Job 2:12
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12 And when they saw him from a distance, they did not recognize him. And they raised their voices and wept, and they (A)tore their robes and sprinkled (B)dust on their heads toward heaven.
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Ezekiel 27:30
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30 (A)and shout aloud over you
and cry out bitterly.
(B)They cast dust on their heads
(C)and wallow in ashes;
Lamentations 2:10
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10 The elders of the daughter of Zion
(A)sit on the ground (B)in silence;
(C)they have thrown dust on their heads
and (D)put on sackcloth;
the young women of Jerusalem
have bowed their heads to the ground.
Nehemiah 9:1
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The People of Israel Confess Their Sin
9 Now on the twenty-fourth day of (A)this month the people of Israel were assembled (B)with fasting (C)and in sackcloth, (D)and with earth on their heads.
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Job 1:20
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20 Then Job arose and (A)tore his (B)robe and (C)shaved his head (D)and fell on the ground and worshiped.
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Joshua 7:6
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6 Then Joshua (A)tore his clothes and (B)fell to the earth on his face before the ark of the Lord until the evening, he and the elders of Israel. And they put (C)dust on their heads.
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Revelation 18:19
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19 And they threw (A)dust on their heads as they wept and mourned, crying out,
“Alas, alas, for the great city
(B)where all who had ships at sea
grew rich by her wealth!
For (C)in a single hour she has been laid waste.
Lamentations 4:7-8
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7 Her princes were purer than snow,
whiter than milk;
their bodies were more ruddy than coral,
the beauty of their form[a] was like sapphire.[b]
8 (A)Now their face is blacker than soot;
they are not recognized in the streets;
their skin has shriveled on their bones;
it has become as dry as wood.
Footnotes
- Lamentations 4:7 The meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain
- Lamentations 4:7 Hebrew lapis lazuli
Job 19:14
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Esther 4:1
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Esther Agrees to Help the Jews
4 When Mordecai learned all that had been done, Mordecai tore his clothes (A)and put on sackcloth and ashes, and went out into the midst of the city, and he cried out with a loud and bitter cry.
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2 Samuel 13:36
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36 And as soon as he had finished speaking, behold, the king's sons came and lifted up their voice and wept. And the king also and all his servants wept very bitterly.
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1 Samuel 30:4
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4 Then David and the people who were with him raised their voices and wept until they had no more strength to weep.
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1 Samuel 11:4
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4 When the messengers came to (A)Gibeah of Saul, they reported the matter in the ears of the people, (B)and all the people wept aloud.
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Ruth 1:19-21
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Naomi and Ruth Return
19 So the two of them went on until they came to Bethlehem. And when they came to Bethlehem, (A)the whole town was stirred because of them. And the women said, “Is this Naomi?” 20 She said to them, “Do not call me Naomi;[a] call me (B)Mara,[b] for the Almighty has dealt very bitterly with me. 21 (C)I went away full, and the Lord has brought me back empty. Why call me Naomi, when the Lord has testified against me and the Almighty has brought calamity upon me?”
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Judges 2:4
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4 As soon as the angel of the Lord spoke these words to all the people of Israel, the people lifted up their voices and wept.
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Genesis 27:34
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34 As soon as Esau heard the words of his father, (A)he cried out with an exceedingly great and bitter cry and said to his father, “Bless me, even me also, O my father!”
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