| Translation | Verse | Text |
| Strong Concordance | Jer 25:34 | Howl [03213], ye shepherds [07462], and cry [02199]; and wallow [06428] yourselves in the ashes, ye principal [0117] of the flock [06629]: for the days [03117] of your slaughter [02873] and of your dispersions [08600] are accomplished [04390]; and ye shall fall [05307] like a pleasant [02532] vessel [03627]. |
| Word | American Tract Society - Definition |
| ASHES | To repent in sackcloth and ashes, or to lie down among ashes, was an external sign of self-affliction for sin, or of grief under misfortune. We find it adopted by Job, Job 2:8; by many Jews when in great fear, Es 4:3; and by the king of Nineveh, Jon 3:6. The ashes of a red heifer were used in ceremonial purification, Nu 19:1-22. |