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Lamentations 2:10

The elders of the Daughter of Zion sit on the ground in silence. They have thrown dust on their heads and put on sackcloth. The young women of Jerusalem have bowed their heads to the ground.

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ASV

The elders of the daughter of Zion sit upon the ground, they keep silence; They have cast up dust upon their heads; they have girded themselves with sackcloth: The virgins of Jerusalem hang down their heads to the ground.

KJV

The elders of the daughter of Zion sit upon the ground, and keep silence: they have cast up dust upon their heads; they have girded themselves with sackcloth: the virgins of Jerusalem hang down their heads to the ground.

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17 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
יֵשְׁב֨וּye.she.Vuthey sitH3427 →
לָאָ֤רֶץla.'A.retzto the groundH776 →
יִדְּמוּ֙yi.de.Muthey are silentH1826 →
זִקְנֵ֣יzik.Nei[the] elders ofH2205 →
בַת־vat-[the] daughter ofH1323 →
צִיּ֔וֹןtzi.YonZionH6726 →
הֶֽעֱל֤וּhe.'e.Luthey have caused to riseH5927 →
עָפָר֙'a.FardustH6083 →
עַל־'al-onH5921 →
רֹאשָׁ֔םro.Shamhead theirH7218 →
חָגְר֖וּcha.ge.Ruthey have girded onH2296 →
שַׂקִּ֑יםsa.Kimsackcloth<s>H8242 →
הוֹרִ֤ידוּho.Ri.duthey have brought downH3381 →
לָאָ֙רֶץ֙la.'A.retzto the groundH776 →
רֹאשָׁ֔ןro.Shanhead theirH7218 →
בְּתוּלֹ֖תbe.tu.Lot[the] virgins ofH1330 →
יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ סye.ru.sha.LimJerusalemH3389 →

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Job 2:12When they lifted up their eyes from afar, they could barely recognize Job. They began to weep aloud, and each man tore his robe and threw dust in the air over his head.Isaiah 3:24Instead of fragrance there will be a stench; instead of a belt, a rope; instead of styled hair, baldness; instead of fine clothing, sackcloth; instead of beauty, shame.Isaiah 3:26And the gates of Zion will lament and mourn; destitute, she will sit on the ground.Job 2:12–13When they lifted up their eyes from afar, they could barely recognize Job. They began to weep aloud, and each man tore his robe and threw dust in the air over his head.Isaiah 15:3In its streets they wear sackcloth; on the rooftops and in the public squares they all wail, falling down weeping.Revelation 11:3And I will empower my two witnesses, and they will prophesy for 1,260 days, clothed in sackcloth.”Ezekiel 27:30They will raise their voices for you and cry out bitterly. They will throw dust on their heads and roll in ashes.Lamentations 3:28Let him sit alone in silence, for God has disciplined him.Lamentations 1:1How lonely lies the city, once so full of people! She who was great among the nations has become a widow. The princess of the provinces has become a slave.Ezekiel 7:18They will put on sackcloth, and terror will overwhelm them. Shame will cover all their faces, and all their heads will be shaved.Isaiah 47:1“Go down and sit in the dust, O Virgin Daughter of Babylon. Sit on the ground without a throne, O Daughter of Chaldea! For you will no longer be called tender or delicate.Amos 8:3“In that day,” declares the Lord GOD, “the songs of the temple will turn to wailing. Many will be the corpses, strewn in silence everywhere!”Lamentations 1:4The roads to Zion mourn, because no one comes to her appointed feasts. All her gates are deserted; her priests groan, her maidens grieve, and she herself is bitter with anguish.Joshua 7:6Then Joshua tore his clothes and fell facedown before the ark of the LORD until evening, as did the elders of Israel; and they all sprinkled dust on their heads.Lamentations 4:16The presence of the LORD has scattered them; He regards them no more. The priests are shown no honor; the elders find no favor.Lamentations 5:14The elders have left the city gate; the young men have stopped their music.2 Samuel 13:19And Tamar put ashes on her head and tore her robe. And putting her hand on her head, she went away crying bitterly.Amos 5:13Therefore, the prudent keep silent in such times, for the days are evil.

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People Mourn over the Destruction of Jerusalem — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
People Mourn over the Destruction of Jerusalem — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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