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Every face will be covered with shame, and every head will be shaved.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/7.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />They will dress themselves in burlap; horror and shame will cover them. They will shave their heads in sorrow and remorse.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/ezekiel/7.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />They put on sackcloth, and horror covers them. Shame is on all faces, and baldness on all their heads.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/7.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />They will put on sackcloth, and terror will overwhelm them. Shame will cover all their faces, and all their heads will be shaved.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/7.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />They shall also gird <i>themselves</i> with sackcloth, and horror shall cover them; and shame <i>shall be</i> upon all faces, and baldness upon all their heads.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/7.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />They will also be girded with sackcloth; Horror will cover them; Shame <i>will be</i> on every face, Baldness on all their heads.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/7.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />They will put on sackcloth and shuddering will overwhelm them; and shame <i>will be</i> on all faces, and a bald patch on all their heads.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/7.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />They will gird themselves with sackcloth and shuddering will overwhelm them; and shame will be on all faces and baldness on all their heads.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/7.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />‘And they will gird themselves with sackcloth, and shuddering will overwhelm them; and shame <i>will be</i> on all faces, and baldness on all their heads.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/ezekiel/7.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />They will gird themselves with sackcloth, and horror will cover them; and shame <i>will be</i> on all faces and baldness on all their heads.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/ezekiel/7.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />They will also cover themselves with sackcloth; horror will overwhelm them, and shame <i>will be</i> on all faces and baldness on all their heads [as evidence of grief].<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/ezekiel/7.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />They will put on sackcloth, and horror will overwhelm them. Shame will cover all their faces, and all their heads will be bald.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/7.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />They will put on sackcloth, and horror will overwhelm them. Shame will cover all their faces, and all their heads will be bald. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/ezekiel/7.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />They shall also gird themselves with sackcloth, and horror shall cover them; and shame shall be upon all faces, and baldness upon all their heads.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/ezekiel/7.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />You will put on sackcloth to show your sorrow, but terror will overpower you. Shame will be written all over your faces, and you will shave your heads in despair. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/ezekiel/7.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />They shall also gird themselves with sackcloth, and horror shall cover them; and shame shall be upon all faces, and baldness upon all their heads.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/ezekiel/7.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />They will put on sackcloth, and horror will cover them. All their faces will be covered with shame, and every head will be shaved.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/ezekiel/7.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />They will put on sackcloth and they will tremble all over. Their heads will be shaved, and they will all be disgraced. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/ezekiel/7.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"They'll clothe themselves with sackcloth, terror will overcome them, shame will cover their faces, and baldness will spread over their entire heads. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/ezekiel/7.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />They will put on sackcloth, and terror will overwhelm them. Shame will cover all their faces, and all their heads will be shaved.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/ezekiel/7.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />They will wear sackcloth, terror will cover them; shame will be on all their faces, and all of their heads will be shaved bald.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/ezekiel/7.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />They shall also clothe themselves with sackcloth, and horror shall cover them; and shame shall be on all faces, and baldness on all their heads.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/ezekiel/7.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />They shall also gird themselves with sackcloth, and horror shall cover them; and shame shall be upon all faces, and baldness upon all their heads.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/ezekiel/7.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />They will also clothe themselves with sackcloth, and horror will cover them. Shame will be on all faces, and baldness on all their heads. