Then Joshua (A)tore his clothes, and fell to the earth on his face before the ark of the Lord until evening, he and the elders of Israel; and they (B)put dust on their heads.

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12 And when they raised their eyes from afar, and did not recognize him, they lifted their voices and wept; and each one tore his robe and (A)sprinkled dust on his head toward heaven.

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10 The elders of the daughter of Zion
(A)Sit on the ground and keep silence;
[a]They (B)throw dust on their heads
And (C)gird themselves with sackcloth.
The virgins of Jerusalem
Bow their heads to the ground.

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Footnotes

  1. Lamentations 2:10 A sign of mourning

30 They will make their voice heard because of you;
They will cry bitterly and (A)cast dust on their heads;
They (B)will roll about in ashes;

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