For every head shall be bald, and every beard clipped: upon all the hands shall be cuttings, and upon the loins sackcloth.
Everyone will shave their heads and cut off their beards. People will cut themselves and wear rough clothes around their waists.
When judgment comes, the grief will be so deep that everyone will show it through mourning rituals.
📚 Historical Context
Jeremiah was a prophet in ancient Judah who delivered God's messages of judgment against nations like Moab, which had historically been an enemy of Israel and often engaged in idolatry and aggression. In the cultural context of the ancient Near East, practices such as shaving heads, clipping beards, making cuts on the body, and wearing sackcloth were traditional expressions of extreme mourning, humiliation, and repentance during times of disaster or divine punishment. This verse is part of a broader prophecy foretelling Moab's downfall, illustrating the widespread grief that would accompany God's judgment on their sins.
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