Ezekiel 44:20

Easy To Read Version

“These priests won’t shave their heads or let their hair grow long. \{This would show they are sad, and the priests must be happy about serving the Lord.\} The priests may only trim the hair of their heads.

Cross References

2 Samuel 14:26

At the end of every year, Absalom cut the hair from his head and weighed it. The hair weighed about five pounds. [79]

Numbers 6:5

“That person must not cut his hair during that special time of separation. He must be holy until the time that his separation is ended. He must let his hair grow long. That person’s hair is a special part of his promise to God. {He will give that hair as a gift to God.} So, that person must let his hair grow long until the time of separation is ended.

1 Corinthians 11:14

Even nature itself teaches you that wearing long hair is shameful for a man.

Deuteronomy 14:1

“You are the children of the Lord your God. When someone dies, you must not cut yourselves or shave your heads to show your sadness.