Ezekiel 27:31 — Compare Translations

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And they make themselves [utterly] bald for you and gird themselves with sackcloth, and they weep over you in bitterness of heart and with bitter mourning and wailing.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

And they make themselves [utterly] bald for you and gird themselves with sackcloth, and they weep over you in bitterness of heart and with bitter mourning and wailing.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

They will shave their heads for you and wrap themselves in sackcloth. They will weep over you with anguish of soul and bitter mourning.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

They shave their heads because of you and wrap themselves in sackcloth. They weep over you with deep anguish and bitter mourning.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

And they shall make themselves utterly bald for thee, and gird themselves with sackcloth; and they shall weep for thee in bitterness of soul with bitter mourning.

English EASY 2024

They will cut all the hair off their heads. They will wear sackcloth. They will weep and be very upset because of the terrible thing that has happened to you.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

They will shave their heads for you. They will put on sackcloth. They will cry for you like someone crying for someone who died.

they make themselves bald for you and put sackcloth on their waist, and they weep over you in bitterness of soul, with bitter mourning.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

They shave their heads for you And dress themselves in sackcloth. Their hearts are bitter as they weep.

English God's Word - GW 1995

They shaved their heads because of you and put on sackcloth. They cried over you with bitterness and with bitter mourning.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

They shave their heads because of you and wrap themselves in sackcloth. They weep over you with deep anguish and bitter mourning.

English KJV 1611

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.

English LSB

Also they will make themselves bald for you And gird themselves with sackcloth; And they will weep for you in bitterness of soul With bitter mourning.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

Also they shall make themselves utterly bald for you, and gird themselves with sackcloth; and they shall weep for you with bitterness of heart and bitter wailing.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

"Also they will make themselves bald for you And gird themselves with sackcloth; And they will weep for you in bitterness of soul With bitter mourning.

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

For you they shave their heads and put on sackcloth, For you they weep in anguish, with bitter lament.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

they will tear out their hair because of you and put on sackcloth, and they will weep bitterly over you with intense mourning.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

They will shave their heads because of you. And they will put on black clothes. They will sob over you. Their spirits will be greatly troubled. They will be very sad.

English NIV

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.

English NKJ 1982

They will shave themselves completely bald because of you, Gird themselves with sackcloth, And weep for you With bitterness of heart and bitter wailing.

English NLT

They shave their heads in grief because of you and dress themselves in sackcloth. They weep for you with bitter anguish and deep mourning.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

they make themselves bald for you, and put on sackcloth, and they weep over you in bitterness of soul, with bitter mourning.

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

They will shave their heads in sorrow for you and dress themselves in sackcloth. They will weep bitterly for you, Tyre, with heartfelt sorrow over your fall.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

they make themselves bald for you, and gird themselves with sackcloth, and they weep over you in bitterness of soul, with bitter mourning.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

They shave their heads in grief, put on sackcloth, and weep for you with bitterness of heart and deep mourning.

English Tyndale 1537

They shall shave themselves, and put sackcloth upon them for thy sake. They shall mourn for thee with heartfull sorrow,