Lamentations 2:10

New Living Translation

The leaders of beautiful Jerusalem sit on the ground in silence. They are clothed in burlap and throw dust on their heads. The young women of Jerusalem hang their heads in shame.

Cross References

2 Samuel 13:19

But now Tamar tore her robe and put ashes on her head. And then, with her face in her hands, she went away crying.

Isaiah 15:3

They will wear burlap as they wander the streets. From every home and public square will come the sound of wailing.

Isaiah 3:24

Instead of smelling of sweet perfume, she will stink. She will wear a rope for a sash, and her elegant hair will fall out. She will wear rough burlap instead of rich robes. Shame will replace her beauty.

Isaiah 3:26

The gates of Zion will weep and mourn. The city will be like a ravaged woman, huddled on the ground.

Isaiah 36:22

Then Eliakim son of Hilkiah, the palace administrator; Shebna the court secretary; and Joah son of Asaph, the royal historian, went back to Hezekiah. They tore their clothes in despair, and they went in to see the king and told him what the Assyrian chief of staff had said.

Isaiah 47:1

“Come down, virgin daughter of Babylon, and sit in the dust. For your days of sitting on a throne have ended. O daughter of Babylonia, never again will you be the lovely princess, tender and delicate.

Isaiah 47:5

“O beautiful Babylon, sit now in darkness and silence. Never again will you be known as the queen of kingdoms.

Jeremiah 8:14

“Then the people will say, ‘Why should we wait here to die? Come, let’s go to the fortified towns and die there. For the Lord our God has decreed our destruction and has given us a cup of poison to drink because we sinned against the Lord.

Lamentations 1:1

Jerusalem, once so full of people, is now deserted. She who was once great among the nations now sits alone like a widow. Once the queen of all the earth, she is now a slave.

Lamentations 1:4

The roads to Jerusalem are in mourning, for crowds no longer come to celebrate the festivals. The city gates are silent, her priests groan, her young women are crying— how bitter is her fate!

Lamentations 3:28

Let them sit alone in silence beneath the Lord’s demands.

Lamentations 4:16

The Lord himself has scattered them, and he no longer helps them. People show no respect for the priests and no longer honor the leaders.

Lamentations 4:5

The people who once ate the richest foods now beg in the streets for anything they can get. Those who once wore the finest clothes now search the garbage dumps for food.

Lamentations 5:12

Our princes are being hanged by their thumbs, and our elders are treated with contempt.

Lamentations 5:14

The elders no longer sit in the city gates; the young men no longer dance and sing.

Ezekiel 27:30

They cry aloud over you and weep bitterly. They throw dust on their heads and roll in ashes.

Ezekiel 27:31

They shave their heads in grief for you and dress themselves in burlap. They weep for you with bitter anguish and deep mourning.

Ezekiel 7:18

They will dress themselves in burlap; horror and shame will cover them. They will shave their heads in sorrow and remorse.

Joel 1:8

Weep like a bride dressed in black, mourning the death of her husband.

Amos 5:13

So those who are smart keep their mouths shut, for it is an evil time.

Amos 8:13

Beautiful girls and strong young men will grow faint in that day, thirsting for the Lord’s word.

Amos 8:3

In that day the singing in the temple will turn to wailing. Dead bodies will be scattered everywhere. They will be carried out of the city in silence. I, the Sovereign Lord, have spoken!”

Jonah 3:6

When the king of Nineveh heard what Jonah was saying, he stepped down from his throne and took off his royal robes. He dressed himself in burlap and sat on a heap of ashes.

Joshua 7:6

Joshua and the elders of Israel tore their clothing in dismay, threw dust on their heads, and bowed face down to the ground before the Ark of the Lord until evening.

Revelation 18:19

And they will weep and throw dust on their heads to show their grief. And they will cry out, “How terrible, how terrible for that great city! The shipowners became wealthy by transporting her great wealth on the seas. In a single moment it is all gone.”