Graphic Bible · Scene 16 of 16

A grieving parent has her scalp shaved as children recede along an exile road.
Artwork is an interpretation. Scripture is quoted from the People's Open Bible.

Micah 1:16

Shaven Heads for Exiled Children

Samaria Falls, and Judah Mourns · Micah 1

Story guide: A parent’s shaven scalp and departing children embody the lament over exile. The image gives the collective command a personal visual form.

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16Make yourself bald and shave your head for the children of your delight; enlarge your baldness like the eagle, for they have gone from you into exile.

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