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Mourn and weep bitterly, as for the loss of an only son. For suddenly the destroying armies will be upon you! <a href="/esv/jeremiah/6.htm">English Standard Version</a> 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. <a href="/bsb/jeremiah/6.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> O daughter of my people, dress yourselves in sackcloth and roll in ashes. Mourn with bitter wailing, as you would for an only son, for suddenly the destroyer will come upon us. <a href="/kjv/jeremiah/6.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/6.htm">New King James Version</a> O daughter of my people, Dress in sackcloth And roll about in ashes! Make mourning as for an only son, most bitter lamentation; For the plunderer will suddenly come upon us. <a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/6.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Daughter of my people, put on sackcloth And roll in ashes; Mourn as for an only son, A most bitter mourning. For suddenly the destroyer Will come against us. <a href="/nasb/jeremiah/6.htm">NASB 1995</a> O daughter of my people, put on sackcloth And roll in ashes; Mourn as for an only son, A lamentation most bitter. For suddenly the destroyer Will come upon us. <a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/6.htm">NASB 1977 </a> O daughter of my people, put on sackcloth And roll in ashes; Mourn as for an only son, A lamentation most bitter. For suddenly the destroyer Will come upon us. <a href="/lsb/jeremiah/6.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> O daughter of my people, gird yourself with sackcloth And roll in ashes; Mourn as for an only son, A lamentation most bitter. For suddenly the destroyer Will come upon us. <a href="/amp/jeremiah/6.htm">Amplified Bible</a> O daughter of my people [says Jeremiah], Clothe yourself in sackcloth and wallow in ashes; Mourn [aloud] as for an only son, A most bitter cry [of sorrow and regret], For suddenly the destroyer will come upon us [on both prophet and people]. <a href="/csb/jeremiah/6.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/6.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/asv/jeremiah/6.htm">American Standard Version</a> 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. <a href="/cev/jeremiah/6.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> and attacks without warning. So mourn, my people, as though your only child had died. Wear clothes made of sackcloth and roll in the ash pile." <a href="/erv/jeremiah/6.htm">English Revised Version</a> 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. <a href="/gwt/jeremiah/6.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Wear sackcloth, and roll around in ashes, my people. Mourn as if you have lost your only child, and cry bitterly. The destroyer will suddenly attack us. <a href="/gnt/jeremiah/6.htm">Good News Translation</a> The LORD says to his people, "Put on sackcloth and roll in ashes. Mourn with bitter tears as you would for an only child, because the one who comes to destroy you will suddenly attack. <a href="/isv/jeremiah/6.htm">International Standard Version</a> Daughter of my people, put on sackcloth and roll in ashes. Mourn with bitter wailing, as one mourns at the death of an only son. For the destroyer will come on us suddenly. <a href="/msb/jeremiah/6.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> O daughter of my people, dress yourselves in sackcloth and roll in ashes. Mourn with bitter wailing, as you would for an only son, for suddenly the destroyer will come upon us. <a href="/net/jeremiah/6.htm">NET Bible</a> So I said, "Oh, my dear people, put on sackcloth and roll in ashes. Mourn with painful sobs as though you had lost your only child. For any moment now that destructive army will come against us." <a href="/nheb/jeremiah/6.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> "Daughter of my people, clothe yourself with sackcloth, and wallow in ashes. Mourn, as for an only son, most bitter lamentation; for the destroyer shall suddenly come on us." <a href="/wbt/jeremiah/6.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> 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. <a href="/web/jeremiah/6.htm">World English Bible</a> Daughter of my people, clothe yourself with sackcloth, and wallow in ashes! Mourn, as for an only son, most bitter lamentation, for the destroyer will suddenly come on us. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/6.