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The young women of Jerusalem have bowed their heads to the ground. <a href="/nlt/lamentations/2.htm">New Living Translation</a> The leaders of beautiful Jerusalem sit on the ground in silence. They are clothed in burlap and throw dust on their heads. The young women of Jerusalem hang their heads in shame. <a href="/esv/lamentations/2.htm">English Standard Version</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="/bsb/lamentations/2.htm">Berean Standard Bible</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="/kjv/lamentations/2.htm">King James Bible</a> The elders of the daughter of Zion sit upon the ground, and keep silence: they have cast up dust upon their heads; they have girded themselves with sackcloth: the virgins of Jerusalem hang down their heads to the ground. <a href="/nkjv/lamentations/2.htm">New King James Version</a> The elders of the daughter of Zion Sit on the ground and keep silence; They throw dust on their heads And gird themselves with sackcloth. The virgins of Jerusalem Bow their heads to the ground. <a href="/nasb_/lamentations/2.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> The elders of the daughter of Zion Sit on the ground and are silent. They have thrown dust on their heads; They have put on sackcloth. The virgins of Jerusalem Have bowed their heads to the ground. <a href="/nasb/lamentations/2.htm">NASB 1995</a> The elders of the daughter of Zion Sit on the ground, they are silent. They have thrown dust on their heads; They have girded themselves with sackcloth. The virgins of Jerusalem Have bowed their heads to the ground. <a href="/nasb77/lamentations/2.htm">NASB 1977 </a> The elders of the daughter of Zion Sit on the ground, they are silent. They have thrown dust on their heads; They have girded themselves with sackcloth. The virgins of Jerusalem Have bowed their heads to the ground. <a href="/lsb/lamentations/2.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> The elders of the daughter of Zion Sit on the ground; they are silent. They have thrown dust up on their heads; They have girded themselves with sackcloth. The virgins of Jerusalem Have bowed their heads down to the ground. <a href="/amp/lamentations/2.htm">Amplified Bible</a> The elders of the Daughter of Zion Sit on the ground keeping silent; They have thrown dust on their heads, They have covered themselves with sackcloth. The virgins of Jerusalem Have bowed their heads to the ground. <a href="/csb/lamentations/2.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> The elders of Daughter 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="/hcsb/lamentations/2.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> The elders of Daughter 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="/asv/lamentations/2.htm">American Standard Version</a> The elders of the daughter of Zion sit upon the ground, they keep silence; They have cast up dust upon their heads; they have girded themselves with sackcloth: The virgins of Jerusalem hang down their heads to the ground. <a href="/cev/lamentations/2.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Zion's leaders are silent. They just sit on the ground, tossing dirt on their heads and wearing sackcloth. Her young women can do nothing but stare at the ground. <a href="/erv/lamentations/2.htm">English Revised Version</a> The elders of the daughter of Zion sit upon the ground, they keep silence; they have cast up dust upon their heads; they have girded themselves with sackcloth: the virgins of Jerusalem hang down their heads to the ground. <a href="/gwt/lamentations/2.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> The respected leaders of Zion's people sit silently on the ground. They throw dirt on their heads and put on sackcloth. The young women of Jerusalem bow their heads to the ground. <a href="/gnt/lamentations/2.htm">Good News Translation</a> Jerusalem's old men sit on the ground in silence, With dust on their heads and sackcloth on their bodies. Young women bow their heads to the ground. <a href="/isv/lamentations/2.htm">International Standard Version</a> The leaders of cherished Zion sit silently on the ground; they throw dust on their heads and dress in mourning clothes. The young women of Jerusalem bow their heads in sorrow. <a href="/net/lamentations/2.htm">NET Bible</a> The elders of Daughter Zion sit on the ground in silence. They have thrown dirt on their heads; They have dressed in sackcloth. Jerusalem's young women stare down at the ground. <a href="/nheb/lamentations/2.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> The elders of the daughter of Zion sit on the ground in silence. They have cast up dust on their heads; they have clothed themselves with sackcloth. The virgins of Jerusalem hang down their heads to the ground. <a href="/wbt/lamentations/2.