Jeremiah 48:37
Modern Translations
New International Version
Every head is shaved and every beard cut off; every hand is slashed and every waist is covered with sackcloth.

New Living Translation
The people shave their heads and beards in mourning. They slash their hands and put on clothes made of burlap.

English Standard Version
“For every head is shaved and every beard cut off. On all the hands are gashes, and around the waist is sackcloth.

Berean Study Bible
For every head is shaved and every beard is clipped; on every hand is a gash, and around every waist is sackcloth.

New American Standard Bible
For every head is shaved bald, and every beard cut short; there are gashes on all the hands, and sackcloth around the waists.

NASB 1995
"For every head is bald and every beard cut short; there are gashes on all the hands and sackcloth on the loins.

NASB 1977
“For every head is bald and every beard cut short; there are gashes on all the hands and sackcloth on the loins.

Amplified Bible
For every head is [shaven] bald and every beard cut off; there are cuts (slashes) on all the hands and sackcloth on the loins [all expressions of mourning].

Christian Standard Bible
Indeed, every head is bald and every beard is chopped short. On every hand is a gash and sackcloth around the waist.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Indeed, every head is bald and every beard clipped; on every hand is a gash and sackcloth around the waist.

Good News Translation
All of them have shaved their heads and cut off their beards. They have all made gashes on their hands, and everyone is wearing sackcloth.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
"Every head is shaved, and every beard is cut off. There are gashes on every hand and sackcloth on every waist.

International Standard Version
Indeed every head will be bald and every beard cut short. There will be gashes on all the hands and sackcloth on the loins.

NET Bible
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.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
For every head shall be bald, and every beard clipped: upon all the hands shall be cuttings, and upon the loins sackcloth.

New King James Version
“For every head shall be bald, and every beard clipped; On all the hands shall be cuts, and on the loins sackcloth—

King James 2000 Bible
For every head shall be bald, and every beard clipped: upon all the hands shall be gashes, and upon the loins sackcloth.

New Heart English Bible
For every head is bald, and every beard clipped: on all the hands are cuttings, and on the waist sackcloth.

World English Bible
For every head is bald, and every beard clipped: on all the hands are cuttings, and on the waist sackcloth.

American King James Version
For every head shall be bald, and every beard clipped: on all the hands shall be cuttings, and on the loins sackcloth.

American Standard Version
For every head is bald, and every beard clipped: upon all the hands are cuttings, and upon the loins sackcloth.

A Faithful Version
For every head shall be bald, and every beard clipped. On all the hands shall be cuttings and on the loins sackcloth.

Darby Bible Translation
For every head is bald, and every beard clipped; upon all the hands are cuttings, and upon the loins sackcloth.

English Revised Version
For every head is bald, and every beard clipped: upon all the hands are cuttings, and upon the loins sackcloth.

Webster's Bible Translation
For every head shall be bald, and every beard clipped: upon all the hands shall be cuttings, and upon the loins sackcloth.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
For euery head shalbe balde, and euery beard plucked: vpon all the handes shall be cuttings, and vpon the loynes sackecloth.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
All heades shalbe shauen, and all beardes clipped of, all handes bounde, and all loynes gyrded about with sackcloth.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
All heades shall be shauen, and all beerdes clipped off: all hondes bounde, and all loynes gyrded aboute with sack cloth.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
For every head [is] bald, and every beard diminished, "" On all hands—cuttings, and on the loins—sackcloth.

Young's Literal Translation
For every head is bald, and every beard diminished, On all hands cuttings, and on the loins -- sackcloth.

Smith's Literal Translation
For every head bald, and every beard shaved: upon all hands cuttings, and upon the loins sackcloth.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
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.

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.

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
For their heads are sheared and their beards are shaven and upon all their hands is sorrow, and upon the waist, sackcloth

Lamsa Bible
For their heads are clipped and their beards shaved; upon all their hands are signs of mourning, and upon their loins sackcloth.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
For every head is bald, And every beard clipped; Upon all the hands are cuttings, And upon the loins sackcloth.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
They shall all have their heads shaved in every place, and every beard shall be shaved; and all hands shall beat the breasts, and on all loins shall be sackcloth.
















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