Make thee bald, and poll thee for thy delicate children; enlarge thy baldness as the eagle; for they are gone into captivity from thee.
KJV
Hebrew original
Louis Segond 1910
Rase-toi, coupe ta chevelure, A cause de tes enfants chéris! Rends-toi chauve comme l'aigle, Car ils s'en vont en captivité loin de toi!
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.
Various
Patrologia Latina Vol. 184 (Migne)
gloria Christi crux, ubi sedem sibi superbia locaverat. Dilata, inquit, calvitium tuum sicut aquila (Mich. I, 16) . Aquila decalvata perspicuo sole fruitur: sic animae calvities quanto [Col. 0752C] dilatatur, tanto se purius in eam vera lux infundit. Qui autem sibi comam nutriun…
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