Then Joshua (A)tore his clothes and fell to the ground on his face before the ark of the Lord until the evening, both he and the elders of Israel; and (B)they put dust on their heads.

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Then Joshua tore his clothes(A) and fell facedown(B) to the ground before the ark of the Lord, remaining there till evening.(C) The elders of Israel(D) did the same, and sprinkled dust(E) on their heads.

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12 When they [a]looked from a distance and did not recognize him, they raised their voices and wept. And each of them (A)tore his robe, and they (B)threw dust over their heads toward the sky.

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  1. Job 2:12 Lit raised their eyes

12 When they saw him from a distance, they could hardly recognize him;(A) they began to weep aloud,(B) and they tore their robes(C) and sprinkled dust on their heads.(D)

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10 The elders of the daughter of Zion
(A)Sit on the ground and [a](B)are silent.
They have thrown (C)dust on their heads;
They have put on (D)sackcloth.
The (E)virgins of Jerusalem
Have bowed their heads to the ground.

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  1. Lamentations 2:10 Another reading is wail

10 The elders of Daughter Zion
    sit on the ground in silence;(A)
they have sprinkled dust(B) on their heads(C)
    and put on sackcloth.(D)
The young women of Jerusalem
    have bowed their heads to the ground.(E)

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