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> O daughter of my people, "" Gird on sackcloth, "" And roll yourself in ashes, "" Make mourning [as for] an only one, "" A most bitter lamentation, "" For the spoiler suddenly comes against us. <a href="/ylt/jeremiah/6.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> 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. <a href="/slt/jeremiah/6.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> O daughter of my people, gird on sackcloth, and roll thyself in ashes: make to thee the mourning of an only begotten, a wailing of bitterness; for he laying waste shall suddenly come upon us.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/jeremiah/6.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Gird thee with sackcloth, O daughter of my people, and sprinkle thee with ashes: make thee mourning as for an only son, a bitter lamentation, because the destroyer shall suddenly come upon us. <a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/6.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Wrap yourself in haircloth, O daughter of my people. And sprinkle yourself with ashes. Make a mourning for yourself, as for an only son, a bitter lamentation: ‘for the destroyer will overwhelm us suddenly.’ <a href="/nabre/jeremiah/6.htm">New American Bible</a> Daughter of my people, dress in sackcloth, roll in the ashes. Mourn as for an only child with bitter wailing: “How suddenly the destroyer comes upon us!” <a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/6.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> O my poor people, put on sackcloth, and roll in ashes; make mourning as for an only child, most bitter lamentation: for suddenly the destroyer will come upon us.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/6.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> O daughter of my people, gird yourself with sackcloth and wallow in ashes; make for yourself mourning, as for an only son, most bitter lamentation; for the plunderers shall suddenly come upon you. <a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/6.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> Daughter of my people, be clothed with sackcloth, and wallow in ashes, make for yourself grieving as for an only son, and bitter mourning, because suddenly the plunderer will come upon you<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/jeremiah/6.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> 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. <a href="/sep/jeremiah/6.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> O daughter of my people, gird thyself with sackcloth: sprinkle thyself with ashes; make for thyself pitiable lamentation, as the mourning for a beloved son: for misery will come suddenly upon you. <a href="/parallel/jeremiah/6-26.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5k55c51ZGhs?start=2033" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/6.htm">An Invasion from the North</a> …25Do not go out to the fields; do not walk the road. For the enemy has a sword; terror is on every side. 26<a href="/hebrew/1323.htm" title="1323: baṯ- (N-fsc) -- Daughter. From banah; a daughter.">O daughter</a> <a href="/hebrew/5971.htm" title="5971: ‘am·mî (N-msc:: 1cs) -- From amam; a people; specifically, a tribe; hence troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock.">of my people,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2296.htm" title="2296: ḥiḡ·rî- (V-Qal-Imp-fs) -- To gird, gird on, gird oneself. A primitive root; to gird on.">dress</a> <a href="/hebrew/8242.htm" title="8242: śāq (N-ms) -- Sack, sackcloth. From shaqaq; properly, a mesh, i.e. Coarse loose cloth or sacking; hence, a bag.">yourselves in sackcloth</a> <a href="/hebrew/6428.htm" title="6428: wə·hiṯ·pal·lə·šî (Conj-w:: V-Hitpael-Imp-fs) -- (act of mourning) perhaps to roll in. A primitive root; to roll.">and roll</a> <a href="/hebrew/665.htm" title="665: ḇā·’ê·p̄er (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- Ashes. From an unused root meaning to bestrew; ashes.">in ashes.