Ezekiel 27:31

“And they shall make themselves utterly bald for thee, and gird them with sackcloth, and they shall weep for thee with bitterness of heart and bitter wailing.”

"And they shall make themselves utterly bald for thee, and gird them with sackcloth, and they shall weep for thee with bitterness of heart and bitter wailing." - Ezekiel 27:31
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What does Ezekiel 27:31 mean?

Ezekiel 27:31 (KJV) says, "And they shall make themselves utterly bald for thee, and gird them with sackcloth, and they shall weep for thee with bitterness of heart and bitter wailing." This verse comes from the book of Ezekiel, which is a prophetic book in the Old Testament. It…

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The Depths of Mourning: Understanding Grief Through Ezekiel 27:31

Ezekiel 27:31 states, "And they shall make themselves utterly bald for thee, and gird them with sackcloth, and they shall weep for thee with bitterness of heart and bitter wailing." In this poignant verse, we see a vivid expression of mourning and grief, deeply rooted in the…

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A Prayer of Sorrow and Surrender

Heavenly Father, We come before You today with heavy hearts and humbled spirits, reflecting on the profound depth of Ezekiel 27:31. Your Word reminds us that there are moments in life when the weight of sorrow compels us to strip away our pride and adorn ourselves in sackcloth…

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Ezekiel 27:31 - "And they shall make themselves utterly bald for thee, and gird them with sackcloth, and they shall weep for thee with bitterness of heart and bitter wailing."
Ezekiel 27:31 They will shave themselves completely bald because of you, Gird themselves with sackcloth, And weep for you With bitterness of heart and bitter wailing.
Proverbs 31:27 - "She looketh well to the ways of her household, and eateth not the bread of idleness."
Acts 27:31 - "Paul said to the centurion and to the soldiers, Except these abide in the ship, ye cannot be saved."
Ezekiel 27:20 - "Dedan was thy merchant in precious clothes for chariots."
Job 31:27 - "And my heart hath been secretly enticed, or my mouth hath kissed my hand:"
1 Chronicles 27:31 - "And over the flocks was Jaziz the Hagerite. All these were the rulers of the substance which was king David's."
Ezekiel 27:28 - "The suburbs shall shake at the sound of the cry of thy pilots."
Ezekiel 27:1 - "The word of the LORD came again unto me, saying,"
Ezekiel 44:31 - "The priests shall not eat of any thing that is dead of itself, or torn, whether it be fowl or beast."
Ezekiel 27:14 - "They of the house of Togarmah traded in thy fairs with horses and horsemen and mules."
Ezekiel 27:2 - "Now, thou son of man, take up a lamentation for Tyrus;"
Leviticus 27:31 - "And if a man will at all redeem ought of his tithes, he shall add thereto the fifth part thereof."
Ezekiel 31:7 - "Thus was he fair in his greatness, in the length of his branches: for his root was by great waters."
Ezekiel 23:31 - "Thou hast walked in the way of thy sister; therefore will I give her cup into thine hand."
Jeremiah 31:27 - "¶ Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will sow the house of Israel and the house of Judah with the seed of man, and with the seed of beast."
Ezekiel 27:23 - "Haran, and Canneh, and Eden, the merchants of Sheba, Asshur, and Chilmad, were thy merchants."
Ezekiel 48:27 - "And by the border of Zebulun, from the east side unto the west side, Gad a portion."
Ezekiel 27:4 - "Thy borders are in the midst of the seas, thy builders have perfected thy beauty."
Ezekiel 34:31 - "And ye my flock, the flock of my pasture, are men, and I am your God, saith the Lord GOD."
Ezekiel 37:27 - "My tabernacle also shall be with them: yea, I will be their God, and they shall be my people."
Ezekiel 31:1 - "And it came to pass in the eleventh year, in the third month, in the first day of the month, that the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,"
Numbers 31:27 - "And divide the prey into two parts; between them that took the war upon them, who went out to battle, and between all the congregation:"
Ezekiel 31:2 - "Son of man, speak unto Pharaoh king of Egypt, and to his multitude; Whom art thou like in thy greatness?"
Ezekiel 31:13 - "Upon his ruin shall all the fowls of the heaven remain, and all the beasts of the field shall be upon his branches:"
Ezekiel 31:3 - "¶ Behold, the Assyrian was a cedar in Lebanon with fair branches, and with a shadowing shroud, and of an high stature; and his top was among the thick boughs."
Ezekiel 27:21 - "Arabia, and all the princes of Kedar, they occupied with thee in lambs, and rams, and goats: in these were they thy merchants."
Ezekiel 40:31 - "And the arches thereof were toward the utter court; and palm trees were upon the posts thereof: and the going up to it had eight steps."
Ezekiel 31:9 - "I have made him fair by the multitude of his branches: so that all the trees of Eden, that were in the garden of God, envied him."