Verse Comparison: Jeremiah 48:37
American Standard Version
For every head is bald, and every beard clipped: upon all the hands are cuttings, and upon the loins sackcloth.
Amplified® Bible
For every head is shaven bald and every beard cut off: upon all the hands are cuts (slashes) and upon the loins is sackcloth [all to express mourning].
Contemporary English Version
The people of Moab mourn on the rooftops and in the streets. Men cut off their beards, people shave their heads; they make cuts on their hands and wear sackcloth.
Darby English Version
For every head is bald, and every beard clipped; upon all the hands are cuttings, and upon the loins sackcloth.
Good News Bible
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.
King James Version
For every head shall be bald, and every beard clipped: upon all the hands shall be cuttings, and upon the loins sackcloth.
New American Standard Bible
"For every head is bald and every beard cut short; there are gashes on all the hands and sackcloth on the loins.
New International Version
Every head is shaved
and every beard cut off;
every hand is slashed
and every waist is covered with 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—
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"For every head has become bald and every beard cut short; gashes have appeared on all the hands and sackcloth on the loins.
Revised Standard Version
"For every head is shaved and every beard cut off; upon all the hands are gashes, and on the loins is sackcloth.
Young's Literal Translation
For every head `is' bald, and every beard diminished, On all hands cuttings, and on the loins -- sackcloth.
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