Ezekiel 27:31

31 They will shave their heads because of you and will put on sackcloth. They will weep over you with anguish of soul and with bitter mourning.

Ezekiel 27:31 in Other Translations

KJV
31 And they shall make themselves utterly bald for thee, and gird them with sackcloth, and they shall weep for thee with bitterness of heart and bitter wailing.
ESV
31 they make themselves bald for you and put sackcloth on their waist, and they weep over you in bitterness of soul, with bitter mourning.
NLT
31 They shave their heads in grief for you and dress themselves in burlap. They weep for you with bitter anguish and deep mourning.
MSG
31 shave their heads, Wear rough burlap, wildly keening their loss.
CSB
31 They shave their heads because of you and wrap themselves in sackcloth. They weep over you with deep anguish and bitter mourning.

Ezekiel 27:31 In-Context

29 All who handle the oars will abandon their ships; the mariners and all the sailors will stand on the shore.
30 They will raise their voice and cry bitterly over you; they will sprinkle dust on their heads and roll in ashes.
31 They will shave their heads because of you and will put on sackcloth. They will weep over you with anguish of soul and with bitter mourning.
32 As they wail and mourn over you, they will take up a lament concerning you: “Who was ever silenced like Tyre, surrounded by the sea?”
33 When your merchandise went out on the seas, you satisfied many nations; with your great wealth and your wares you enriched the kings of the earth.

Cross References 3

  • 1. S Leviticus 13:40; S Job 1:20; S Isaiah 3:17; S Jeremiah 48:37
  • 2. S Isaiah 16:9; Revelation 18:15
  • 3. S Esther 4:1; Job 3:20; Isaiah 22:12; Jeremiah 6:26; S Lamentations 2:10; S Ezekiel 7:18
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