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Lamentations 2:10 Cross-References
Explore 20 cross-references for Lamentations 2:10 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Lamentations chapter 2 verse 10 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“The elders of the daughter of Zion sit upon the ground, and keep silence: they have cast up dust upon their heads; they have girded themselves with sackcloth: the virgins of Jerusalem hang down their heads to the ground.”
Lamentations 2:10 (KJV)
Commentary on Lamentations 2:10
Corporate mourning rituals: "The elders of the daughter of Zion sit upon the ground, and keep silence" (yeshvu la-arets yidmu ziknei bat-Tsiyon, יֵשְׁבוּ לָאָרֶץ יִדְּמוּ זִקְנֵי בַת־צִיּוֹן). Sitting on the ground signifies grief (Job 2:8, 13). The verb damam (דָּמַם, "be silent") suggests grief so profound that words fail. "They have cast up dust upon their heads" (he'elu afar al-rosham)—a mourning gesture (Joshua 7:6, Job 2:12). "They have girded themselves with sackcloth" (chagru sakim)—coarse goat-hair garments worn in grief and repentance. "The virgins of Jerusalem hang down their heads ...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Lamentations 2:10
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“And her gates shall lament and mourn; and she being desolate shall sit upon the ground.”
“and didn't recognize him”
“they dress themselves in sackcloth. In their streets and on their housetops”
“and horror shall cover them; and shame shall be on all faces”
“and sit in the dust”
“says the Lord Yahweh. The dead bodies will be many. In every place they will throw them out with silence.”
“that was full of people! She has become as a widow”
“because none come to the solemn assembly; all her gates are desolate”
“and fell to the earth on his face before the ark of Yahweh until the evening”
“because he has laid it on him.”