Head

The head of Ephraim is Samaria, and the head of Samaria is the son of Remaliah. If you do not stand firm in your faith, then you will not stand at all.’”

The head of Ephraim is Samaria, and the head of Samaria is the son of Remaliah. If you do not stand firm in your faith, then you will not stand at all.’”

On that day the Lord will use a razor hired from beyond the Euphrates—the king of Assyria—to shave your head and the hair of your legs, and to remove your beard as well.

So the LORD will cut off Israel’s head and tail, both palm branch and reed in a single day.

The head is the elder and honorable man, and the tail is the prophet who teaches lies.

Dibon goes up to its temple to weep at its high places. Moab wails over Nebo, as well as over Medeba. Every head is shaved, every beard is cut off.

There is nothing Egypt can do—head or tail, palm or reed.

…this is the word that the LORD has spoken against him: ‘The Virgin Daughter of Zion despises you and mocks you; the Daughter of Jerusalem shakes her head behind you.

Your sons have fainted; they lie at the head of every street, like an antelope in a net. They are full of the wrath of the LORD, the rebuke of your God.

Is this the fast I have chosen: a day for a man to deny himself, to bow his head like a reed, and to spread out sackcloth and ashes? Will you call this a fast and a day acceptable to the LORD?

He put on righteousness like a breastplate, and the helmet of salvation on His head; He put on garments of vengeance and wrapped Himself in a cloak of zeal.

The men of Memphis and Tahpanhes have shaved the crown of your head.

Moreover, you will leave that place with your hands on your head, for the LORD has rejected those you trust; you will not prosper by their help.”

Oh, that my head were a spring of water, and my eyes a fountain of tears! I would weep day and night over the slain daughter of my people.

“Both great and small will die in this land. They will not be buried or mourned, nor will anyone cut himself or shave his head for them.

Was not Israel your object of ridicule? Was he ever found among thieves? For whenever you speak of him you shake your head.

For every head is shaved and every beard is clipped; on every hand is a gash, and around every waist is sackcloth.

The waters flowed over my head, and I thought I was going to die.

The crown has fallen from our head. Woe to us, for we have sinned!

“As for you, son of man, take a sharp sword, use it as a barber’s razor, and shave your head and beard. Then take a set of scales and divide the hair.

He stretched out what looked like a hand and took me by the hair of my head. Then the Spirit lifted me up between earth and heaven and carried me in visions of God to Jerusalem, to the entrance of the north gate of the inner court, where the idol that provokes jealousy was seated.

When they moved, they would go in any of the four directions, without turning as they moved. For wherever the head faced, the cherubim would go in that direction, without turning as they moved.

I put a ring in your nose, earrings on your ears, and a beautiful crown upon your head.

At the head of every street you built your lofty shrines and degraded your beauty. With increasing promiscuity, you spread your legs to all who passed by.

But when you built your mounds at the head of every street and made your lofty shrines in every public square, you were not even like a prostitute, because you scorned payment.

Because you did not remember the days of your youth, but enraged Me with all these things, I will surely bring your deeds down upon your own head, declares the Lord GOD. Have you not committed this lewdness on top of all your other abominations?

Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘As surely as I live, I will bring down upon his head My oath that he despised and My covenant that he broke.

He engages in usury and takes excess interest. Will this son live? He will not! Since he has committed all these abominations, he will surely die; his blood will be on his own head.

…accompanied by the sound of a carefree crowd. Drunkards were brought in from the desert along with men from the rabble, who put bracelets on your wrists and beautiful crowns on your head.

“Son of man, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon caused his army to labor strenuously against Tyre. Every head was made bald and every shoulder made raw. But he and his army received no wages from Tyre for the labor they expended on it.

Then if anyone hears the sound of the horn but fails to heed the warning, and the sword comes and takes him away, his blood will be on his own head.

Since he heard the sound of the horn but failed to heed the warning, his blood will be on his own head. If he had heeded the warning, he would have saved his life.

…but he said to Daniel, “I fear my lord the king, who has assigned your food and drink. For why should he see your faces looking thinner than those of the other young men your age? You would endanger my head before the king!”

The head of the statue was pure gold, its chest and arms were silver, its belly and thighs were bronze,

Wherever the sons of men or beasts of the field or birds of the air dwell, He has given them into your hand and has made you ruler over them all. You are that head of gold.

As I continued to watch, thrones were set in place, and the Ancient of Days took His seat. His clothing was white as snow, and the hair of His head was like pure wool. His throne was flaming with fire, and its wheels were all ablaze.

I also wanted to know about the ten horns on its head and the other horn that came up, before which three of them fell—the horn whose appearance was more imposing than the others, with eyes and with a mouth that spoke words of arrogance.

I will turn your feasts into mourning and all your songs into lamentation. I will cause everyone to wear sackcloth and every head to be shaved. I will make it like a time of mourning for an only son, and its outcome like a bitter day.

For the Day of the LORD is near for all the nations. As you have done, it will be done to you; your recompense will return upon your own head.

The waters engulfed me to take my life; the watery depths closed around me; the seaweed wrapped around my head.

So the LORD God appointed a vine, and it grew up to provide shade over Jonah’s head to ease his discomfort, and Jonah was greatly pleased with the plant.

As the sun was rising, God appointed a scorching east wind, and the sun beat down on Jonah’s head so that he grew faint and wished to die, saying, “It is better for me to die than to live.”

