Baldness shame?

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Isaiah: “Instead of fragrance there will be a stench; instead of a sash, a rope; instead of well-dressed hair, baldness; instead of fine clothing, sackcloth; instead of beauty, branding”

Why the comment about baldness? At first I was depressed but then I figured hey at least I have moral justification for a very expensive hair transplant! Yay
 
Yes, which I find insulting! Why would it be considered such? At least I can get a transferring without feeling a Scintilla of guilt
 
You have to understand, some things differ from society to society.

A beard may not seem like much to you, but to others like the Amish it can be pretty important.
 
Lo, the day is coming. May your head shine as a light to the nations. On that day, it will be said, Let us go to dome of the Lord. 😇
 
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Proverbs does say that a hoary head is sign of a blessing -
But to have long hair, is a shame for a man.

Some monks shave their head !
Yul Brenner - Ten Commandments
 
My head reflects the glory of the Lord
And my spirit rejoices in God my Savior
for he has been mindful
of the hairless head of his servant.
From now on all generations will call me bald.
 
Context, context, CONTEXT!

The Prophet is speaking to WOMEN, not people of both genders.
 
Don’t do it. I’ve seen guys with transplants and it was obvious.

Long ago, my old barber told me, “There’s nothing unnatural looking about a man with thinning hair,” meaning that it’s entirely likely that a man who tries to plug:transplant/combover will look unnatural.
 
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Context, context, CONTEXT!

The Prophet is speaking to WOMEN, not people of both genders.
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And as if that weren’t enough, it wasn’t baldness on it’s own, but in contrast to “well-dressed hair” rather than hair.

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Exactly. It’s all about confidence, and with working with what you have.
 
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Isaiah: “Instead of fragrance there will be a stench; instead of a sash, a rope; instead of well-dressed hair, baldness; instead of fine clothing, sackcloth; instead of beauty, branding”

Why the comment about baldness? At first I was depressed but then I figured hey at least I have moral justification for a very expensive hair transplant! Yay
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I would never put cheap carpet on good marble. ~God
 
Are you saying bald people have hard heads? 😄 Sorry, couldn’t resist. Yeah, I know, confession is today.

A few things are culture centric, so we have to go back to the proper context when reflecting how a particular passage affects us today.
 
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Don’t do it. I’ve seen guys with transplants and it was obvious.

Long ago, my old barber told me, “There’s nothing unnatural looking about a man with thinning hair,” meaning that it’s entirely likely that a man who tries to plug:transplant/combover will look unnatural.
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Now you’re just making bald assertions. Don’t try to cover it up. 😁
 
Well after all some people see the question of baldness as a great big hairy deal.
 
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Obvs I was all little tongue n cheek but nevertheless one of the comments suggested vanity. Not vanity. Au contraire surely it is a useful investment if it makes people less uneasy, it also eradicates in one fell swoop the temptation
to make boring repetitive bald jokes at my expense which is a sin right?

Call me altruistic

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I’m gonna answer seriously, even if the OP is maybe mostly tongue-in-cheek, just because…

My guess would be that it isn’t saying there’s something wrong with a bald person, but just that most people who have a head full of hair don’t want to lose it against their will, so it makes it good for a minor threat or warning. Just like most people who have money prefer not to lose it, so wishing they’d lose their money would be a “curse,” but both the NT and OT are pretty big on saying there’s nothing wrong with poor people. In fact, since the “well-dressed hair” thing would be a sign of wealth and luxury, not something just anybody with hair in that culture would have, it does just seem like the baldness comment is just a hyperbole for saying the people would trade wealth for poverty.

Obviously, since God didn’t take too kindly to it when Elisha was mocked for being bald, God thinks thinks no less of bald people. Not even in the Old Testament.
 
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