</a> <a href="/hebrew/60.htm" title="60: ’ê·ḇel (N-ms) -- Mourning. From 'abal; lamentation.">Mourn</a> <a href="/hebrew/8563.htm" title="8563: tam·rū·rîm (N-mp) -- Bitterness. From marar; bitterness.">with bitter</a> <a href="/hebrew/4553.htm" title="4553: mis·paḏ (N-msc) -- A wailing. From caphad; a lamentation.">wailing,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: ‘ă·śî (V-Qal-Imp-fs) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">as you would</a> <a href="/hebrew/lāḵ (Prep:: 2fs) -- "></a> <a href="/hebrew/3173.htm" title="3173: yā·ḥîḏ (Adj-ms) -- Only, only one, solitary. From yachad; properly, united, i.e. Sole; by implication, beloved; also lonely; the life.">for an only son,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">for</a> <a href="/hebrew/6597.htm" title="6597: p̄iṯ·’ōm (Adv) -- Suddenness, suddenly. Or pith.om; from petha'; instantly.">suddenly</a> <a href="/hebrew/7703.htm" title="7703: haš·šō·ḏêḏ (Art:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- A primitive root; properly, to be burly, i.e. powerful; by implication, to ravage.">the destroyer</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: yā·ḇō (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">will come</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘ā·lê·nū (Prep:: 1cp) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">upon us.</a> 27“I have appointed you to examine My people like ore, so you may know and try their ways.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/joel/1-13.htm">Joel 1:13-14</a> Put on sackcloth and lament, O priests; wail, O ministers of the altar. Come, spend the night in sackcloth, O ministers of my God, because the grain and drink offerings are withheld from the house of your God. / Consecrate a fast; proclaim a solemn assembly! Gather the elders and all the residents of the land to the house of the LORD your God, and cry out to the LORD. <a href="/amos/8-10.htm">Amos 8:10</a> I will turn your feasts into mourning and all your songs into lamentation. I will cause everyone to wear sackcloth and every head to be shaved. I will make it like a time of mourning for an only son, and its outcome like a bitter day. <a href="/isaiah/22-12.htm">Isaiah 22:12</a> On that day the Lord GOD of Hosts called for weeping and wailing, for shaven heads and the wearing of sackcloth. <a href="/ezekiel/27-30.htm">Ezekiel 27:30-31</a> They will raise their voices for you and cry out bitterly. They will throw dust on their heads and roll in ashes. / They will shave their heads for you and wrap themselves in sackcloth. They will weep over you with anguish of soul and bitter mourning. <a href="/lamentations/2-10.htm">Lamentations 2:10</a> The elders of the Daughter of Zion sit on the ground in silence. They have thrown dust on their heads and put on sackcloth. The young women of Jerusalem have bowed their heads to the ground. <a href="/micah/1-8.htm">Micah 1:8</a> Because of this I will lament and wail; I will walk barefoot and naked. I will howl like a jackal and mourn like an ostrich. <a href="/zechariah/12-10.htm">Zechariah 12:10</a> Then I will pour out on the house of David and on the people of Jerusalem a spirit of grace and prayer, and they will look on Me, the One they have pierced. They will mourn for Him as one mourns for an only child, and grieve bitterly for Him as one grieves for a firstborn son. <a href="/matthew/11-21.htm">Matthew 11:21</a> “Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes. <a href="/luke/19-41.htm">Luke 19:41-44</a> As Jesus approached Jerusalem and saw the city, He wept over it / and said, “If only you had known on this day what would bring you peace! But now it is hidden from your eyes. / For the days will come upon you when your enemies will barricade you and surround you and hem you in on every side. ... <a href="/james/4-9.htm">James 4:9</a> Grieve, mourn, and weep. Turn your laughter to mourning, and your joy to gloom. <a href="/revelation/18-10.htm">Revelation 18:10</a> In fear of her torment, they will stand at a distance and cry out: “Woe, woe to the great city, the mighty city of Babylon! For in a single hour your judgment has come.” <a href="/isaiah/3-26.htm">Isaiah 3:26</a> And the gates of Zion will lament and mourn; destitute, she will sit on the ground. <a href="/ezekiel/7-18.htm">Ezekiel 7:18</a> They will put on sackcloth, and terror will overwhelm them. Shame will cover all their faces, and all their heads will be shaved. <a href="/hosea/10-5.htm">Hosea 10:5</a> The people of Samaria will fear for the calf of Beth-aven. Indeed, its people will mourn over it with its idolatrous priests—those who rejoiced in its glory—for it has been taken from them into exile. <a href="/2_samuel/1-11.htm">2 Samuel 1:11-12</a> Then David took hold of his own clothes and tore them, and all the men who were with him did the same. / They mourned and wept and fasted until evening for Saul and his son Jonathan, and for the people of the LORD and the house of Israel, because they had fallen by the sword.