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/7.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And they have girded on sackcloth, "" And trembling has covered them, "" And shame [is] on all faces, "" And baldness on all their heads.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/ezekiel/7.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And they have girded on sackcloth, And covered them hath trembling, And unto all faces is shame, And on all their heads -- baldness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/ezekiel/7.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And they girded on sackcloth and trembling covered them; and shame to all faces, and upon all heads, baldness.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/ezekiel/7.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And they shall gird themselves with haircloth, and fear shall cover them, and shame shall be upon every face, and baldness upon all their heads. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/7.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And they will wrap themselves with haircloth, and dread will cover them. And shame will be upon every face, and baldness will be upon all of their heads.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/ezekiel/7.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />They put on sackcloth, horror clothes them; shame is on all their faces, all their heads are shaved bald.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/7.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />They shall put on sackcloth, horror shall cover them. Shame shall be on all faces, baldness on all their heads.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/7.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />The people shall also gird themselves with sackcloth, and horror shall cover them; and shame shall be upon all faces, and baldness upon all heads.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/7.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And they shall put on sackcloth and dizziness shall cover them. Shame shall be on all their faces and tearing out hair on all their heads<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/ezekiel/7.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />They shall also gird themselves with sackcloth, and horror shall cover them; and shame shall be upon all faces, and baldness upon all their heads.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/ezekiel/7.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And they shall gird themselves with sackcloth, and amazement shall cover them; and shame shall be upon them, <i>even</i> upon every face, and baldness upon every head.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/ezekiel/7-18.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vET3Gmwku4s?start=1499" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/7.htm">The Desolation of Israel</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">17</span>Every hand will go limp, and every knee will turn to water. <span class="reftext">18</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/2296.htm" title="2296: wə·ḥā·ḡə·rū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3cp) -- To gird, gird on, gird oneself. A primitive root; to gird on.">They will put on</a> <a href="/hebrew/8242.htm" title="8242: śaq·qîm (N-mp) -- Sack, sackcloth. From shaqaq; properly, a mesh, i.e. Coarse loose cloth or sacking; hence, a bag.">sackcloth,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6427.htm" title="6427: pal·lā·ṣūṯ (N-fs) -- A shuddering. From palats; affright.">and terror</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: wə·’el (Conj-w:: Prep) -- To, into, towards. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/3680.htm" title="3680: wə·ḵis·sə·ṯāh (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConjPerf-3fs) -- To cover. A primitive root; properly, to plump, i.e. Fill up hollows; by implication, to cover.">will overwhelm them.</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’ō·w·ṯām (DirObjM:: 3mp) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/955.htm" title="955: bū·šāh (N-fs) -- Shame. Feminine participle passive of buwsh; shame.">Shame</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">will cover all</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: pā·nîm (N-mp) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">their faces,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: ū·ḇə·ḵāl (Conj-w, Prep-b:: N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">and all</a> <a href="/hebrew/7218.htm" title="7218: rā·šê·hem (N-mpc:: 3mp) -- Head. From an unused root apparently meaning to shake; the head, whether literal or figurative.">their heads</a> <a href="/hebrew/7144.htm" title="7144: qā·rə·ḥāh (N-fs) -- Baldness, bald spot. Or qorcha; from qarach; baldness.">will be shaved.</a> </span><span class="reftext">19</span>They will throw their silver into the streets, and their gold will seem unclean. Their silver and gold cannot save them in the day of the wrath of the LORD. They cannot satisfy their appetites or fill their stomachs with wealth, for it became the stumbling block that brought their iniquity.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/15-2.htm">Isaiah 15:2-3</a></span><br />Dibon goes up to its temple to weep at its high places. Moab wails over Nebo, as well as over Medeba. Every head is shaved, every beard is cut off. / In its streets they wear sackcloth; on the rooftops and in the public squares they all wail, falling down weeping.