Yet she became an exile; she went into captivity. Her infants were dashed to pieces at the head of every street. They cast lots for her dignitaries, and all her nobles were bound in chains.

You went forth for the salvation of Your people, to save Your anointed. You crushed the head of the house of the wicked and stripped him from head to toe. Selah

You went forth for the salvation of Your people, to save Your anointed. You crushed the head of the house of the wicked and stripped him from head to toe. Selah

With his own spear You pierced his head, when his warriors stormed out to scatter us, gloating as though ready to secretly devour the weak.

“What are these coming to do?” I asked. And He replied, “These are the horns that scattered Judah so that no one could raise his head; but the craftsmen have come to terrify them and throw down these horns of the nations that have lifted up their horns against the land of Judah to scatter it.”

Then I said, “Let them put a clean turban on his head.” So a clean turban was placed on his head, and they clothed him, as the angel of the LORD stood by.

Then I said, “Let them put a clean turban on his head.” So a clean turban was placed on his head, and they clothed him, as the angel of the LORD stood by.

Take silver and gold, make an ornate crown, and set it on the head of the high priest, Joshua son of Jehozadak.

Nor should you swear by your head, for you cannot make a single hair white or black.

But when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face,

Jesus replied, “Foxes have dens and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay His head.”

It is enough for a disciple to be like his teacher, and a servant like his master. If the head of the house has been called Beelzebul, how much more the members of his household!

And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered.

Prompted by her mother, she said, “Give me here on a platter the head of John the Baptist.”

John’s head was brought in on a platter and presented to the girl, who carried it to her mother.

…a woman came to Him with an alabaster jar of expensive perfume, which she poured on His head as He reclined at the table.

And they twisted together a crown of thorns and set it on His head. They put a staff in His right hand, knelt down before Him, and mocked Him, saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!”

Then they spit on Him and took the staff and struck Him on the head repeatedly.

Above His head they posted the written charge against Him: THIS IS JESUS, THE KING OF THE JEWS.

All by itself the earth produces a crop—first the stalk, then the head, then grain that ripens within.

Then she went out and asked her mother, “What should I request?” And her mother answered, “The head of John the Baptist.”

At once the girl hurried back to the king with her request: “I want you to give me the head of John the Baptist on a platter immediately.”

So without delay, the king commanded that John’s head be brought in. He sent an executioner, who went and beheaded him in the prison.

The man brought John’s head on a platter and presented it to the girl, who gave it to her mother.

Then he sent them another servant, and they struck him over the head and treated him shamefully.

While Jesus was in Bethany reclining at the table in the home of Simon the Leper, a woman came with an alabaster jar of expensive perfume, made of pure nard. She broke open the jar and poured it on Jesus’ head.

They dressed Him in a purple robe, twisted together a crown of thorns, and set it on His head.

They kept striking His head with a staff and spitting on Him. And they knelt down and bowed before Him.

You did not anoint My head with oil, but she has anointed My feet with perfume.

Jesus replied, “Foxes have dens and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay His head.”

And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. So do not be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.

Yet not even a hair of your head will perish.

“Then, Lord,” Simon Peter replied, “not only my feet, but my hands and my head as well!”

The soldiers twisted together a crown of thorns, set it on His head, and dressed Him in a purple robe.

When Jesus had received the sour wine, He said, “It is finished.” And bowing His head, He yielded up His spirit.

The cloth that had been around Jesus’ head was rolled up, lying separate from the linen cloths.

…and she saw two angels in white sitting where the body of Jesus had lain, one at the head and the other at the feet.

Paul remained in Corinth for quite some time before saying goodbye to the brothers. He had his head shaved in Cenchrea to keep a vow he had made, and then he sailed for Syria, accompanied by Priscilla and Aquila.

Unable to head into the wind, the ship was caught up. So we gave way and let ourselves be driven along.

So for your own preservation, I urge you to eat something, because not a single hair of your head will be lost.”

On the contrary, “If your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him a drink. For in so doing, you will heap burning coals on his head.”

But I want you to understand that the head of every man is Christ, and the head of the woman is man, and the head of Christ is God.

But I want you to understand that the head of every man is Christ, and the head of the woman is man, and the head of Christ is God.

But I want you to understand that the head of every man is Christ, and the head of the woman is man, and the head of Christ is God.

Every man who prays or prophesies with his head covered dishonors his head.

Every man who prays or prophesies with his head covered dishonors his head.

And every woman who prays or prophesies with her head uncovered dishonors her head, for it is just as if her head were shaved.

And every woman who prays or prophesies with her head uncovered dishonors her head, for it is just as if her head were shaved.

And every woman who prays or prophesies with her head uncovered dishonors her head, for it is just as if her head were shaved.

If a woman does not cover her head, she should have her hair cut off. And if it is shameful for a woman to have her hair cut or shaved off, she should cover her head.

If a woman does not cover her head, she should have her hair cut off. And if it is shameful for a woman to have her hair cut or shaved off, she should cover her head.

A man ought not to cover his head, since he is the image and glory of God; but the woman is the glory of man.

For this reason a woman ought to have a sign of authority on her head, because of the angels.

Judge for yourselves: Is it proper for a woman to pray to God with her head uncovered?

The eye cannot say to the hand, “I do not need you.” Nor can the head say to the feet, “I do not need you.”

And God put everything under His feet and made Him head over everything for the church,

Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will in all things grow up into Christ Himself, who is the head.

For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church, His body, of which He is the Savior.