Isaiah 22:12 - Easy To Read Version

¹² So, my Master, the Lord All-Powerful, will tell the people to cry and be sad \{for their dead friends\}. People will shave their heads and wear clothes of sadness.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹² And in that day did the Lord GOD of hosts call to weeping, and to mourning, and to baldness, and to girding with sackcloth:

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹² And in that day the Lord God of hosts called you to weeping and mourning, to the shaving off of all your hair [in humiliation] and to the girding with sackcloth.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹² And in that day did the Lord, Jehovah of hosts, call to weeping, and to mourning, and to baldness, and to girding with sackcloth:

Common English Bible

¹² The LORD God of heavenly forces called on that day for weeping and mourning, and shaven heads, and wearing of mourning clothes.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹² And in that day, the Lord, the God of hosts, will call to weeping and mourning, to baldness and the wearing of sackcloth.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹² And the Lord, the God of hosts, in that day shall call to weeping and to mourning: to baldness and to girding with sackcloth.

Isaiah 22:12 Tagairtí Cros

2 Chronicles 35:25

Jeremiah wrote and sang some funeral songs for Josiah. And the men and women singers still sing those sad songs today. It became something the people of Israel always do—they sing a sad song for Josiah. Those songs are written in the book, Funeral Songs.

Ezra 9:3

When I heard about this, I tore my robe and my coat \{to show I was upset\}. I pulled hair from my head and beard. I sat down, shocked and upset.

Nehemiah 9:9

You saw our ancestors {\cf2\super [51]} suffering in Egypt.\par And you heard them call for help\par by the Red Sea.\par

Job 1:20

When Job heard this, he tore his clothes and shaved his head \{to show he was sad and upset\}. Then Job fell on the ground and worshiped God.

Ecclesiastes 3:11

God gave us the ability to think about his world. {\cf2\super [16]} But we can never completely understand everything God does. And yet, God does everything at just the right time.

Ecclesiastes 3:4

There is a time to cry,\par and a time to laugh.\par There is a time to be sad,\par and a time to dance from joy.\par

Isaiah 15:2

The king’s family and the people\par of Dibon {\cf2\super [158]} \par are going to the places of worship {\cf2\super [159]} to cry.\par The people of Moab are crying\par for Nebo {\cf2\super [160]} and Medeba. {\cf2\super [161]} \par The people shaved their heads and beards\par \{to show they are sad\}.\par

Isaiah 26:10

An evil person will not learn to do good\par if you show him only kindness.\par An evil person will do bad things,\par even if he lives in a good world.\par That evil person might never see\par the Lord’s greatness.\par

Isaiah 29:1

\{God says,\} “Look at Ariel! {\cf2\super [265]} Ariel, the city where David camped. Her holidays have continued year after year.

Isaiah 3:24

\{Those women now have\} sweet smelling perfume, but \{at that time, their perfume will become\} moldy and rotten. \{Now they wear\} belts. But \{at that time, they will have only\} ropes to wear. Now they have their hair fixed fancy ways. But \{at that time\}, their heads will be shaved—they will have no hair. {\cf2\super [37]} \{Now they have\} party dresses. \{But at that time, they will have\} only clothes to show sadness. They have beauty marks on their faces now. \{But at that time, they will have another mark.\} It will be a mark burned into their skin.

Isaiah 32:11

Women, you are calm now, but you should be afraid! Women, you feel safe now, but you should be worried! Take off your nice clothes and put on your clothes of sadness. Wrap those clothes around your waist.

Isaiah 37:1

King Hezekiah listened to those things. Then Hezekiah tore his clothes \{to show he was upset\}. Then Hezekiah put on the special clothes of sadness and went to the Lord’s temple. {\cf2\super [346]}

Isaiah 37:2

Hezekiah sent Eliakim the palace manager, Shebna the royal secretary, and the elders (leaders) of the priests {\cf2\super [347]} to the prophet, Isaiah son of Amoz. They wore the special clothes \{that showed they were sad and upset\}.

Isaiah 58:3

Now those people say, “We stop eating food to show honor to you. Why don’t you see us? We hurt our bodies to show honor to you. Why don’t you notice us?”

Jeremiah 16:6

“Important people and common people will die in the land of Judah. No person will bury those people or cry for them. No person will cut himself or shave his head to show sorrow for those people.

Jeremiah 16:8

“Jeremiah, don’t go into a house where the people are having a party. Don’t go into that house and sit down to eat and drink.

Jeremiah 4:8

So put on sackcloth {\cf2\super [23]} and cry out loud!\par Why? Because the Lord is angry at us.”\par

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

Daniel 5:1

King Belshazzar gave a big party for 1,000 of his officials. The king was drinking wine with them.

Hosea 9:1

Israel, don’t celebrate like the nations do! Don’t be happy! You acted like a prostitute {\cf2\super [84]} and left your God. You did your sexual sin {\cf2\super [85]} on every threshing floor. {\cf2\super [86]}

Joel 1:13

Priests, put on your clothes of sadness\par and cry loudly.\par Servants of the altar, {\cf2\super [5]} cry loudly.\par Servants of my God, you will sleep\par in your clothes of sadness.\par Why? Because there will be no more\par grain and drink offerings\par in God’s temple. {\cf2\super [6]} \par

Joel 1:8

Cry like the young woman\par that was ready to be married,\par and her husband-to-be was killed.\par

Joel 2:12

This is the Lord’s message:\par “Now come back to me with all your heart,\par \{You did bad things,\}\par cry, cry and don’t eat any food!\par

Joel 2:17

Let the priests, the Lord’s servants,\par cry between the porch {\cf2\super [15]} and the altar. {\cf2\super [16]} \par All of those people should say these things:\par “Lord, have mercy on your people.\par Don’t let your people be put to shame.\par Don’t let other people tell jokes\par about your people.\par Don’t let people in other nations\par \{laugh at us and\} say,\par ‘Where is their God?’”\par

Amos 8:10

I will change your holidays\par into days of crying for the dead.\par All your songs will be songs of sadness\par for dead people.\par I will put clothes of sadness on everyone.\par I will make every head bald. {\cf2\super [104]} \par I will make it like heavy crying\par for an only son that has died.\par It will be a very bitter end.”\par

Jonah 3:6

The king of Nineveh heard about these things. And the king was also sorry for the bad things he did. So the king left his throne. {\cf2\super [13]} The king removed his robe and put on special clothes \{to show he was sorry\}. Then the king sat in ashes. {\cf2\super [14]}

Micah 1:16

So cut off your hair,\par make yourself bald. {\cf2\super [28]} \par Why? Because \{you will cry for\}\par the children you love.\par Make yourself bald like an eagle {\cf2\super [29]} \par \{and show your sadness\}.\par Why? Because your children\par will be taken away from you.\par

James 5:1

You rich people, listen! Cry and be very sad because much trouble will come to you.