34 Then Jacob tore his clothes, put sackcloth around his waist, and mourned for his son many days.

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34 And Jacob rent his clothes, and put sackcloth upon his loins, and mourned for his son many days.

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

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Then Joshua tore his clothes and fell before the ark of the Lord with his face to the ground until evening, as did the elders of Israel; they all put dust on their heads.

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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.

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And Joshua rent his clothes, and fell to the earth upon his face before the ark of the Lord until the eventide, he and the elders of Israel, and put dust upon their heads.

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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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National Confession of Sin

On the twenty-fourth day of this month(A) the Israelites assembled; they were fasting, wearing sackcloth, and had put dust on their heads.(B)

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The Israelites Confess Their Sins

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

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Now in the twenty and fourth day of this month the children of Israel were assembled with fasting, and with sackclothes, and earth upon them.

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The People Confess Their Sins

Now on the twenty-fourth day of (A)this month the children of Israel were assembled with fasting, in sackcloth, (B)and with [a]dust on their heads.

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Footnotes

  1. Nehemiah 9:1 Lit. earth on them

12 When they looked from a distance, they could barely recognize him. They wept aloud,(A) and each man tore his robe and threw dust into the air and on his head.(B) 13 Then they sat on the ground with him seven days and nights,(C) but no one spoke a word to him because they saw that his suffering(D) was very intense.

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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.

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12 And when they lifted up their eyes afar off, and knew him not, they lifted up their voice, and wept; and they rent every one his mantle, and sprinkled dust upon their heads toward heaven.

13 So they sat down with him upon the ground seven days and seven nights, and none spake a word unto him: for they saw that his grief was very great.

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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. 13 So they sat down with him on the ground (B)seven days and seven nights, and no one spoke a word to him, for they saw that his grief was very great.

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30 They raise their voices over you
and cry out bitterly.
They throw dust on their heads;(A)
they roll in ashes.

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30 They will raise their voice
    and cry bitterly over you;
they will sprinkle dust(A) on their heads
    and roll(B) in ashes.(C)

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30 And shall cause their voice to be heard against thee, and shall cry bitterly, and shall cast up dust upon their heads, they shall wallow themselves in the ashes:

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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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