, and all their heads will be shaved. 19They will throw their silver into the streets, and their gold will seem unclean. Their silver and gold cannot save them in the day of the wrath of the LORD. They cannot satisfy their appetites or fill their stomachs with wealth, for it became the stumbling block that brought their iniquity.…

Cross References
Isaiah 15:2-3
Dibon goes up to its temple to weep at its high places. Moab wails over Nebo, as well as over Medeba. Every head is shaved, every beard is cut off. / In its streets they wear sackcloth; on the rooftops and in the public squares they all wail, falling down weeping.

Jeremiah 48:37
For every head is shaved and every beard is clipped; on every hand is a gash, and around every waist is sackcloth.

Joel 1:13
Put on sackcloth and lament, O priests; wail, O ministers of the altar. Come, spend the night in sackcloth, O ministers of my God, because the grain and drink offerings are withheld from the house of your God.

Amos 8:10
I will turn your feasts into mourning and all your songs into lamentation. I will cause everyone to wear sackcloth and every head to be shaved. I will make it like a time of mourning for an only son, and its outcome like a bitter day.

Micah 1:8
Because of this I will lament and wail; I will walk barefoot and naked. I will howl like a jackal and mourn like an ostrich.

Lamentations 2:10
The elders of the Daughter of 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.

Isaiah 3:24
Instead of fragrance there will be a stench; instead of a belt, a rope; instead of styled hair, baldness; instead of fine clothing, sackcloth; instead of beauty, shame.

Isaiah 22:12
On that day the Lord GOD of Hosts called for weeping and wailing, for shaven heads and the wearing of sackcloth.

Jeremiah 4:8
So put on sackcloth, mourn and wail, for the fierce anger of the LORD has not turned away from us.”

Jeremiah 6:26
O daughter of my people, dress yourselves in sackcloth and roll in ashes. Mourn with bitter wailing, as you would for an only son, for suddenly the destroyer will come upon us.

Revelation 6:15-17
Then the kings of the earth, the nobles, the commanders, the rich, the mighty, and every slave and free man hid in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains. / And they said to the mountains and the rocks, “Fall on us and hide us from the face of the One seated on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb. / For the great day of Their wrath has come, and who is able to withstand it?”

Matthew 24:30
At that time the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, and all the tribes of the earth will mourn. They will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.

Luke 23:30
At that time ‘they will say to the mountains, “Fall on us!” and to the hills, “Cover us!”’

James 4:9
Grieve, mourn, and weep. Turn your laughter to mourning, and your joy to gloom.

Revelation 18:10
In fear of her torment, they will stand at a distance and cry out: “Woe, woe to the great city, the mighty city of Babylon! For in a single hour your judgment has come.”


Treasury of Scripture

They shall also gird themselves with sackcloth, and horror shall cover them; and shame shall be on all faces, and baldness on all their heads.

shall also

Isaiah 3:24
And it shall come to pass, that instead of sweet smell there shall be stink; and instead of a girdle a rent; and instead of well set hair baldness; and instead of a stomacher a girding of sackcloth; and burning instead of beauty.

Isaiah 15:2,3
He is gone up to Bajith, and to Dibon, the high places, to weep: Moab shall howl over Nebo, and over Medeba: on all their heads shall be baldness, and every beard cut off…

Jeremiah 48:37
For every head shall be bald, and every beard clipped: upon all the hands shall be cuttings, and upon the loins sackcloth.

and horror

Genesis 15:12
And when the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell upon Abram; and, lo, an horror of great darkness fell upon him.

Job 21:6
Even when I remember I am afraid, and trembling taketh hold on my flesh.

Psalm 35:26
Let them be ashamed and brought to confusion together that rejoice at mine hurt: let them be clothed with shame and dishonour that magnify themselves against me.

