Ezekiel 29:18

Easy To Read Version

“Son of man, {\cf2\super [244]} Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, made his army fight hard against Tyre. They shaved every soldiers’ hair. Every shoulder was rubbed bare \{from carrying heavy loads\}. Nebuchadnezzar and his army worked hard to defeat Tyre. But they got nothing from all that hard work.”

Cross References

Jeremiah 25:9

So I will soon send for all the family groups of the north. {\cf2\super [202]} ” This message is from the Lord. “I will soon send for Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon. He is my servant. I will bring those people against the land of Judah and against the people of Judah. I will bring them against all the nations around you too. I will destroy all of those countries. I will make those lands like an empty desert forever. People will see those countries, and whistle at how badly they were destroyed.

Jeremiah 27:6

Now I have given all your countries to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon. He is my servant. I will make even the wild animals obey him.

Jeremiah 48:37

Everyone has a shaved head. Everyone’s beard is cut off. Everyone’s hands are cut and bleeding. {\cf2\super [389]} Everyone is wearing their clothes of sadness around their waists.

Ezekiel 27:31

They will shave their heads for you.\par They will put on clothes of sadness.\par They will cry for you like someone crying\par for a person that died.\par