Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Declare ye it not at Gath, weep ye not at all: in the house of Aphrah roll thyself in the dust.
Declare
Bible References
Declare
2 Samuel 1:20 Do not tell it in Gath,
don’t announce it in the marketplaces of Ashkelon,
or the daughters of the Philistines will rejoice,
and the daughters of the uncircumcised will gloat.
don’t announce it in the marketplaces of Ashkelon,
or the daughters of the Philistines will rejoice,
and the daughters of the uncircumcised will gloat.
Amos 5:13 Therefore, the wise person will keep silent
at such a time,
for the days are evil.
at such a time,
for the days are evil.
Amos 6:10
A close relative and burner will remove his corpse from the house. He will call to someone in the inner recesses of the house, “Any more with you?”
That person will reply, “None.”
Then he will say, “Silence, because Yahweh’s name must not be invoked.”
That person will reply, “None.”
Then he will say, “Silence, because Yahweh’s name must not be invoked.”
Roll
Job 2:8
Then Job took a piece of broken pottery to scrape himself while he sat among the ashes.
Jeremiah 6:26 My dear people, dress yourselves in sackcloth
and roll in the dust.
Mourn as you would for an only son,
a bitter lament,
for suddenly the destroyer will come on us.
and roll in the dust.
Mourn as you would for an only son,
a bitter lament,
for suddenly the destroyer
Lamentations 3:29 Let him put his mouth in the dust—
perhaps there is still hope.
perhaps there is still hope.