Judith 4:9-11

New Catholic Bible

Prayer and Penance. ⁹ At the same time, all the men of Israel cried out to God with great fervor, humbling themselves before him and fasting. ¹⁰ They, together with their wives and children, their livestock, and every resident alien, hired laborer, and slave, wrapped themselves in sackcloth. ¹¹ And all the Israelite men, women, and children living in Jerusalem prostrated themselves in front of the temple, and with ashes on their heads they spread out their sackcloth before the Lord.