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/48-37.htm">Jeremiah 48:37</a></span><br />For every head is shaved and every beard is clipped; on every hand is a gash, and around every waist is sackcloth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joel/1-13.htm">Joel 1:13</a></span><br />Put on sackcloth and lament, O priests; wail, O ministers of the altar. Come, spend the night in sackcloth, O ministers of my God, because the grain and drink offerings are withheld from the house of your God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/8-10.htm">Amos 8:10</a></span><br />I will turn your feasts into mourning and all your songs into lamentation. I will cause everyone to wear sackcloth and every head to be shaved. I will make it like a time of mourning for an only son, and its outcome like a bitter day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/1-8.htm">Micah 1:8</a></span><br />Because of this I will lament and wail; I will walk barefoot and naked. I will howl like a jackal and mourn like an ostrich.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/2-10.htm">Lamentations 2:10</a></span><br />The elders of the Daughter of Zion sit on the ground in silence. They have thrown dust on their heads and put on sackcloth. The young women of Jerusalem have bowed their heads to the ground.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/3-24.htm">Isaiah 3:24</a></span><br />Instead of fragrance there will be a stench; instead of a belt, a rope; instead of styled hair, baldness; instead of fine clothing, sackcloth; instead of beauty, shame.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/22-12.htm">Isaiah 22:12</a></span><br />On that day the Lord GOD of Hosts called for weeping and wailing, for shaven heads and the wearing of sackcloth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/4-8.htm">Jeremiah 4:8</a></span><br />So put on sackcloth, mourn and wail, for the fierce anger of the LORD has not turned away from us.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/6-26.htm">Jeremiah 6:26</a></span><br />O daughter of my people, dress yourselves in sackcloth and roll in ashes. Mourn with bitter wailing, as you would for an only son, for suddenly the destroyer will come upon us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/6-15.htm">Revelation 6:15-17</a></span><br />Then the kings of the earth, the nobles, the commanders, the rich, the mighty, and every slave and free man hid in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains. / And they said to the mountains and the rocks, “Fall on us and hide us from the face of the One seated on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb. / For the great day of Their wrath has come, and who is able to withstand it?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/24-30.htm">Matthew 24:30</a></span><br />At that time the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, and all the tribes of the earth will mourn. They will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/23-30.htm">Luke 23:30</a></span><br />At that time ‘they will say to the mountains, “Fall on us!” and to the hills, “Cover us!”’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/4-9.htm">James 4:9</a></span><br />Grieve, mourn, and weep. Turn your laughter to mourning, and your joy to gloom.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/18-10.htm">Revelation 18:10</a></span><br />In fear of her torment, they will stand at a distance and cry out: “Woe, woe to the great city, the mighty city of Babylon! For in a single hour your judgment has come.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">They shall also gird themselves with sackcloth, and horror shall cover them; and shame shall be on all faces, and baldness on all their heads.</p><p class="hdg">shall also</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/3-24.htm">Isaiah 3:24</a></b></br> And it shall come to pass, <i>that</i> instead of sweet smell there shall be stink; and instead of a girdle a rent; and instead of well set hair baldness; and instead of a stomacher a girding of sackcloth; <i>and</i> burning instead of beauty.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/15-2.htm">Isaiah 15:2,3</a></b></br> He is gone up to Bajith, and to Dibon, the high places, to weep: Moab shall howl over Nebo, and over Medeba: on all their heads <i>shall be</i> baldness, <i>and</i> every beard cut off… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/48-37.htm">Jeremiah 48:37</a></b></br> For every head <i>shall be</i> bald, and every beard clipped: upon all the hands <i>shall be</i> cuttings, and upon the loins sackcloth.</p><p class="hdg">and horror</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/15-12.htm">Genesis 15:12</a></b></br> And when the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell upon Abram; and, lo, an horror of great darkness fell upon him.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/21-6.htm">Job 21:6</a></b></br> Even when I remember I am afraid, and trembling taketh hold on my flesh.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/35-26.htm">Psalm 35:26</a></b></br> Let them be ashamed and brought to confusion together that rejoice at mine hurt: let them be clothed with shame and dishonour that magnify <i>themselves</i> against me.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/47-5.htm">Baldness</a> <a href="/jeremiah/14-2.htm">Clothed</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-42.htm">Cover</a> <a href="/ezekiel/1-23.htm">Covered</a> <a href="/ezekiel/1-23.htm">Covering</a> <a href="/isaiah/60-2.htm">Covers</a> <a href="/ezekiel/3-6.htm">Deep</a> <a href="/ezekiel/3-8.htm">Faces</a> <a href="/ezekiel/4-16.htm">Fear</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-3.htm">Gird</a> <a href="/lamentations/2-10.htm">Girded</a> <a href="/ezekiel/5-3.htm">Hair</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-37.htm">Haircloth</a> <a href="/ezekiel/1-26.htm">Heads</a> <a href="/ezekiel/5-15.htm">Horror</a> <a href="/isaiah/43-2.htm">Overwhelm</a> <a href="/ezekiel/6-13.htm">Round</a> <a href="/lamentations/2-10.htm">Sackcloth</a> <a href="/ezekiel/5-15.htm">Shame</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-37.htm">Shaved</a> <a href="/job/21-6.htm">Shuddering</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-47.htm">Terror</a> <a