26 O daughter of my people, (A)put on sackcloth
And (B)roll in ashes;
[a](C)Mourn as for an only son,
A lamentation most bitter.
For suddenly the destroyer
Will come upon us.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 6:26 Lit Make for yourself mourning

When the word reached the king of Nineveh, he arose from his throne, laid aside his robe from him, (A)covered himself with sackcloth and sat on the [a]ashes.

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Footnotes

  1. Jonah 3:6 Or dust