Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
And they cast dust on their heads, and cried, weeping and wailing, saying, Alas, alas, that great city, wherein were made rich all that had ships in the sea by reason of her costliness! for in one hour is she made desolate.
Weeping
General references
Bible References
They cast
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.
1 Samuel 4:12
And there ran a man of Benjamin out of the battle, and came to Shiloh the same day, with his clothes rent and with earth upon his head.
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.
Nehemiah 9:1
And on the twenty-fourth day of this month the children of Israel were assembled with fasting, and with sackclothes, and earth upon them.
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.
Ezekiel 27:30
and shall cause their voice to be heard over thee, and shall cry bitterly; and they shall cast up dust upon their heads; they shall wallow themselves in ashes.
Weeping
Revelation 18:10
standing afar off, through fear of her torment, saying, Woe, woe, the great city, Babylon, the strong city! for in one hour thy judgment is come.
General references
Exodus 11:6
And there shall be a great cry throughout the land of Egypt, such as there hath been none like it, nor shall be like it any more.
Jeremiah 49:25
How is not the town of praise forsaken, the city of my joy!
Jeremiah 51:54
The sound of a cry cometh from Babylon, and great destruction from the land of the Chaldeans;