href="/ezekiel/6-9.htm">Themselves</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-24.htm">Trembling</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/amos/8-10.htm">Baldness</a> <a href="/ezekiel/7-27.htm">Clothed</a> <a href="/ezekiel/12-6.htm">Cover</a> <a href="/ezekiel/12-6.htm">Covered</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-10.htm">Covering</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-16.htm">Covers</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-32.htm">Deep</a> <a href="/ezekiel/8-16.htm">Faces</a> <a href="/ezekiel/7-25.htm">Fear</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-31.htm">Gird</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-10.htm">Girded</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-7.htm">Hair</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-31.htm">Haircloth</a> <a href="/ezekiel/9-10.htm">Heads</a> <a href="/ezekiel/7-25.htm">Horror</a> <a href="/habakkuk/2-17.htm">Overwhelm</a> <a href="/ezekiel/8-10.htm">Round</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-31.htm">Sackcloth</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-16.htm">Shame</a> <a href="/acts/18-18.htm">Shaved</a> <a href="/job/21-6.htm">Shuddering</a> <a href="/ezekiel/7-25.htm">Terror</a> <a href="/ezekiel/7-21.htm">Themselves</a> <a href="/ezekiel/12-18.htm">Trembling</a><div class="vheading2">Ezekiel 7</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/7-1.htm">The final desolation of Israel</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/7-16.htm">The mournful repentance from that escape</a></span><br><span class="reftext">20. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/7-20.htm">The enemies defile the sanctuary because of the Israelites' abominations</a></span><br><span class="reftext">23. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/7-23.htm">Under the type of a chain is shown the miserable captivity of all orders of men</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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In the biblical context, wearing sackcloth symbolizes humility and penitence before God. This practice is seen throughout the Old Testament, such as in <a href="/genesis/37-34.htm">Genesis 37:34</a> when Jacob mourns for Joseph, and in <a href="/jonah/3-5.htm">Jonah 3:5</a> when the people of Nineveh repent. The use of sackcloth in <a href="/ezekiel/7-18.htm">Ezekiel 7:18</a> indicates a period of deep sorrow and acknowledgment of sin among the people of Israel.<p><b>and terror will overwhelm them</b><br>The terror mentioned here reflects the intense fear and panic that will grip the people as a result of God's impending judgment. This overwhelming terror is a consequence of their disobedience and the realization of the severity of their situation. The prophetic literature often describes such fear as a response to divine judgment, as seen in <a href="/isaiah/2-19.htm">Isaiah 2:19-21</a>, where people hide in caves from the terror of the Lord. This phrase underscores the seriousness of God's wrath and the inevitable consequences of turning away from Him.<p><b>Shame will cover all their faces</b><br>Shame in this context refers to the public disgrace and humiliation that the people will experience due to their sins and the resulting judgment. In ancient Near Eastern culture, honor and shame were significant social values, and to be covered in shame was to be utterly disgraced. This imagery is used throughout the Bible to describe the consequences of sin, as in <a href="/jeremiah/3-25.htm">Jeremiah 3:25</a>, where the people acknowledge their shame due to their unfaithfulness. The covering of faces with shame signifies a complete loss of dignity and honor.<p><b>and all their heads will be shaved</b><br>Shaving the head was a common sign of mourning and humiliation in the ancient world. It is often associated with grief and penitence, as seen in <a href="/job/1-20.htm">Job 1:20</a>, where Job shaves his head in response to his suffering. In the context of <a href="/ezekiel/7-18.htm">Ezekiel 7:18</a>, the shaving of heads symbolizes the depth of the people's despair and the totality of their subjugation. It also reflects the cultural practices of the time, where such acts were visible expressions of inner turmoil and acknowledgment of divine judgment.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/e/ezekiel.htm">Ezekiel</a></b><br>A prophet during the Babylonian exile, Ezekiel is the author of the book and the one delivering God's message of judgment and hope.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a></b><br>The primary audience of Ezekiel's prophecy, the nation of Israel is facing judgment due to their persistent idolatry and rebellion against God.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/b/babylonian_exile.htm">Babylonian Exile</a></b><br>The historical context of Ezekiel's prophecy, where the Israelites were taken captive by the Babylonians as a consequence of their disobedience.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_symbolism_of_sackcloth_and_shaved_heads.htm">The Symbolism of Sackcloth and Shaved Heads</a></b><br>Sackcloth and shaved heads are symbols of mourning and repentance. In ancient Israel, these acts were outward expressions of inner sorrow and humility before God. Believers today can reflect on the importance of genuine repentance and humility in their relationship with God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_reality_of_divine_judgment.htm">The Reality of Divine Judgment</a></b><br><a href="/ezekiel/7-18.htm">Ezekiel 7:18</a> serves as a sobering reminder of God's righteous judgment against sin. It calls believers to examine their lives and turn away from anything that separates them from God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_sin.htm">The Consequences of Sin</a></b><br>The shame and horror described in this verse highlight the serious consequences of sin. Christians are encouraged to live in obedience to God's commands, understanding that sin leads to spiritual and sometimes physical devastation.