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The Symbol of a Broken Vow
Commentators explain that the command for Jerusalem to "cut off thy hair" is a deeply symbolic act. Like a Nazirite who was consecrated to God and had to shave their head if defiled, Jerusalem, once set apart for God, had become so polluted by sin that she had to cast away the symbol of her special status. It's a powerful image of a sacred relationship being broken by unfaithfulness.
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Jeremiah
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Albert Barnes
On Jeremiah 7:29–33
18th Century
Theologian
Jeremiah summons the people to lament over the miserable consequences of their rejection of God. In the valley of Hinnom, where lately they offered…
Charles Ellicott
On Jeremiah 7:29
19th Century
Bishop
Cut off your hair. —Literally, as in 2 Samuel 1:10 and 2 Kings 11:12, your crown or diadem;
John Calvin
On Jeremiah 7:29
16th Century
Theologian
Here again, Jeremiah exhorts his own people to lament; and he uses the feminine gender, as though he called the people the daughter of Sion, or the…
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John Gill
On Jeremiah 7:29
17th Century
Pastor
Cut off thine hair, O Jerusalem, and cast it away
This supplement is made, because the word is feminine; and therefo…
Matthew Henry
On Jeremiah 7:29–34
17th Century
Minister
As a token both of sorrow and of slavery, Jerusalem must be degraded and separated from God, as she had been separated to him.
The heart is t…