³⁴ Then Jacob tore his clothes,^(A) put on sackcloth^(B) and mourned for his son many days.^(C)

⁶ Then Joshua tore his clothes^(A) and fell facedown^(B) to the ground before the ark of the Lord, remaining there till evening.^(C) The elders of Israel^(D) did the same, and sprinkled dust^(E) on their heads.

The Israelites Confess Their Sins

9 On the twenty-fourth day of the same month, the Israelites gathered together, fasting and wearing sackcloth and putting dust on their heads.^(A)

¹² When they saw him from a distance, they could hardly recognize him;^(A) they began to weep aloud,^(B) and they tore their robes^(C) and sprinkled dust on their heads.^{(D) 13} Then they sat on the ground^(E) with him for seven days and seven nights.^(F) No one said a word to him,^(G) because they saw how great his suffering was.