Jump to Previous
Baldness Clothed Cover Covered Covering Covers Deep Faces Fear Gird Girded Hair Haircloth Heads Horror Overwhelm Round Sackcloth Shame Shaved Shuddering Terror Themselves Trembling
Jump to Next
Baldness Clothed Cover Covered Covering Covers Deep Faces Fear Gird Girded Hair Haircloth Heads Horror Overwhelm Round Sackcloth Shame Shaved Shuddering Terror Themselves Trembling
Ezekiel 7
1. The final desolation of Israel
16. The mournful repentance from that escape
20. The enemies defile the sanctuary because of the Israelites' abominations
23. Under the type of a chain is shown the miserable captivity of all orders of men














They will wear sackcloth
In ancient Israel, sackcloth was a coarse material made from goat's hair, often worn as a sign of mourning, repentance, or distress. The Hebrew word for sackcloth, "śaq," signifies a garment of humility and penitence. In the context of Ezekiel 7:18, the wearing of sackcloth symbolizes the deep sorrow and repentance of the people as they face the impending judgment of God. Historically, sackcloth was a public display of one's inner turmoil and acknowledgment of sin, often accompanied by fasting and prayer. This act of wearing sackcloth is a physical manifestation of the people's recognition of their need for divine mercy and forgiveness.

and shuddering will cover them
The phrase "shuddering will cover them" conveys a profound sense of fear and trembling. The Hebrew root word "pāḥad" implies a terror that grips the heart, often associated with the awe and fear of God's judgment. This shuddering is not merely a physical reaction but a deep, spiritual realization of the seriousness of their situation. In the biblical narrative, such fear is often a precursor to repentance, as it drives individuals to seek refuge in God. The covering of shuddering suggests an all-encompassing dread that leaves no part of their being untouched, highlighting the totality of their fear in the face of divine retribution.

shame will cover every face
Shame, in this context, is a profound sense of disgrace and humiliation. The Hebrew word "bōš" indicates a feeling of being confounded or disconcerted. This shame is a result of the people's recognition of their sins and the realization of their failure to live according to God's commandments. In the biblical tradition, shame often accompanies guilt and is a catalyst for repentance and transformation. The covering of every face with shame signifies a collective acknowledgment of wrongdoing and a communal experience of disgrace, emphasizing the widespread nature of their transgressions and the need for communal repentance.

and all their heads will be shaved
The shaving of heads is a traditional sign of mourning and lamentation in ancient Near Eastern cultures. The Hebrew word "gālaḥ" refers to the act of shaving or cutting off hair, often done in times of great sorrow or distress. In the context of Ezekiel 7:18, the shaving of heads symbolizes the people's deep grief and the loss of their former glory and pride. It is an outward expression of inner desolation and a visible sign of their submission to God's judgment. This act of shaving the head serves as a reminder of the transient nature of human pride and the need for humility before the Almighty.

Verse 18. - They shall also gird, etc. The words become more general, and include those who should remain in the city as well as the fugitives. For both there should be the inward feelings of horror and shame, and their outward symbols of sackcloth (Genesis 37:34; 2 Samuel 3:31, 32; 2 Kings 6:30; Isaiah 15:3; Jeremiah 4:8, et al.) and baldness (Isaiah 3:24; Isaiah 15:2; Isaiah 22:12; Amos 8:10).

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
They will put on
וְחָגְר֣וּ (wə·ḥā·ḡə·rū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural
Strong's 2296: To gird, gird on, gird oneself

sackcloth,
שַׂקִּ֔ים (śaq·qîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 8242: A mesh, coarse loose cloth, sacking, a bag

and terror
פַּלָּצ֑וּת (pal·lā·ṣūṯ)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 6427: A shuddering

will overwhelm them.
וְכִסְּתָ֥ה (wə·ḵis·sə·ṯāh)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 3680: To plump, fill up hollows, to cover

Shame
בּוּשָׁ֔ה (bū·šāh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 955: Shame

will cover all
כָּל־ (kāl-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

their faces,
פָּנִים֙ (pā·nîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 6440: The face

and all
וּבְכָל־ (ū·ḇə·ḵāl)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

their heads
רָאשֵׁיהֶ֖ם (rā·šê·hem)
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 7218: The head

will be shaved.
קָרְחָֽה׃ (qā·rə·ḥāh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 7144: Baldness, bald spot


Links
Ezekiel 7:18 NIV
Ezekiel 7:18 NLT
Ezekiel 7:18 ESV
Ezekiel 7:18 NASB
Ezekiel 7:18 KJV

Ezekiel 7:18 BibleApps.com
Ezekiel 7:18 Biblia Paralela
Ezekiel 7:18 Chinese Bible
Ezekiel 7:18 French Bible
Ezekiel 7:18 Catholic Bible

OT Prophets: Ezekiel 7:18 They shall also gird themselves with sackcloth (Ezek. Eze Ezk)
Ezekiel 7:17
Top of Page
Top of Page