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> The elders of the daughter of Zion sit upon the ground, and keep silence: they have cast up dust upon their heads; they have girded themselves with sackcloth: the virgins of Jerusalem hang down their heads to the ground.<div class="vheading2">Majority Text Translations</div><a href="/msb/lamentations/2.htm">Majority Standard Bible</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="/web/lamentations/2.htm">World English Bible</a> The elders of the daughter of Zion sit on the ground. They keep silence. They have cast up dust on their heads. They have clothed themselves with sackcloth. The virgins of Jerusalem hang down their heads to the ground. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/lamentations/2.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> Sit on the earth—[the] elderly of Zion’s daughter keep silent, "" They have caused dust to go up on their head, "" They have girded on sackcloth, "" The virgins of Jerusalem have "" Put their head down to the earth. <a href="/ylt/lamentations/2.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> Sit on the earth -- keep silent do the elders of the daughter of Zion, They have caused dust to go up on their head, They have girded on sackcloth, Put down to the earth their head have the virgins of Jerusalem. <a href="/slt/lamentations/2.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> They sat upon the earth; the old men of the daughter of Zion were silent; they brought up the dust upon their head: they girded on sackcloth: the virgins of Jerusalem brought down their head to the earth.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/lamentations/2.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Jod. The ancients of the daughter of Sion sit upon the ground, they have held their peace: they have sprinkled their heads with dust, they are girded with haircloth, the virgins of Jerusalem hang down their heads to the ground. <a href="/cpdv/lamentations/2.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> JOD. The elders of the daughter of Zion have become idle; they sit on the ground. They have sprinkled their heads with ashes. They have been wrapped with haircloth. The virgins of Jerusalem have cast their heads down to the ground. <a href="/nabre/lamentations/2.htm">New American Bible</a> The elders of daughter Zion sit silently on the ground; They cast dust on their heads and dress in sackcloth; The young women of Jerusalem bow their heads to the ground. <a href="/nrsvce/lamentations/2.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> The elders of daughter Zion sit on the ground in silence; they have thrown dust on their heads and put on sackcloth; the young girls of Jerusalem have bowed their heads to the ground.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/lamentations/2.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> The elders of the daughter of Zion sit on the ground and keep silence; they have cast dust on their heads; they have girded themselves with sackcloth; the virgins of Jerusalem hang down their heads to the ground. <a href="/hpbt/lamentations/2.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> Yodh They have dwelt in the land and the Elders of the house of Zion kept silent. They cast dust on their heads and they put on sackcloth. The virgins of Jerusalem bend their heads to the ground<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/lamentations/2.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> They sit upon the ground, and keep silence, The elders of the daughter of Zion; They have cast up dust upon their heads, They have girded themselves with sackcloth; The virgins of Jerusalem hang down Their heads to the ground. <a href="/sep/lamentations/2.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> JOD. The elders of the daughter of Sion have sat upon the ground, they have kept silence: they have cast up dust upon their heads; they have girded themselves with sackcloths: they have brought down to the ground the chief virgins in Jerusalem. <a href="/parallel/lamentations/2-10.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/rKrWuOkEqzQ?start=487" 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/lamentations/2.htm">God's Anger over Jerusalem</a> …9Her gates have sunk into the ground; He has destroyed and shattered their bars. Her king and her princes are exiled among the nations, the law is no more, and even her prophets find no vision from the LORD. 10<a href="/hebrew/2205.htm" title="2205: ziq·nê (Adj-mpc) -- Old. From zaqen; old.">The elders</a> <a href="/hebrew/1323.htm" title="1323: ḇaṯ- (N-fsc) -- Daughter. From banah; a daughter.">of the Daughter</a> <a href="/hebrew/6726.htm" title="6726: ṣî·yō·wn (N-proper-fs) -- A mountain in Jer., also a name for Jer. The same as tsiyuwn; Tsijon, a mountain of Jerusalem.">of Zion</a> <a href="/hebrew/3427.htm" title="3427: yê·šə·ḇū (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- A primitive root; properly, to sit down; by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry.">sit</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: lā·’ā·reṣ (Prep-l, Art:: N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">on the ground</a> <a href="/hebrew/1826.htm" title="1826: yid·də·mū (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- A prim root; to be dumb; by implication, to be astonished, to stop; also to perish.">in silence.