Lamentations 2:10

The elders of the daughter of Zion sit upon the ground, they keep silence; they have cast dust upon their heads, they have girded themselves with sackcloth: the virgins of Jerusalem hang down their head to the ground.

Isaiah 3:26

and her gates shall lament and mourn; and, stripped, she shall sit upon the ground.

Job 2:12-13

And when they lifted up their eyes afar off, and knew him not, they lifted up their voice and wept. And they rent every one his mantle, and sprinkled dust upon their heads toward the heavens.

Isaiah 15:3

In their streets they are girded with sackcloth; on their roofs, and in their broadways, every one howleth, melted into tears.

Joshua 7:6

And Joshua rent his clothes, and fell to the earth upon his face before the ark of Jehovah until the evening, he and the elders of Israel, and threw dust upon their heads.

Isaiah 47:1

Come down and sit in the dust, virgin-daughter of Babylon! Sit on the ground, there is no throne, O daughter of the Chaldeans; for thou shalt no more be called tender and delicate.

Lamentations 1:1

How doth the city sit solitary that was full of people! She that was great among the nations is become as a widow; the princess among the provinces is become tributary!

Lamentations 1:4

The ways of Zion do mourn, because none come to the solemn assembly: all her gates are desolate; her priests sigh, her virgins are in grief; and as for her, she is in bitterness.

Lamentations 3:28

He sitteth solitary and keepeth silence, because he hath laid it upon him;

Ezekiel 7:18

And they shall gird on sackcloth, and horror shall cover them; and shame shall be upon all faces, and baldness upon all their heads.

Amos 8:3

And the songs of the palace shall be howlings in that day, saith the Lord Jehovah. The dead bodies shall be many; in every place they shall be cast forth. Silence!

2 Samuel 13:19

And Tamar put ashes on her head, and rent her vest of many colours which was on her, and laid her hand on her head, and went away, crying out as she went.

Isaiah 36:22

And Eliakim the son of Hilkijah, who was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah the son of Asaph, the chronicler, came to Hezekiah, with their garments rent, and told him the words of Rab-shakeh.

Isaiah 47:5

Sit silent, and get thee into darkness, daughter of the Chaldeans; for thou shalt no more be called, Mistress of kingdoms.

Jeremiah 8:14

Why do we sit still? Assemble yourselves, and let us enter into the fenced cities, and let us be silent there: for Jehovah our God hath put us to silence, and given us water of gall to drink, because we have sinned against Jehovah.

Lamentations 4:5

They that fed delicately are desolate in the streets; they that were brought up in scarlet embrace dung-hills.

Lamentations 4:16

The face of Jehovah hath divided them; he will no more regard them. They respected not the persons of the priests, they favoured not the aged.

Lamentations 5:12

Princes were hanged up by their hand; the faces of elders were not honoured.

Lamentations 5:14

The elders have ceased from the gate, the young men from their music.

Ezekiel 27:31

And they shall make themselves utterly bald for thee, and gird themselves with sackcloth; and they shall weep for thee in bitterness of soul with bitter mourning.

Joel 1:8

Wail like a virgin girded with sackcloth for the husband of her youth.

Amos 5:13

Therefore the prudent shall keep silence in this time; for it is an evil time.

Amos 8:13

In that day shall the fair virgins and the young men faint for thirst;

Revelation 18:19

and cast dust upon their heads, and cried, weeping and grieving, saying, Woe, woe, the great city, in which all that had ships in the sea were enriched through her costliness! for in one hour she has been made desolate.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

The elders of the daughter of Zion sit upon the ground, and keep silence: they have cast up dust upon their heads; they have girded themselves with sackcloth: the virgins of Jerusalem hang down their heads to the ground.

Bible References

Elders

Lamentations 4:5
They that fed delicately are desolate in the streets; they that were brought up in scarlet embrace dung-hills.
Lamentations 5:12
Princes were hanged up by their hand; the faces of elders were not honoured.
Job 2:13
And they sat down with him on the ground seven days and seven nights; and none spoke a word to him; for they saw that his anguish was very great.
Isaiah 3:26
and her gates shall lament and mourn; and, stripped, she shall sit upon the ground.
Isaiah 47:1
Come down and sit in the dust, virgin-daughter of Babylon! Sit on the ground, there is no throne, O daughter of the Chaldeans; for thou shalt no more be called tender and delicate.

And keep

Lamentations 3:28
He sitteth solitary and keepeth silence, because he hath laid it upon him;
Jeremiah 8:14
Why do we sit still? Assemble yourselves, and let us enter into the fenced cities, and let us be silent there: for Jehovah our God hath put us to silence, and given us water of gall to drink, because we have sinned against Jehovah.
Amos 5:13
Therefore the prudent shall keep silence in this time; for it is an evil time.
Amos 8:3
And the songs of the palace shall be howlings in that day, saith the Lord Jehovah. The dead bodies shall be many; in every place they shall be cast forth. Silence!

Cast up

Joshua 7:6
And Joshua rent his clothes, and fell to the earth upon his face before the ark of Jehovah until the evening, he and the elders of Israel, and threw dust upon their heads.
2 Samuel 13:19
And Tamar put ashes on her head, and rent her vest of many colours which was on her, and laid her hand on her head, and went away, crying out as she went.
Job 2:12
And when they lifted up their eyes afar off, and knew him not, they lifted up their voice and wept. And they rent every one his mantle, and sprinkled dust upon their heads toward the heavens.
Revelation 18:19
and cast dust upon their heads, and cried, weeping and grieving, saying, Woe, woe, the great city, in which all that had ships in the sea were enriched through her costliness! for in one hour she has been made desolate.

They have girded

Isaiah 15:3
In their streets they are girded with sackcloth; on their roofs, and in their broadways, every one howleth, melted into tears.
Isaiah 36:22
And Eliakim the son of Hilkijah, who was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah the son of Asaph, the chronicler, came to Hezekiah, with their garments rent, and told him the words of Rab-shakeh.
Ezekiel 7:18
And they shall gird on sackcloth, and horror shall cover them; and shame shall be upon all faces, and baldness upon all their heads.
Ezekiel 27:31
And they shall make themselves utterly bald for thee, and gird themselves with sackcloth; and they shall weep for thee in bitterness of soul with bitter mourning.
Joel 1:8
Wail like a virgin girded with sackcloth for the husband of her youth.

The virgins

Lamentations 1:4
The ways of Zion do mourn, because none come to the solemn assembly: all her gates are desolate; her priests sigh, her virgins are in grief; and as for her, she is in bitterness.
Amos 8:13
In that day shall the fair virgins and the young men faint for thirst;

General references

Lamentations 3:28
He sitteth solitary and keepeth silence, because he hath laid it upon him;
Lamentations 5:12
Princes were hanged up by their hand; the faces of elders were not honoured.
Amos 8:13
In that day shall the fair virgins and the young men faint for thirst;