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>O daughter of my people, gird you with sackcloth, and wallow yourself in ashes: make you mourning, as for an only son, most bitter lamentation: for the spoiler shall suddenly come on us.daughter.<a href="/jeremiah/6-14.htm">Jeremiah 6:14</a> They have healed also the hurt of the daughter of my people slightly, saying, Peace, peace; when there is no peace.<a href="/jeremiah/4-11.htm">Jeremiah 4:11</a> At that time shall it be said to this people and to Jerusalem, A dry wind of the high places in the wilderness toward the daughter of my people, not to fan, nor to cleanse,<a href="/jeremiah/8-19.htm">Jeremiah 8:19,21,22</a> Behold the voice of the cry of the daughter of my people because of them that dwell in a far country: Is not the LORD in Zion? is not her king in her? Why have they provoked me to anger with their graven images, and with strange vanities? … gird.<a href="/jeremiah/4-8.htm">Jeremiah 4:8</a> For this gird you with sackcloth, lament and howl: for the fierce anger of the LORD is not turned back from us.<a href="/jeremiah/25-33.htm">Jeremiah 25:33,34</a> And the slain of the LORD shall be at that day from one end of the earth even unto the other end of the earth: they shall not be lamented, neither gathered, nor buried; they shall be dung upon the ground… <a href="/isaiah/32-11.htm">Isaiah 32:11</a> Tremble, ye women that are at ease; be troubled, ye careless ones: strip you, and make you bare, and gird sackcloth upon your loins.make thee.<a href="/jeremiah/9-1.htm">Jeremiah 9:1,10,17-22</a> Oh that my head were waters, and mine eyes a fountain of tears, that I might weep day and night for the slain of the daughter of my people! … <a href="/jeremiah/13-17.htm">Jeremiah 13:17</a> But if ye will not hear it, my soul shall weep in secret places for your pride; and mine eye shall weep sore, and run down with tears, because the LORD'S flock is carried away captive.<a href="/isaiah/22-12.htm">Isaiah 22:12</a> And in that day did the Lord GOD of hosts call to weeping, and to mourning, and to baldness, and to girding with sackcloth:for the.<a href="/jeremiah/4-20.htm">Jeremiah 4:20</a> Destruction upon destruction is cried; for the whole land is spoiled: suddenly are my tents spoiled, and my curtains in a moment.<a href="/jeremiah/12-12.htm">Jeremiah 12:12</a> The spoilers are come upon all high places through the wilderness: for the sword of the LORD shall devour from the one end of the land even to the other end of the land: no flesh shall have peace.<a href="/jeremiah/15-8.htm">Jeremiah 15:8</a> Their widows are increased to me above the sand of the seas: I have brought upon them against the mother of the young men a spoiler at noonday: I have caused him to fall upon it suddenly, and terrors upon the city.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/isaiah/61-3.htm">Ashes</a> <a href="/jeremiah/4-18.htm">Bitter</a> <a href="/jeremiah/6-23.htm">Daughter</a> <a href="/jeremiah/4-7.htm">Destroyer</a> <a href="/jeremiah/4-8.htm">Gird</a> <a href="/isaiah/29-2.htm">Lamentation</a> <a href="/jeremiah/4-28.htm">Mourn</a> <a href="/isaiah/66-10.htm">Mourning</a> <a href="/isaiah/22-18.htm">Roll</a> <a href="/jeremiah/4-8.htm">Sackcloth</a> <a href="/isaiah/42-24.htm">Spoiler</a> <a href="/jeremiah/4-20.htm">Suddenly</a> <a href="/jeremiah/4-30.htm">Thyself</a> <a href="/isaiah/22-12.htm">Wailing</a> <a href="/2_peter/2-22.htm">Wallow</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/25-34.htm">Ashes</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-15.htm">Bitter</a> <a href="/jeremiah/8-11.htm">Daughter</a> <a href="/jeremiah/15-8.htm">Destroyer</a> <a href="/jeremiah/46-4.htm">Gird</a> <a href="/jeremiah/7-29.htm">Lamentation</a> <a href="/jeremiah/8-21.htm">Mourn</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-17.htm">Mourning</a> <a href="/jeremiah/25-34.htm">Roll</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-37.htm">Sackcloth</a> <a href="/jeremiah/15-8.htm">Spoiler</a> <a href="/jeremiah/15-8.htm">Suddenly</a> <a href="/jeremiah/12-5.htm">Thyself</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-10.htm">Wailing</a> <a href="/jeremiah/25-34.htm">Wallow</a><div class="vheading2">Jeremiah 6</div>1. <a href="/jeremiah/6-1.htm">The enemies sent against Judah,</a> 4. <a href="/jeremiah/6-4.htm">encourage themselves.</a> 6. <a href="/jeremiah/6-6.htm">God sets them on work because of their sins.