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Jeremiah 6:26

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26Put on sackcloth,a my people,

and roll in ashes;b

mourn with bitter wailingc

as for an only son,d

for suddenly the destroyere

will come upon us.

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Cross references

  1. aSee Jer 4:8
  2. bSee Job 2:8; Jer 25:34; Eze 27:30; Jnh 3:6
  3. cJer 9:1; 18:22; 20:16; 25:36
  4. dSee Ge 21:16
  5. eSee Ex 12:23; See Jer 4:7

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

O daughter of my people, put on sackcloth,

and roll in ashes;

make mourning as for an only son,

most bitter lamentation,

for suddenly the destroyer

will come upon us.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

My dear people, dress yourselves in sackcloth

and roll in the dust.

Mourn as you would for an only son,

a bitter lament,

for suddenly the destroyer will come on us.

NLTNew Living Translation

Oh, my people, dress yourselves in burlap

and sit among the ashes.

Mourn and weep bitterly, as for the loss of an only son.

For suddenly the destroying armies will be upon you!

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

O daughter of my people,

gird yourself with sackcloth,

and roll about in the ashes in mourning,

a mourning ceremony as for an only child.

Make for yourself wailing of bitterness,

for suddenly the destroyer will come upon us.

KJV 1900King James Version

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.