Lamentations 3:28
Let him sit alone [in hope] and keep quiet,
Because God has laid it on him [for his benefit].
Jeremiah 15:17
I did not sit with the group of those who celebrate,
Nor did I rejoice;
I sat alone because Your [powerful] hand was upon me,
For You had filled me with indignation [at their sin].
Lamentations 2:10
The elders of the Daughter of Zion
Sit on the ground keeping silent;
They have thrown dust on their heads,
They have covered themselves with sackcloth.
The virgins of Jerusalem
Have bowed their heads to the ground.
Psalm 39:9
“I am mute, I do not open my mouth,
Because it is You who has done it.
Psalm 102:7
I am sleepless and lie awake [mourning],
I have become like a lonely bird on a housetop.
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The elders of the Daughter of Zion
Sit on the ground keeping silent;
They have thrown dust on their heads,
They have covered themselves with sackcloth.
The virgins of Jerusalem
Have bowed their heads to the ground.
“I am mute, I do not open my mouth,
Because it is You who has done it.
I am sleepless and lie awake [mourning],
I have become like a lonely bird on a housetop.
I did not sit with the group of those who celebrate,
Nor did I rejoice;
I sat alone because Your [powerful] hand was upon me,
For You had filled me with indignation [at their sin].