Isaiah 15:2
He is gone up to the [idol] temple, and to Divon, 1 the + 15:2 idolatrous high places, to weep: 1 Moav shall howl over Nevo, and over Medeva; 1 on all their rosh shall be shaved heads, 1 and every zakan (beard) cut off. 1
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Leviticus 13:40And the man whose hair is fallen off his head, he is bald; yet is he tahor.
Leviticus 21:5They shall not shave their head bald, neither shall they shave off the corner of their beard, nor make any cuttings in their basar.
Numbers 32:3Atarot, and Divon, and Yazer, and Nimrah, and Cheshbon, and Elealeh, and Sevam, and Nevo, and Be'on,
Deuteronomy 14:1Ye are the bnei Hashem Eloheichem; ye shall not cut yourselves, nor make any baldness between your eyes for the dead.
Joshua 13:16Territory to them from Aro'er, that is on the rim of the Arnon Valley, and the town that is in the middle of the valley, and all the plain past Medeva;
Job 1:20Then Iyov arose, and made the keri'ah on his mantle, and shaved his head, and fell down upon the ground, and worshiped,
Matthew Henry on Isaiah 15:2-6
The Burden of Moab. ( b. c. 725.) 1 The burden of Moab. Because in the night Ar of Moab is laid waste, and brought to silence; because in the night Kir of Moab is laid waste, and brought to silence; 2 He is gone up to Bajith, and to Dibon, the high places, to weep: Moab shall howl over Nebo, and over Medeba: on all their heads shall be baldness, and every beard cut off. 3 In their streets they shall gird themselves with sackcloth: on the tops of their houses, and in their streets, every one shall howl, weeping… Read the whole commentary →