Lamentations 2:10

The elders of the daughter of Zion sit on the ground in silence; they have thrown dust on their heads and put on sackcloth; the young women of Jerusalem have bowed their heads to the ground.

Isaiah 3:26

And her gates shall lament and mourn; empty, she shall sit on the ground.

Job 2:12-13

And when they saw him from a distance, they did not recognize him. And they raised their voices and wept, and they tore their robes and sprinkled dust on their heads toward heaven.

Isaiah 15:3

in the streets they wear sackcloth; on the housetops and in the squares everyone wails and melts in tears.

Joshua 7:6

Then Joshua tore his clothes and 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 dust on their heads.

Isaiah 47:1

Come down and sit in the dust, O virgin daughter of Babylon; sit on the ground without a throne, O daughter of the Chaldeans! For you shall no more be called tender and delicate.

Lamentations 1:1

How lonely sits the city that was full of people! How like a widow has she become, she who was great among the nations! She who was a princess among the provinces has become a slave.

Lamentations 1:4

The roads to Zion mourn, for none come to the festival; all her gates are desolate; her priests groan; her virgins have been afflicted, and she herself suffers bitterly.

Lamentations 3:28

Let him sit alone in silence when it is laid on him;

Ezekiel 7:18

They put on sackcloth, and horror covers them. Shame is on all faces, and baldness on all their heads.

Amos 8:3

The songs of the templeshall become wailings in that day," declares the Lord GOD. "So many dead bodies!" "They are thrown everywhere!" "Silence!"

2 Samuel 13:19

And Tamar put ashes on her head and tore the long robe that she wore. And she laid her hand on her head and went away, crying aloud as she went.

Isaiah 36:22

Then Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, who was over the household, and Shebna the secretary, and Joah the son of Asaph, the recorder, came to Hezekiah with their clothes torn, and told him the words of the Rabshakeh.

Isaiah 47:5

Sit in silence, and go into darkness, O daughter of the Chaldeans; for you shall no more be called the mistress of kingdoms.

Jeremiah 8:14

Why do we sit still? Gather together; let us go into the fortified cities and perish there, for the LORD our God has doomed us to perish and has given us poisoned water to drink, because we have sinned against the LORD.

Lamentations 4:5

Those who once feasted on delicacies perish in the streets; those who were brought up in purple embrace ash heaps.

Lamentations 4:16

The LORD himself has scattered them; he will regard them no more; no honor was shown to the priests, no favor to the elders.

Lamentations 5:12

Princes are hung up by their hands; no respect is shown to the elders.

Lamentations 5:14

The old men have left the city gate, the young men their music.

Ezekiel 27:31

they make themselves bald for you and put sackcloth on their waist, and they weep over you in bitterness of soul, with bitter mourning.

Joel 1:8

Lament like a virginwearing sackcloth for the bridegroom of her youth.

Amos 5:13

Therefore he who is prudent will keep silent in such a time, for it is an evil time.

Amos 8:13

"In that day the lovely virgins and the young men shall faint for thirst.

Revelation 18:19

And they threw dust on their heads as they wept and mourned, crying out, "Alas, alas, for the great city where all who had ships at sea grew rich by her wealth! For in a single hour she has been laid waste.

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
Those who once feasted on delicacies perish in the streets; those who were brought up in purple embrace ash heaps.
Lamentations 5:12
Princes are hung up by their hands; no respect is shown to the elders.
Job 2:13
And they sat with him on the ground seven days and seven nights, and no one spoke a word to him, for they saw that his suffering was very great.
Isaiah 3:26
And her gates shall lament and mourn; empty, she shall sit on the ground.
Isaiah 47:1
Come down and sit in the dust, O virgin daughter of Babylon; sit on the ground without a throne, O daughter of the Chaldeans! For you shall no more be called tender and delicate.

And keep

Lamentations 3:28
Let him sit alone in silence when it is laid on him;
Jeremiah 8:14
Why do we sit still? Gather together; let us go into the fortified cities and perish there, for the LORD our God has doomed us to perish and has given us poisoned water to drink, because we have sinned against the LORD.
Amos 5:13
Therefore he who is prudent will keep silent in such a time, for it is an evil time.
Amos 8:3
The songs of the templeshall become wailings in that day," declares the Lord GOD. "So many dead bodies!" "They are thrown everywhere!" "Silence!"

Cast up

Joshua 7:6
Then Joshua tore his clothes and 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 dust on their heads.
2 Samuel 13:19
And Tamar put ashes on her head and tore the long robe that she wore. And she laid her hand on her head and went away, crying aloud as she went.
Job 2:12
And when they saw him from a distance, they did not recognize him. And they raised their voices and wept, and they tore their robes and sprinkled dust on their heads toward heaven.
Revelation 18:19
And they threw dust on their heads as they wept and mourned, crying out, "Alas, alas, for the great city where all who had ships at sea grew rich by her wealth! For in a single hour she has been laid waste.

They have girded

Isaiah 15:3
in the streets they wear sackcloth; on the housetops and in the squares everyone wails and melts in tears.
Isaiah 36:22
Then Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, who was over the household, and Shebna the secretary, and Joah the son of Asaph, the recorder, came to Hezekiah with their clothes torn, and told him the words of the Rabshakeh.
Ezekiel 7:18
They put on sackcloth, and horror covers them. Shame is on all faces, and baldness on all their heads.
Ezekiel 27:31
they make themselves bald for you and put sackcloth on their waist, and they weep over you in bitterness of soul, with bitter mourning.
Joel 1:8
Lament like a virginwearing sackcloth for the bridegroom of her youth.

The virgins

Lamentations 1:4
The roads to Zion mourn, for none come to the festival; all her gates are desolate; her priests groan; her virgins have been afflicted, and she herself suffers bitterly.
Amos 8:13
"In that day the lovely virgins and the young men shall faint for thirst.

General references

Lamentations 3:28
Let him sit alone in silence when it is laid on him;
Lamentations 5:12
Princes are hung up by their hands; no respect is shown to the elders.
Amos 8:13
"In that day the lovely virgins and the young men shall faint for thirst.

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