They shall not make baldness upon their head, neither shall they shave off the corner of their beard, nor make any cuttings in their flesh.
Ver. 5. They shall not make baldness, &c.] So Leviticus 19:27. Howbeit in humiliation for sin the Lord God of hosts called them all, both priests and people, to weeping and mourning, Joe 2:17 yea to baldness and sackcloth. Isa 22:12 Here we cannot easily overdo.