26 O daughter of my people, zput on sackcloth,
and aroll in ashes;
bmake mourning as for an only son,
most bitter lamentation,
for suddenly the destroyer
will come upon us.
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Jeremiah 4:8
For this put on sackcloth,
lament and wail,
for the fierce anger of the LORD
has not turned back from us.”
Esther 4:1
When Mordecai learned all that had been done, Mordecai tore his clothes 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.
Jeremiah 25:34
“Wail, you shepherds, and cry out,
and roll in ashes, you lords of the flock,
for the days of your slaughter and dispersion have come,
and you shall fall like a choice vessel.
Ezekiel 27:30
and shout aloud over you
and cry out bitterly.
They cast dust on their heads
and wallow in ashes;
Lamentations 3:16
He has made my teeth grind on gravel,
and made me cower in ashes;
Micah 1:10
Tell it not in Gath;
weep not at all;
in Beth-le-aphrah
roll yourselves in the dust.
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