</a> 9. <a href="/jeremiah/6-9.htm">The prophet laments the judgments of God because of their sins.</a> 18. <a href="/jeremiah/6-18.htm">He proclaims God's wrath.</a> 26. <a href="/jeremiah/6-26.htm">He calls the people to mourn for the judgment on their sins.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The term "daughter" is used to convey tenderness and affection, yet also a sense of vulnerability and impending judgment. This familial language is common in the prophetic books, emphasizing the covenant relationship between God and Israel.dress yourselves in sackcloth Sackcloth was a coarse material, often made from goat's hair, worn as a sign of mourning, repentance, or distress. In the ancient Near East, wearing sackcloth was a public demonstration of humility and sorrow. This call to wear sackcloth indicates a need for the people to recognize their sin and the seriousness of the coming judgment. It is a call to repentance, similar to the actions of the Ninevites in <a href="/jonah/3-5.htm">Jonah 3:5-6</a>.and roll in ashes Rolling in ashes was another traditional expression of mourning and penitence. Ashes symbolize desolation and ruin, reflecting the inner state of the person or community. This act is a physical manifestation of deep grief and acknowledgment of one's lowly state before God. The use of ashes is seen in other biblical contexts, such as <a href="/job/42-6.htm">Job 42:6</a>, where Job repents in dust and ashes.Mourn with bitter wailing The call to mourn with "bitter wailing" underscores the intensity of the grief expected. This is not a superficial lament but a profound expression of sorrow. The Hebrew culture often included loud cries and lamentations as part of mourning rituals, as seen in the lamentations over Jerusalem's destruction in <a href="/lamentations/1.htm">Lamentations 1:1-2</a>.as you would for an only son The loss of an only son was considered one of the greatest tragedies in ancient Israelite society, as it meant the end of a family line and loss of inheritance. This comparison highlights the depth of the impending disaster and the profound sense of loss that will accompany it. The imagery of mourning for an only son is also echoed in <a href="/zechariah/12-10.htm">Zechariah 12:10</a>, which prophetically points to the mourning for the Messiah.for suddenly the destroyer will come upon us The "destroyer" refers to the impending Babylonian invasion, a judgment from God due to the people's persistent sin and rebellion. The suddenness of the attack emphasizes the urgency of the call to repentance. Historically, the Babylonian conquest was swift and devastating, leading to the destruction of Jerusalem in 586 BC. This phrase serves as a warning of the immediacy and inevitability of God's judgment, similar to the suddenness of the Day of the Lord described in <a href="/1_thessalonians/5-2.htm">1 Thessalonians 5:2-3</a>.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/jeremiah.htm">Jeremiah</a> The prophet who conveyed God's messages to the people of Judah, warning them of impending judgment due to their disobedience. 2. <a href="/topical/d/daughter_of_my_people.htm">Daughter of My People</a> A poetic expression referring to the people of Judah, emphasizing their close relationship with God and their collective identity. 3. <a href="/topical/s/sackcloth_and_ashes.htm">Sackcloth and Ashes</a> Traditional symbols of mourning and repentance in ancient Israel, indicating deep sorrow and a plea for mercy. 4. <a href="/topical/o/only_son.htm">Only Son</a> Represents the depth of grief and loss, as losing an only son was considered one of the greatest tragedies in ancient times. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_destroyer.htm">The Destroyer</a> Refers to the impending Babylonian invasion, a divine judgment upon Judah for their persistent sin and rebellion.