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
Tell it not in Gath, publish it not in the streets of Askelon lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice, lest the daughters of the uncircumcised triumph.
Amos 5:13
Therefore the prudent shall keep silence in that time, for it is an evil time.
Amos 6:10
And their uncle shall take each one and burn them to bring out the bones out of the house and shall say unto him that is by the sides of the house, Is there yet any with thee? and he shall say, No. Then he shall say, Hold thy tongue, for we may not make mention of the name of the LORD.
Roll
Job 2:8
And he took a potsherd to scratch himself with, and he was sitting among the ashes.
Jeremiah 6:26
O daughter of my people, gird thee with sackcloth and wallow thyself in ashes; make thee mourning, as for an only son, most bitter lamentation; for the destroyer shall suddenly come upon us.
Lamentations 3:29
Jod He shall put his mouth in the dust; if so be there may be hope.