Jeremiah 6:26
O daughter of my people, gird thee with sackcloth, and wallow thyself in ashes: make thee mourning, as for an only son, most bitter lamentation: for the spoiler shall suddenly come upon us.
Context
This verse from Jeremiah Chapter 6 connects to 10 cross-references. Disaster threatens Jerusalem from the north. God has rejected and forsaken this generation; they practice deceit from prophet to priest and heal wounds superficially crying 'Peace, peace' when there is no peace. The watchmen are instructed to look for the …
Other Translations
O daughter of my people, gird thee with sackcloth, and wallow thyself in ashes: make thee mourning, as for an only son, most bitter lamentation; for the destroyer shall suddenly come upon us.
O daughter of My people, Gird on sackcloth, and roll thyself in ashes, The mourning of an only one make for thee, A lamentation most bitter, For suddenly come doth the spoiler against us.
O daughter of my people, put on haircloth, rolling yourself in the dust: give yourself to sorrow, as for an only son, with most bitter cries of grief; for he who makes waste will come on us suddenly.
Cross References
Therefore said I, Look away from me; I will weep bitterly, labour not to comfort me, because of the spoiling …
And in that day did the Lord God of hosts call to weeping, and to mourning, and to baldness, and …
Therefore this iniquity shall be to you as a breach ready to fall, swelling out in a high wall, whose …
Tremble, ye women that are at ease; be troubled, ye careless ones: strip you, and make you bare, and gird …
For this gird you with sackcloth, lament and howl: for the fierce anger of the Lord is not turned back …
At that time shall it be said to this people and to Jerusalem, A dry wind of the high places …
Destruction upon destruction is cried; for the whole land is spoiled: suddenly are my tents spoiled, and my curtains in …
They have healed also the hurt of the daughter of my people slightly, saying, Peace, peace; when there is no …
Behold the voice of the cry of the daughter of my people because of them that dwell in a far …
For the hurt of the daughter of my people am I hurt; I am black; astonishment hath taken hold on …