The people of Gaza will shave their heads in mourning; Ashkelon will be silenced. O remnant of their valley, how long will you gash yourself?
For every head is shaved and every beard is clipped; on every hand is a gash, and around every waist is sackcloth.
all the mixed tribes; all the kings of Uz; all the kings of the Philistines: Ashkelon, Gaza, Ekron, and the remnant of A
Shave yourselves bald and cut off your hair in mourning for your precious children; make yourselves as bald as an eagle,
eighty men who had shaved off their beards, torn their garments, and cut themselves came from Shechem, Shiloh, and Samar
This is the word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah the prophet about the Philistines before Pharaoh struck down Gaza.
You must not make any cuts in your bodies for the dead or put tattoo marks on yourselves. I am the LORD.
So they shouted louder and cut themselves with knives and lances, as was their custom, until the blood gushed over them.
Ashkelon will see and fear; Gaza will writhe in agony, as will Ekron, for her hope will wither. There will cease to be a
And Judah also captured Gaza, Ashkelon, and Ekron—each with its territory.
Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
Priests must not make bald spots on their heads, shave off the edges of their beards, or make cuts in their bodies.
They will put on sackcloth, and terror will overwhelm them. Shame will cover all their faces, and all their heads will b
For the day has come to destroy all the Philistines, to cut off from Tyre and Sidon every remaining ally. Indeed, the LO
Night and day in the tombs and in the mountains he kept crying out and cutting himself with stones.
This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of Gaza, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because they ex
You are sons of the LORD your God; do not cut yourselves or shave your foreheads on behalf of the dead,
therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: Behold, I will stretch out My hand against the Philistines, and I will cut off
Dibon goes up to its temple to weep at its high places. Moab wails over Nebo, as well as over Medeba. Every head is shav
For Gaza will be abandoned, and Ashkelon left in ruins. Ashdod will be driven out at noon, and Ekron will be uprooted.