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Jeremiah 6:26

King James Version (KJV)

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Jeremiah 6:26

Verse 26 of 30

Scripture focus

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.

Jeremiah 6:26 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Jeremiah 6:26

Theological / Devotional

Wallow thyself. An expression of extreme grief. To sprinkle the person, especially the head, with ashes was a token of grief, humiliation, or penitence (see 2 Sam. 13:19; cf. Neh. 9:1). At times the afflicted or penitent one sat in ashes (see Job 2:8; 42:6; Jonah 3:5, 6). Utter wretchedness or prostration might be expressed by wallowing in ashes.

An only son. The cutting off of one’s posterity among a people who placed extreme emphasis upon the possession of children would result in extreme grief.

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