19 (A)Tamar took ashes and put them on her head, and (B)tore her [a]long-sleeved garment which was on her; and (C)she put her hand on her head and went on her way, crying out as she went.

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  1. 2 Samuel 13:19 Or varicolored tunic

19 Tamar put ashes(A) on her head and tore the ornate robe she was wearing. She put her hands on her head and went away, weeping aloud as she went.

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Their nobles have (A)sent their [a]servants for water;
They have come to the (B)cisterns and found no water.
They have returned with their containers empty;
They have been (C)put to shame and humiliated,
And they (D)cover their heads,
Because the (E)ground is [b]cracked,
For there has been (F)no rain on the land.
The (G)farmers have been put to shame,
They have covered their heads.

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  1. Jeremiah 14:3 Lit little ones
  2. Jeremiah 14:4 Lit shattered

The nobles send their servants for water;
    they go to the cisterns
    but find no water.(A)
They return with their jars unfilled;
    dismayed and despairing,
    they cover their heads.(B)
The ground is cracked
    because there is no rain in the land;(C)
the farmers are dismayed
    and cover their heads.

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