Leviticus 21:5
21:5 Priests
must not have a bald spot shaved on their head, they must not shave the corner of their beard, and they must not cut slashes in their body.
Nehemiah 13:25
13:25 So I entered a complaint with them. I called down a curse on them, and I struck some of the men and pulled out their hair. I had them swear by God saying, “You will not marry off
your daughters to their sons, and you will not take any of their daughters as wives for your sons or for yourselves!
Isaiah 15:2
15:2 They went up to the temple,
the people of Dibon went up to the high places to lament.
Because of what happened to Nebo and Medeba, Moab wails.
Every head is shaved bare,
every beard is trimmed off.
Jeremiah 7:29
7:29 So, mourn,
you people of this nation.
Cut off your hair and throw it away. Sing a song of mourning on the hilltops. For the
Lord has decided to reject
and forsake this generation that has provoked his wrath!’”
Jeremiah 48:37-38
48:37 For all of them will shave their heads in mourning.
They will all cut off their beards to show their sorrow.
They will all make gashes in their hands.
They will all put on sackcloth.
48:38 On all the housetops in Moab
and in all its public squares
there will be nothing but mourning.
For I will break Moab like an unwanted jar.
I, the Lord, affirm it!
Ezekiel 7:18
7:18 They will wear sackcloth, terror will cover them; shame will be on all their faces, and all of their heads will be shaved bald.
Micah 1:16
1:16 Shave your heads bald as you mourn for the children you love;
shave your foreheads as bald as an eagle,
for they are taken from you into exile.