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Berean Standard Bible

“Shave yourselves bald and cut off your hair in mourning for your precious children; make yourselves as bald as an eagle, for they will go from you into exile.”

Micah 1:16

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

Shave yourselves bald and cut off your hair in mourning for your precious children; make yourselves as bald as an eagle, for they will go from you into exile.

World English Bible (WEB)

Shave your heads, and cut off your hair for the children of your delight. Enlarge your baldness like the vulture; for they have gone into captivity from you!

King James Version (KJV)

Make thee bald, and poll thee for thy delicate children; enlarge thy baldness as the eagle; for they are gone into captivity from thee.

American Standard Version (ASV)

Make thee bald, and cut off thy hair for the children of thy delight: enlarge thy baldness as the eagle; for they are gone into captivity from thee.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

Let your head be uncovered and your hair cut off in sorrow for the children of your delight: let the hair be pulled from your head like an eagle's; for they have been taken away from you as prisoners.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Mésate y trasquílate por los hijos de tus delicias: ensancha tu calva como águila; porque fueron trasportados de ti.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Habitantes de Sion, rasúrense la barba y rápense la cabeza en señal de dolor, pues sus hijos, que ustedes tanto aman, serán llevados como esclavos a tierras lejanas.

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