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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
Joshua tore his clothes; he and the leaders of Israel lay face down on the ground before the ark of the Lord until evening and threw dirt on their heads.
1 Samuel 4:12
On that day a Benjaminite ran from the battle lines and came to Shiloh. His clothes were torn and dirt was on his head.
2 Samuel 13:19
Then Tamar put ashes on her head and tore the long robe she was wearing. She put her hands on her head and went on her way, wailing as she went.
Nehemiah 9:1
On the twenty-fourth day of this same month the Israelites assembled; they were fasting and wearing sackcloth, their heads covered with dust.
Job 2:12
But when they gazed intently from a distance but did not recognize him, they began to weep loudly. Each of them tore his robes, and they threw dust into the air over their heads.
Ezekiel 27:30
They will lament loudly over you and cry bitterly. They will throw dust on their heads and roll in the ashes;
Weeping
Revelation 18:10
They will stand a long way off because they are afraid of her torment, and will say, "Woe, woe, O great city, Babylon the powerful city! For in a single hour your doom has come!"
General references
Exodus 11:6
There will be a great cry throughout the whole land of Egypt, such as there has never been, nor ever will be again.
Jeremiah 49:25
How deserted will that once-famous city be, that city that was once filled with joy!
Jeremiah 51:54
Cries of anguish will come from Babylon, the sound of great destruction from the land of the Babylonians.