Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And Tamar put ashes on her head, and rent her garment of divers colours that was on her, and laid her hand on her head, and went on crying.

Laid her

General references

Bible References

Put ashes

2 Samuel 1:2
On the third day a man came from Saul's tents, with his clothing out of order and earth on his head: and when he came to David, he went down on the earth and gave him honour.
Joshua 7:6
Then Joshua, in great grief, went down on the earth before the ark of the Lord till the evening, and all the chiefs of Israel with him, and they put dust on their heads.
Job 2:12
And lifting up their eyes when they were still far off, it did not seem that the man they saw was Job because of the change in him. And they gave way to bitter weeping, with signs of grief, and put dust on their heads.
Job 42:6
For this cause I give witness that what I said is false, and in sorrow I take my seat in the dust.

Laid her

Jeremiah 2:37
Truly, you will go out from him with your hands on your head: for the Lord has given up those in whom you have put your faith, and they will be of no help to you.

General references

Genesis 44:13
Then in bitter grief they put the bags on the asses again and went back to the town.

Basic English, produced by Mr C. K. Ogden of the Orthological Institute - public domain