2 Maccabees 10:25 - King James Version with Apocrypha - American Edition But when he drew near, they that were with Maccabe´us turned themselves to pray unto God, and sprinkled earth upon their heads, and girded their loins with sackcloth, More versionsCommon English Bible As he approached, the Maccabee’s followers prayed to God for help. Sprinkling their heads with dust, wrapping themselves with mourning clothes, Catholic Public Domain Version But Maccabeus, and those who were with him, as he was approaching, beseeched the Lord, sprinkling dirt on their heads and wrapping their waists with haircloth. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version But Machabeus and they that were with him, when he drew near, prayed to the Lord, sprinkling earth upon their heads and girding their loins with haircloth, Good News Translation (US Version) But as the enemy forces were approaching, Judas and his men prayed to God. They put on sackcloth, threw dirt on their heads, World English Bible - American English Edition - without Strong's Numbers But as he drew near, Maccabaeus and his men sprinkled dirt on their heads and girded their loins with sackcloth, in supplication to God, Contemporary English Version Interconfessional Edition As Timothy's army came nearer, Judas and our troops prayed sincerely. They smeared dirt on their heads and put on clothes made of sackcloth. |