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The hired razor. VISIONARY METAPHOR | The hired razor represents humiliation through Assyria. This still life interprets the image; it does not depict a documented haircut or identify a victim.
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Isaiah 7:20

The hired razor

The Sign and the Warning · Isaiah 7

Story guide: VISIONARY METAPHOR | The hired razor represents humiliation through Assyria. This still life interprets the image; it does not depict a documented haircut or identify a victim.

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20In that day the Lord will shave with a hired razor from beyond the River—with the king of Assyria—the head and the hair of the feet, and it will also sweep away the beard.

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