Plucking Off the Hair
Prof. J. Skinner, D.D.
Isaiah 50:6
I gave my back to the smiters, and my cheeks to them that plucked off the hair: I hid not my face from shame and spitting.

Of the beard (Ezra 9:3; Nehemiah 13:25); an extreme insult to an Oriental, to whom the beard is the symbol of dignity.

(Prof. J. Skinner, D.D.)

Parallel Verses
KJV: I gave my back to the smiters, and my cheeks to them that plucked off the hair: I hid not my face from shame and spitting.

WEB: I gave my back to the strikers, and my cheeks to those who plucked off the hair; I didn't hide my face from shame and spitting.




Contumely Endured in God's Service
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