Jeremiah 48:37 — Compare Translations

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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]. [Isa. 15:2, 3.]

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

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]. [Isa. 15:2, 3.]

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

For every head is shaved and every beard is clipped; on every hand is a gash, and around every waist is sackcloth.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

Indeed, every head is bald and every beard is chopped short. On every hand is a gash and sackcloth around the waist.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

For every head is bald, and every beard clipped; upon all the hands are cuttings, and upon the loins sackcloth.

English EASY 2024

All the men will be very upset. They will cut the hair off their heads and their faces. They will use knives to cut their hands. They will wear sackcloth as their clothes.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

Everyone has a shaved head. Everyone's beard is cut off. Everyone's hands are cut and bleeding. Everyone is wearing sackcloth around their waists.

"For every head is shaved and every beard cut off. On all the hands are gashes, and around the waist is sackcloth.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

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.

English God's Word - GW 1995

"Every head is shaved, and every beard is cut off. There are gashes on every hand and sackcloth on every waist.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

Indeed, every head is bald and every beard clipped; on every hand is a gash and sackcloth around the waist.

English KJV 1611

For every head shall be bald, and every beard clipped: upon all the hands shall be cuttings, and upon the loins sackcloth.

English LSB

For every head is bald and every beard cut short; there are gashes on all the hands and sackcloth on the loins.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

For every head will be bald and every beard clipped; upon all the hands will be gashes, and upon the loins sackcloth.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

"For every head is bald and every beard cut short; there are gashes on all the hands and sackcloth on the loins.

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

Every head has been made bald, every beard shaved; every hand is gashed, and the loins of all are clothed in sackcloth.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

For all of them will shave their heads in mourning. They will all cut off their beards to show their sorrow. They will all make gashes in their hands. They will all put on sackcloth.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

Every head is shaved. Every beard is cut off. Every hand is cut. And every waist is covered with black cloth.

English NIV

Every head is shaved and every beard cut off; every hand is slashed and every waist is covered with sackcloth.

English NKJ 1982

“For every head shall be bald, and every beard clipped; On all the hands shall be cuts, and on the loins sackcloth—

English NLT

They shave their heads and beards in mourning. They slash their hands and put on clothes made of sackcloth.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

For every head is shaved and every beard cut off; on all the hands there are gashes, and on the loins sackcloth.

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

Every head is shaved, and every beard is cut off as a sign of mourning. And around the waist is sackcloth, on all the hands are gashes.

English RSV (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.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

They shave their heads and beards in anguish; they slash their hands and put on clothes of sackcloth.

English Tyndale 1537

All heads shall be shaven, and all beards clipped off: all hands bound, and all loins girded about with sack cloth.