Thematic Bible: A symbol of mourning
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When Mordecai learned all that had been done, he tore his clothes, put on sackcloth and ashes, and went out into the midst of the city and wailed loudly and bitterly.
In each and every province where the command and decree of the king came, there was great mourning among the Jews, with fasting, weeping and wailing; and many lay on sackcloth and ashes.
Sackcloth » A symbol of mourning
Cry out, O daughters of Rabbah,
And rush back and forth inside the walls;
For
Together with his priests and his princes.
They have thrown
They have girded themselves with
The
Have bowed their heads to the ground.
So I gave my attention to the Lord God to seek Him by prayer and supplications, with fasting, sackcloth and ashes.
They will gird themselves with sackcloth and shuddering will overwhelm them; and shame will be on all faces and baldness on all their heads.
And
A lamentation most bitter.
For suddenly the destroyer
Will come upon us.
Lament and wail;
For the
Has not turned back from us.”
For the bridegroom of her youth.
His servants said to him, "Behold now, we have heard that the kings of the house of Israel are merciful kings, please let us put sackcloth on our loins and ropes on our heads, and go out to the king of Israel; perhaps he will save your life." So they girded sackcloth on their loins and put ropes on their heads, and came to the king of Israel and said, "Your servant Ben-hadad says, 'Please let me live.'" And he said, "Is he still alive? He is my brother."
Everyone is wailing,
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