28 They shouted loudly, and cut themselves(A) with knives and spears, according to their custom, until blood gushed over them.

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“Both great and small will die in this land without burial. No lament will be made for them, nor will anyone cut himself or(A) shave his head for them.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. 16:6 This custom demonstrated pagan mourning rituals.

eighty men came from Shechem, Shiloh,(A) and Samaria(B) who had shaved their beards,(C) torn their clothes, and gashed themselves, and(D) who were carrying grain and incense offerings to bring to the temple of the Lord.(E)

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Baldness(A) is coming to Gaza;
Ashkelon will become silent.(B)
Remnant of their valley,
how long will you gash yourself?

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37 Indeed, every head is bald and every beard is chopped short.(A) On every hand is a gash(B) and sackcloth(C) around the waist.

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