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/c/call_to_repentance.htm">Call to Repentance</a> The verse underscores the urgent need for genuine repentance in the face of impending judgment. Believers are reminded to examine their lives and turn back to God with sincerity. <a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_mourning.htm">Symbolism of Mourning</a> Sackcloth and ashes symbolize humility and acknowledgment of sin. Christians today can reflect on their own practices of repentance and how they express genuine sorrow for sin. <a href="/topical/u/understanding_god's_judgment.htm">Understanding God's Judgment</a> The mention of "the destroyer" serves as a reminder of the reality of God's judgment. It encourages believers to live in a way that honors God, knowing that He is both just and merciful. <a href="/topical/t/the_depth_of_grief.htm">The Depth of Grief</a> The comparison to mourning for an only son highlights the seriousness of the situation. It challenges believers to consider the weight of sin and the profound need for God's grace. <a href="/topical/u/urgency_of_the_message.htm">Urgency of the Message</a> The suddenness of the destroyer's arrival calls for immediate action. Christians are encouraged to not delay in addressing sin and seeking God's forgiveness.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_jeremiah_6.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Jeremiah 6</a> <a href="/q/why_does_jeremiah_6_26-30_stress_total_ruin.htm">Why does the message in Jeremiah 6:26-30 emphasize complete destruction when other prophetic texts suggest partial judgment, possibly indicating an inconsistency in prophetic outlooks?</a> <a href="/q/why_no_external_evidence_of_jeremiah's_trial.htm">In Jeremiah 26:10-11, why is there no clear external evidence of formal court proceedings against Jeremiah outside the biblical record?</a> <a href="/q/how_verify_godand#8217;s_temple_threat_in_jer_26.htm">In Jeremiah 26:1-6, how do we verify historically or archaeologically that God threatened the temple's destruction?</a> <a href="/q/proof_of_northern_invasion_in_jeremiah.htm">Jeremiah 4:5-9: What solid proof exists for the invasion from the north that supposedly led to widespread panic and ruin?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/jeremiah/6.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(26) Wallow thyself in ashes.--So in <a href="/jeremiah/25-34.htm" title="Howl, you shepherds, and cry; and wallow yourselves in the ashes, you principal of the flock: for the days of your slaughter and of your dispersions are accomplished; and you shall fall like a pleasant vessel.">Jeremiah 25:34</a>; <a href="/ezekiel/27-30.htm" title="And shall cause their voice to be heard against you, and shall cry bitterly, and shall cast up dust on their heads, they shall wallow themselves in the ashes:">Ezekiel 27:30</a>. The ordinary sign of mourning was to sprinkle dust or ashes on the head (<a href="/2_samuel/1-2.htm" title="It came even to pass on the third day, that, behold, a man came out of the camp from Saul with his clothes rent, and earth on his head: and so it was, when he came to David, that he fell to the earth, and did obeisance.">2Samuel 1:2</a>; <a href="/2_samuel/13-19.htm" title="And Tamar put ashes on her head, and rent her garment of divers colors that was on her, and laid her hand on her head, and went on crying.">2Samuel 13:19</a>; <a href="/joshua/7-6.htm" title="And Joshua rent his clothes, and fell to the earth on his face before the ark of the LORD until the eventide, he and the elders of Israel, and put dust on their heads.">Joshua 7:6</a>). This, as in <a href="/jeremiah/25-34.htm" title="Howl, you shepherds, and cry; and wallow yourselves in the ashes, you principal of the flock: for the days of your slaughter and of your dispersions are accomplished; and you shall fall like a pleasant vessel.">Jeremiah 25:34</a>; <a href="/micah/1-10.htm" title="Declare you it not at Gath, weep you not at all: in the house of Aphrah roll yourself in the dust.">Micah 1:10</a>; <a href="/job/2-8.htm" title="And he took him a potsherd to scrape himself with; and he sat down among the ashes.">Job 2:8</a>, indicated more utter wretchedness and prostration. The English verb belongs to the class of those which were once used reflexively, and have now come to be intransitive. "Endeavour" supplies another example. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/jeremiah/6.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 26. - Wallow thyself in ashes; rather, sprinkle thyself with ashes, a sign of mourning (<a href="/2_samuel/13-19.htm">2 Samuel 13:19</a>; so <a href="/micah/1-10.htm">Micah 1:10</a>). Mourning, as for an only son. The Septuagint renders πένθος ἀγαπητοῦ (comp. <a href="/genesis/22-2.htm">Genesis 22:2</a>, where in like manner the Septuagint renders, not "thine only son," but "thy beloved son"). Possibly this was to avoid a supposition which might have occurred to some readers (it has, in fact, occurred to several modern critics) that the "only son" was Adonis, who was certainly "mourned for" by some of the Israelites under the name