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Jeremiah 48:37

In Jeremiah 48 of Jeremiah.

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

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כִּ֤יkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “assured”H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedand, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til…כָלkhalallכֹּלnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “all”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).רֹאשׁ֙roshheadרֹאשׁnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “head”, the ordinary formH7218the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)band, beginning, captain, chapiter, chief(-est place, man, things), company, end, [idiom] every (man), excellent, first, forefront, (be-)head, height, (on) high(-est part, (priest)), [idiom] lead, [idiom] poor, principal, ruler, sum, top.קָרְחָ֔הqarechahbaldקׇרְחָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “bald”, the ordinary formH7144baldnessbald(-ness), [idiom] utterly.וְכָלvekhaland allכֹּלconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “and all”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).זָקָ֖ןzaqanbeardזָקָןnoun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “beard”, the ordinary formH2206the beard (as indicating age)beard.גְּרֻעָ֑הgeruahabateגָּרַעverb, qal, passive participle, absolute — “abate”, a verb used as a describing wordH1639to scrape off; by implication, to shave, remove, lessen, withholdabate, clip, (di-) minish, do (take) away, keep back, restrain, make small, withdraw.עַ֤לalaboveעַלpreposition — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…כָּלkalallכֹּלnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “all”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).יָדַ֨יִם֙yadayimhandיָדnoun, common, both genders, dual, absolute — “hand”, the ordinary formH3027a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),([phrase] be) able, [idiom] about, [phrase] armholes, at, axletree, because of, beside, border, [idiom] bounty, [phrase] broad, (broken-) handed, [idiom] by, charge, coast, [phrase] consecrate, [phrase] creditor, custody, debt, dominion, […גְּדֻדֹ֔תgedudotfurrowגְּדוּדnoun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “furrow”, the ordinary formH1417a furrow (as cut)furrow.וְעַלvealand aboveעַלconjunction, preposition — “and above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…מָתְנַ֖יִםmatenayimloinsמֹתֶןnoun, common, masculine, dual, absolute — “loins”, the ordinary formH4975properly, the waist or small of the back; only in plural the loins[phrase] greyhound, loins, side.שָֽׂקsaqsackשַׂקnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “sack”, the ordinary formH8242properly, a mesh (as allowing a liquid to run through), i.e. coarse loose cloth or sacking (used in mourning and for bagging); hence, a bag (for grain, etc.)sack(-cloth, -clothes).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

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

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American Standard Version (1901)

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

Young’s Literal Translation

For every head [is] bald, and every beard diminished, On all hands cuttings, and on the loins — sackcloth.

World English Bible

For every head is bald, and every beard clipped. There are cuttings on all the hands, and sackcloth on the waist.

Darby Translation

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

Douay-Rheims

For every head shall be bald, and every beard shall be shaven: all hands shall be tied together, and upon every back there shall be haircloth.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

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

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