Isaiah 7:20

7:20 At that time 1  the sovereign master will use a razor hired from the banks of the Euphrates River, 2  the king of Assyria, to shave the head and the pubic hair; 3  it will also shave off the beard.

Isaiah 15:2

15:2 They went up to the temple, 4 

the people of Dibon went up to the high places to lament. 5 

Because of what happened to Nebo and Medeba, 6  Moab wails.

Every head is shaved bare,

every beard is trimmed off. 7 

1 tn Heb “in that day” (so ASV, NASB); KJV “In the same day.”

2 tn Heb “the river” (so KJV); NASB “the Euphrates.” The name of the river has been supplied in the present translation for clarity.

3 tn Heb “the hair of the feet.” The translation assumes that the word “feet” is used here as a euphemism for the genitals. See BDB 920 s.v. רֶגֶל.

4 tn Heb “house.”

5 tn Heb “even Dibon [to] the high places to weep.” The verb “went up” does double duty in the parallel structure.

6 tn Heb “over [or “for”] Nebo and over [or “for”] Medeba.”

7 sn Shaving the head and beard were outward signs of mourning and grief.