New International Version (NIV)
29“ ‘Cut off your hair and throw it away; take up a lament on the barren heights, for the Lord has rejected and abandoned this generation that is under his wrath.
The Valley of Slaughter
Jeremiah 7:29
Jeremiah 7:29 in 6 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.
New American Standard Bible - NASB (NASB2020)
29‘Cut off 7:29 Lit your crownyour hair and throw it away,
And take up a song of mourning on the bare heights;
For the Lord has rejected and forsaken
The generation of His wrath.’
New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
29Cut off your hair and cast it away,
And take up a lamentation on the bare heights;
For the Lord has rejected and forsaken
The generation of His wrath.’
Amplified Bible (AMP)
29‘Cut off your hair [your crown, O Jerusalem] and throw it away,
And take up a mournful cry on the barren heights,
For the Lord has rejected and abandoned
The generation of His wrath.’
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
29Cut off your hair and throw it away. Raise up a lamentation on the barren heights, for the Lord has rejected and forsaken the generation of His wrath.’
The Valley of Slaughter
New International Reader’s Version (NIrV)
29The Lord says to the people of Jerusalem, “Cut off your hair. Throw it away. Sing a song of sadness on the bare hilltops. I am very angry with you. I have turned my back on you. I have deserted you.
The Valley of Death