of Thammuz (<a href="/ezekiel/8-14.htm">Ezekiel 8:14</a>), and whose Phoenician name is given by Philo of Byblus as Ἰεούδ (i.e. probably Yakhidh, only begotten, the word used by Jeremiah; comp. Βηρούθ, equivalent to Berith). M. Renan found a vestige of the ancient festival of Adonis at Djebeil (the Phoenician Gebal) even at the present day. There would be nothing singular in the adoption of a common popular phrase by the prophet, in spite of its reference to a heathen custom (comp. <a href="/job/3-8.htm">Job 3:8</a>), and the view in question gives additional force to the passage. But the ordinary explanation is perfectly tenable and more obvious. The phrase, "mourning [or, 'lamentation'] for an only begotten one," occurs again in <a href="/amos/8-10.htm">Amos 8:10</a>; <a href="/zechariah/12-10.htm">Zechariah 12:10</a>. In the last-mentioned passage it is parallel with "bitter weeping for a firstborn." <a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/6-26.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>“O daughter בַּת־ (baṯ-) Noun - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1323.htm">Strong's 1323: </a> A daughter of My people, עַמִּ֤י (‘am·mî) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5971.htm">Strong's 5971: </a> A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock dress חִגְרִי־ (ḥiḡ·rî-) Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2296.htm">Strong's 2296: </a> To gird, gird on, gird oneself yourselves in sackcloth שָׂק֙ (śāq) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8242.htm">Strong's 8242: </a> A mesh, coarse loose cloth, sacking, a bag and roll וְהִתְפַּלְּשִׁ֣י (wə·hiṯ·pal·lə·šî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Imperative - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6428.htm">Strong's 6428: </a> (act of mourning) perhaps to roll in in ashes. בָאֵ֔פֶר (ḇā·’ê·p̄er) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_665.htm">Strong's 665: </a> Ashes Mourn אֵ֤בֶל (’ê·ḇel) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_60.htm">Strong's 60: </a> Lamentation with bitter תַּמְרוּרִ֑ים (tam·rū·rîm) Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8563.htm">Strong's 8563: </a> Bitterness wailing, מִסְפַּ֖ד (mis·paḏ) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4553.htm">Strong's 4553: </a> A lamentation as you would עֲשִׂ֣י (‘ă·śî) Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> To do, make for an only son, יָחִיד֙ (yā·ḥîḏ) Adjective - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3173.htm">Strong's 3173: </a> United, sole, beloved, lonely, the life for כִּ֣י (kî) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction suddenly פִתְאֹ֔ם (p̄iṯ·’ōm) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6597.htm">Strong's 6597: </a> Suddenness, suddenly the destroyer הַשֹּׁדֵ֖ד (haš·šō·ḏêḏ) Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7703.htm">Strong's 7703: </a> To deal violently with, despoil, devastate, ruin will come יָבֹ֥א (yā·ḇō) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> To come in, come, go in, go upon us.” עָלֵֽינוּ׃ (‘ā·lê·nū) Preposition | first person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/6-26.htm">Jeremiah 6:26 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/jeremiah/6-26.htm">Jeremiah 6:26 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/jeremiah/6-26.htm">Jeremiah 6:26 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/jeremiah/6-26.htm">Jeremiah 6:26 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/jeremiah/6-26.htm">Jeremiah 6:26 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/6-26.htm">Jeremiah 6:26 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/6-26.htm">Jeremiah 6:26 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/6-26.htm">Jeremiah 6:26 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/6-26.htm">Jeremiah 6:26 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/jeremiah/6-26.htm">Jeremiah 6:26 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/jeremiah/6-26.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 6:26 Daughter of my people gird you (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/6-25.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 6:25"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 6:25" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/6-27.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 6:27"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 6:27" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>