When they liftedup their eyesat a distanceand did not recognizehim, they raisedtheir voicesand wept.And eachof them torehis robeand they threwdustovertheir headstoward the sky.
When Esauheardthe wordsof his father,he criedout with an exceedinglygreatand bittercry,and saidto his father,"Blessme, [even] me also,O my father!"
As soon as he had finishedspeaking,behold,the king'ssonscameand liftedtheir voicesand wept;and alsothe kingand allhis servantsweptverybitterly.
When I heardabout thismatter,I toremy garmentand my robe,and pulledsomeof the hairfrom my headand my beard,and satdownappalled.
Now on the twenty-fourthdayof thismonththe sonsof Israelassembledwith fasting,in sackclothand with dirtupon them.
When Mordecailearnedallthat had been done,he torehis clothes,puton sackclothand ashes,and wentout into the midstof the cityand wailedloudlyand bitterly.
Then Jobaroseand torehis robeand shavedhis head,and he fellto the groundand worshiped.
"My relativeshave failed,And my intimatefriendshave forgottenme.
The eldersof the daughterof ZionSiton the ground,they are silent.They have thrownduston their heads;They have girdedthemselves with sackcloth.The virginsof JerusalemHave bowedtheir headsto the ground.
And they will maketheir voiceheardoveryou And will crybitterly.They will castduston their heads,They will wallowin ashes.
Then Joshuatorehis clothesand fellto the earthon his facebeforethe arkof the LORDuntilthe evening,[both] he and the eldersof Israel;and they putduston their heads.
"And they threwduston their headsand were cryingout, weepingand mourning,saying,Woe,woe,the greatcity,in whichallwho hadshipsat seabecame richby her wealth,for in onehourshe has been laid waste!'
When the angelof the LORDspokethesewordsto allthe sonsof Israel,the peopleliftedup their voicesand wept.
Then the messengerscameto Gibeahof Sauland spokethese wordsin the hearingof the people,and allthe peopleliftedup their voicesand wept.
Then Davidand the peoplewhowere with him liftedtheir voicesand weptuntiltherewas nostrengthin them to weep.
Now a manof Benjaminranfrom the battlelineand cameto Shilohthe samedaywith his clothestornand duston his head.