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_in_repentance.htm">Hope in Repentance</a></b><br>While the verse speaks of judgment, it also implies the possibility of repentance. Believers are reminded that God is merciful and ready to forgive those who turn back to Him with sincere hearts.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ezekiel_7.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ezekiel 7</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_defines_the_metaverse.htm">Why did Isaiah deliver his message unclothed?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/did_israel_practice_individual_accountability.htm">Ezekiel 18 - Does any historical or archaeological evidence indicate that Israel ever fully practiced individual accountability rather than communal guilt?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_infamous_names_persist_in_memory.htm">Job 18:16-17: How can the names of the wicked vanish from memory when some of history's most notorious figures remain famous?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_psalm_70_2-3_align_with_loving_enemies.htm">How does Psalm 70:2-3's call for enemies to be put to shame align with New Testament teachings on loving one's enemies?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ezekiel/7.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 18.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">They shall also gird,</span> etc. The words become more general, and include those who should remain in the city as well as the fugitives. For both there should be the inward feelings of horror and shame, and their outward symbols of sackcloth (<a href="/genesis/37-34.htm">Genesis 37:34</a>; <a href="/2_samuel/3-31.htm">2 Samuel 3:31, 32</a>; <a href="/2_kings/6-30.htm">2 Kings 6:30</a>; <a href="/isaiah/15-3.htm">Isaiah 15:3</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/4-8.htm">Jeremiah 4:8</a>, <span class="accented">et al.</span>) and baldness (<a href="/isaiah/3-24.htm">Isaiah 3:24</a>; <a href="/isaiah/15-2.htm">Isaiah 15:2</a>; <a href="/isaiah/22-12.htm">Isaiah 22:12</a>; <a href="/amos/8-10.htm">Amos 8:10</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/7-18.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">They will put on</span><br /><span class="heb">וְחָגְר֣וּ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḥā·ḡə·rū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2296.htm">Strong's 2296: </a> </span><span class="str2">To gird, gird on, gird oneself</span><br /><br /><span class="word">sackcloth,</span><br /><span class="heb">שַׂקִּ֔ים</span> <span class="translit">(śaq·qîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8242.htm">Strong's 8242: </a> </span><span class="str2">A mesh, coarse loose cloth, sacking, a bag</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and terror</span><br /><span class="heb">פַּלָּצ֑וּת</span> <span class="translit">(pal·lā·ṣūṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6427.htm">Strong's 6427: </a> </span><span class="str2">A shuddering</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will overwhelm them.</span><br /><span class="heb">וְכִסְּתָ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḵis·sə·ṯāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3680.htm">Strong's 3680: </a> </span><span class="str2">To plump, fill up hollows, to cover</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Shame</span><br /><span class="heb">בּוּשָׁ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(bū·šāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_955.htm">Strong's 955: </a> </span><span class="str2">Shame</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will cover all</span><br /><span class="heb">כָּל־</span> <span class="translit">(kāl-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">their faces,</span><br /><span class="heb">פָּנִים֙</span> <span class="translit">(pā·nîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> </span><span class="str2">The face</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and all</span><br /><span class="heb">וּבְכָל־</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḇə·ḵāl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">their heads</span><br /><span class="heb">רָאשֵׁיהֶ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(rā·šê·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7218.htm">Strong's 7218: </a> </span><span class="str2">The head</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will be shaved.</span><br /><span class="heb">קָרְחָֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(qā·rə·ḥāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7144.htm">Strong's 7144: </a> </span><span class="str2">Baldness, bald spot</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/7-18.htm">Ezekiel 7:18 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/7-18.htm">Ezekiel 7:18 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/ezekiel/7-18.htm">Ezekiel 7:18 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/7-18.htm">Ezekiel 7:18 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/7-18.htm">Ezekiel 7:18 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/7-18.htm">Ezekiel 7:18 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/7-18.htm">Ezekiel 7:18 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/7-18.htm">Ezekiel 7:18 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/7-18.htm">Ezekiel 7:18 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/ezekiel/7-18.htm">Ezekiel 7:18 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/ezekiel/7-18.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 7:18 They shall also gird themselves with sackcloth (Ezek. 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