Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 7:29
JEHOVAH’S REJECTION OF THE NATION, Jeremiah 7:29-34. 29. Hair Here spoken of as a crown, the literal meaning of the original being diadem. See Numbers 6:7. English Version, “consecration.” The word was originally applied to the diadem of the high priest, (Exodus 29:6,) and, as Keil thinks, was transferred to the hair because the uncut hair of the Nazarite was the mark of his consecration to the Lord, expressing what the diadem of the high priest expressed. As the defiled Nazarite should... read more
Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Jeremiah 7:29
Cut off thine hair, O Jerusalem, and cast it away, and take up a lamentation on high places; for the LORD hath rejected and forsaken the generation of his wrath.Cut off thine hair — This was an usual token of sorrow among the Jews.On high places — Upon the high places where thou wentest a whoring from me.The generation — A generation destined to the wrath of God. read more