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Make thee bald, and cut off thy hair for the children of thy delight: enlarge thy baldness as the eagle; for they are gone into captivity from thee.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Make yourself bald, shear yourself (literally, shear yourself for your delicate children). Some special ways of cutting the hair were forbid…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Make thee bald. —Joel appeals to the land of Judah to go into deep mourning because of the loss of her children, slain in…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

The Prophet finally concludes that nothing remained for the people but lamentation, for the Lord had resolved to desolate and destroy the whole cou…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Make thee bald, and poll thee for your delicate children
Which is said, either with respect to Mareshah, or to Adull…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

The prophet laments that Israel's case is desperate; but declare it not in Gath. Do not gratify those who make merry with the sins or with…

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