Lamentations 2:10 meaning and explanation
The elders of the Daughter of Zion sit on the ground in silence. They have thrown dust on their heads and put on sackcloth. The young women of Jerusalem have bowed their heads to the ground.
Lamentations 2:10, Berean Standard Bible
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The speaker is the poet of Lamentations, mourning the destruction of Jerusalem. In this verse he pictures the city's leaders and young women in the postures of grief: the elders sit on the ground in silence, having thrown dust on their heads and put on sackcloth, while the young women bow their heads to the ground.
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