“In that day, the Lord, Yahweh of Armies, called to weeping, and to mourning, and to baldness, and to dressing in sackcloth:”
— WEB
Isaiah 22:12
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Translations sourced from the public-domain WEB, KJV, and ASV. See all sources.
“And in that day did the Lord GOD of hosts call to weeping, and to mourning, and to baldness, and to girding with sackcloth:”
— KJV
“And in that day did the Lord, Jehovah of hosts, call to weeping, and to mourning, and to baldness, and to girding with sackcloth:”
— ASV
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Commentary
did the Lord God call--Usually the priests gave the summons to national mourning (Joe 1:14); now JEHOVAH Himself shall give it; the "call" shall consist in the presence of a terrible foe. Translate, "shall call." baldness--emblem of grief (Job 1:20; Mic 1:16).
— Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (public domain)
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