²⁸ So they cried aloud, and ^(A)cut themselves, as was their custom, with ^[a]knives and lances, until the blood gushed out on them.

²⁸ You shall not ^(A)make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor tattoo any marks on you: I am the Lord.

Improper Mourning

14 “You are ^(A)the children of the Lord your God; ^(B)you shall not cut yourselves nor ^[a]shave the front of your head for the dead.

⁵ And always, night and day, he was in the mountains and in the tombs, crying out and cutting himself with stones.

²² And often he has thrown him both into the fire and into the water to destroy him. But if You can do anything, have compassion on us and help us.”