Isaiah 15:2
They have gone up to Bayith, and to Dibon, to the high places, to weep. Moab [From father] wails over Nebo and over Medeba. Baldness is on all of their heads. Every beard is cut off.
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Leviticus 13:40“If a man’s hair has fallen from his head, he is bald. He is clean.
Leviticus 21:5“‘They shall not shave their heads or shave off the corners of their beards or make any cuttings in their flesh.
Numbers 32:3“Ataroth, Dibon, Jazer, Nimrah, Heshbon, Elealeh, Sebam, Nebo, and Beon,
Deuteronomy 14:1You are the children of Adonai your God. + 14:1. Deut 14:1 (#2b.178): T. Not to cut yourself nor make incisions in your flesh in memorial for the dead / R. Not to tear the skin in mourning You shall not cut yourselves, + 14:1. Deut 14:1 (#2b.179): T. Not to make a bald spot in memorial for the dead / R. Not to make a bald spot in mourning nor make any baldness between your eyes for the dead.
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 →