When I heardabout thismatter,I toremy garmentand my robe,and pulledsomeof the hairfrom my headand my beard,and satdownappalled.
Then Davidtookholdof his clothesand torethem, and [so] also[did] allthe menwho[were] with him.
Then Eliakimthe sonof Hilkiah,whowas overthe household,and Shebnathe scribeand Joahthe sonof Asaph,the recorder,cameto Hezekiahwith their clothestornand toldhim the wordsof Rabshakeh.
When I heardthesewords,I satdownand weptand mournedfor days;and I was fastingand prayingbeforethe Godof heaven.
So I contendedwith them and cursedthem and strucksomeof them and pulledout their hair,and made them swearby God,"You shall not giveyour daughtersto their sons,nortakeof their daughtersfor your sonsor for yourselves.
Then Jobaroseand torehis robeand shavedhis head,and he fellto the groundand worshiped.
Burningindignationhas seizedme becauseof the wicked,Who forsakeYour law.
Therefore my spiritis overwhelmedwithinme; My heartis appalledwithinme.
Sayto God,"Howawesomeare Your works!Because of the greatnessof Your powerYour enemieswill givefeignedobedienceto You.
They have goneup to the templeand [to] Dibon,[even] to the highplacesto weep.MoabwailsoverNeboand Medeba;Everyone'sheadis bald[and] everybeardis cutoff.
Yet the kingand allhis servantswho heardallthesewordswere not afraid,nordid they rendtheir garments.
Cutoffyour hairand cast[it] away,And takeup a lamentationon the bareheights;For the LORDhas rejectedand forsakenThe generationof His wrath.'
Then I cameto the exileswho livedbesidethe riverChebarat Tel-abib,and I sattheresevendayswherethey were living,causingconsternationamongthem.
They will girdthemselves with sackclothand shudderingwill overwhelmthem; and shame[will be] on allfacesand baldnesson alltheir heads.
"ThenDaniel,whosenameis Belteshazzar,was appalledfor a whileas his thoughtsalarmedhim. The kingrespondedand said,'Belteshazzar,do not let the dreamor its interpretationalarmyou.' Belteshazzarreplied,My lord,[if only] the dreamapplied to those who hateyou and its interpretationto your adversaries!
Then I, Daniel,was exhaustedand sickfor days.Then I gotup [again] and carriedon the king'sbusiness;but I was astoundedat the vision,and therewas noneto explain[it].
They shall not makeany baldnesson their heads,norshaveoffthe edgesof their beards,normakeany cutsin their flesh.
Makeyourself baldand cutoffyour hair,Becauseof the childrenof your delight;Extendyour baldnesslike the eagle,For they will gofrom you into exile.
Then Joshuatorehis clothesand fellto the earthon his facebeforethe arkof the LORDuntilthe evening,[both] he and the eldersof Israel;and they putduston their heads.
