The Lord says to the people of Jerusalem,“ Cut off your hair. Throw it away. Sing a song of sadness on the bare hilltops. I am very angry with you. I have turned my back on you. I have deserted you.

“耶路撒冷啊，要剪发抛弃，在净光的高处举哀；因为耶和华丢掉离弃了惹他忿怒的世代。”

耶路撒冷啊，要剪头发，扔掉它，在光秃的高地唱哀歌，因为耶和华弃绝、离弃了惹他发怒的世代。’”

耶路撒冷啊，要剪头发，扔掉它，在光秃的高地唱哀歌，因为耶和华弃绝、离弃了惹他发怒的世代。’”

“‘你们要剪掉头发，在光秃的山上哀哭，因为耶和华已弃绝这惹祂发怒的百姓。’”

“‘你要剪去头发，并且把它抛掉，上到光秃的高冈举哀，因为耶和华摈斥、弃绝了他所憎恨的世代。’”

耶路撒冷啊，要剪髮拋棄，在淨光的高處舉哀；因為耶和華丟掉離棄了惹他忿怒的世代。

耶路撒冷啊，要剪頭髮，扔掉它，在光禿的高地唱哀歌，因為耶和華棄絕、離棄了惹他發怒的世代。』」

耶路撒冷啊，要剪頭髮，扔掉它，在光禿的高地唱哀歌，因為耶和華棄絕、離棄了惹他發怒的世代。』」

你們要剪掉頭髮，在光禿的山上哀哭，因為耶和華已棄絕這惹祂發怒的百姓。』」

“‘你要剪去頭髮，並且把它拋掉，上到光禿的高岡舉哀，因為耶和華擯斥、棄絕了他所憎恨的世代。’”

耶路撒冷啊，把頭髮剪下來，丟掉吧；在無草木的高處上舉哀吧；因為永恆主棄絕擯棄了他所惱怒的世代了。」

耶路撒冷民歟、當剪髮而擲之、舉哀於荒邱、蓋耶和華怒斯世、而棄之矣、

故耶和華怒斯民、棄之如遺、民憂患斷髮務盡、哭於童山。

惟爾耶路撒冷民、當斷髮而擲之、號哭於童山、蓋主怒斯代、舍而棄之、

“‘ Cut off your hair and throw it away; take up a lament on the barren heights, for the Lord has rejected and abandoned this generation that is under his wrath.

“‘ Cut off your hair and cast it away; raise a lamentation on the bare heights, for the Lord has rejected and forsaken the generation of his wrath.’

Shave your head in mourning, and weep alone on the mountains. For the Lord has rejected and forsaken this generation that has provoked his fury.’

Cut off the hair of your sacred vow and throw it away. Raise up a dirge on the barren heights, for the LORD has rejected and abandoned the generation under his wrath.’

Cut off your hair and throw it away, And take up a song of mourning on the bare heights; For the Lord has rejected and forsaken The generation of His wrath.’

Cut off your hair and cast it away, and take up a lamentation on the desolate heights; for the Lord has rejected and forsaken the generation of His wrath.’

Cut off thy hair, O Jerusalem, and cast it away, and take up a lamentation on the bare heights; for Jehovah hath rejected and forsaken the generation of his wrath.

Cut off the hair of your sacred vow and throw it away. Raise up a dirge on the barren heights, for the Lord has rejected and abandoned the generation under His wrath.

Cut off thine hair,[ O Jerusalem], and cast[ it] away, and take up a lamentation on high places; for the LORD hath rejected and forsaken the generation of his wrath.

So, mourn, you people of this nation. Cut off your hair and throw it away. Sing a song of mourning on the hilltops. For the LORD has decided to reject and forsake this generation that has provoked his wrath!’”

Cut off your hair, and throw it away, and take up a lamentation on the bare heights; for Yahweh has rejected and forsaken the generation of his wrath.

After Job heard all these reports, he got up and tore his robe. He shaved his head. Then he fell to the ground and worshiped the Lord.

The children you enjoy so much will be taken away as prisoners. So shave your heads and mourn. Make them as bare as the head of a vulture.

They are like silver that is thrown away. That is because I have not accepted them.”

“ Important and unimportant people alike will die in this land. Their bodies will not be buried. No one will mourn for them. No one will cut themselves or shave their head for the dead.

Every head is shaved. Every beard is cut off. Every hand is cut. And every waist is covered with the clothes of sadness.

The people of Dibon go up to their temple to worship. They go to their high places to weep. The people of Moab cry over the cities of Nebo and Medeba. All their heads are shaved. All their beards have been cut off.In the streets they wear the rough clothing people wear when they’re sad. On their roofs and in the market places all of them are crying. They fall down flat with their faces toward the ground. And they weep.

The Lord rules over all. He says,“ Here is something I want you to think about. Send for the women who mourn for the dead. Send for the most skilled among them.”Let them come quickly and weep for us. Let them cry until tears flow from our eyes. Let them weep until water pours out of our eyes.People are heard weeping in Zion. They are saying,“ We are destroyed! We are filled with shame! We must leave our land. Our houses have been torn down.”You women, hear the Lord’ s message. Listen to what he’s saying. Teach your daughters how to mourn for the dead. Teach one another a song of sadness.Death has climbed in through our windows. It has entered our forts. Death has removed the children from the streets. It has taken the young men out of the market.

John saw many Pharisees and Sadducees coming to where he was baptizing. He said to them,“ You are like a nest of poisonous snakes! Who warned you to escape the coming of God’s anger?

The people of Gaza will be so sad they will shave their heads. And Ashkelon’s people will be silent. You who remain on the plain, how long will you cut yourselves?

An evil and unfaithful people look for a sign. But none will be given to them except the sign of Jonah.” Then Jesus left them and went away.

Israel, you have sinned against him very much. It’s too bad for you that you aren’t his children anymore. You have become a twisted and evil nation.

He answered,“ Evil and unfaithful people ask for a sign! But none will be given except the sign of the prophet Jonah.

So the Lord turned his back on all the people of Israel. He made them suffer. He handed them over to people who stole everything they had. And finally he threw them out of his land.

“ Sing a song of sadness about Israel’s princes.

In one month I got rid of three worthless shepherds. The sheep hated me, and I got tired of them.So I said,“ I won’t be your shepherd anymore. Let those of you who are dying die. Let those who are passing away pass away. Let those who are left eat one another up.”

What I’m about to tell you is true. All this will happen to those who are now living.

“ Son of man, sing a song of sadness about the king of Tyre. Tell him,‘ The Lord and King says,“‘ “You were the model of perfection. You were full of wisdom. You were perfect and beautiful.

Peter said many other things to warn them. He begged them,“ Save yourselves from these evil people.”