</a> <a href="/hebrew/5927.htm" title="5927: he·‘ĕ·lū (V-Hifil-Perf-3cp) -- A primitive root; to ascend, intransitively or actively; used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative.">They have thrown</a> <a href="/hebrew/6083.htm" title="6083: ‘ā·p̄ār (N-ms) -- Dry earth, dust. From aphar; dust; hence, clay, earth, mud.">dust</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">on</a> <a href="/hebrew/7218.htm" title="7218: rō·šām (N-msc:: 3mp) -- Head. From an unused root apparently meaning to shake; the head, whether literal or figurative.">their heads</a> <a href="/hebrew/2296.htm" title="2296: ḥā·ḡə·rū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To gird, gird on, gird oneself. A primitive root; to gird on.">and put on</a> <a href="/hebrew/8242.htm" title="8242: śaq·qîm (N-mp) -- Sack, sackcloth. From shaqaq; properly, a mesh, i.e. Coarse loose cloth or sacking; hence, a bag.">sackcloth.</a> <a href="/hebrew/1330.htm" title="1330: bə·ṯū·lōṯ (N-fpc) -- Feminine passive participle of an unused root meaning to separate; a virgin; sometimes a bride; also a city or state.">The young women</a> <a href="/hebrew/3389.htm" title="3389: yə·rū·šā·lim (N-proper-fs) -- Probably foundation of peace, capital city of all Isr. ">of Jerusalem</a> <a href="/hebrew/3381.htm" title="3381: hō·w·rî·ḏū (V-Hifil-Perf-3cp) -- To come or go down, descend. ">have bowed</a> <a href="/hebrew/7218.htm" title="7218: rō·šān (N-msc:: 3fp) -- Head. From an unused root apparently meaning to shake; the head, whether literal or figurative.">their heads</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: lā·’ā·reṣ (Prep-l, Art:: N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">to the ground.</a> 11My eyes fail from weeping; I am churning within. My heart is poured out in grief over the destruction of the daughter of my people, because children and infants faint in the streets of the city.…<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="/job/2-12.htm">Job 2:12-13</a> When they lifted up their eyes from afar, they could barely recognize Job. They began to weep aloud, and each man tore his robe and threw dust in the air over his head. / Then they sat on the ground with him for seven days and seven nights, but no one spoke a word to him because they saw how intense his suffering was. <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="/isaiah/3-24.htm">Isaiah 3:24-26</a> Instead of fragrance there will be a stench; instead of a belt, a rope; instead of styled hair, baldness; instead of fine clothing, sackcloth; instead of beauty, shame. / Your men will fall by the sword, and your warriors in battle. / And the gates of Zion will lament and mourn; destitute, she will sit on the ground. <a href="/jeremiah/4-8.htm">Jeremiah 4:8</a> So put on sackcloth, mourn and wail, for the fierce anger of the LORD has not turned away from us.” <a href="/jeremiah/6-26.htm">Jeremiah 6:26</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="/jeremiah/25-34.htm">Jeremiah 25:34</a> Wail, you shepherds, and cry out; roll in the dust, you leaders of the flock. For the days of your slaughter have come; you will fall and be shattered like fine pottery. <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="/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="/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="/2_samuel/13-19.htm">2 Samuel 13:19</a> And Tamar put ashes on her head and tore her robe. And putting her hand on her head, she went away crying aloud. <a href="/nehemiah/9-1.htm">Nehemiah 9:1</a> On the twenty-fourth day of the same month, the Israelites gathered together, fasting and wearing sackcloth, with dust on their heads. <a href="/esther/4-1.htm">Esther 4:1-3</a> When Mordecai learned of all that had happened, he tore his clothes, put on sackcloth and ashes, and went out into the middle of the city, wailing loudly and bitterly. / But he went only as far as the king’s gate, because the law prohibited anyone wearing sackcloth from entering that gate. / In every province to which the king’s command and edict came, there was great mourning among the Jews. They fasted, wept, and lamented, and many lay in sackcloth and ashes. <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/10-13.htm">Luke 10:13</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, sitting in sackcloth and ashes. <a href="/matthew/5-4.htm">Matthew 5:4</a> Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>The elders of the daughter of Zion sit on the ground, and keep silence: they have cast up dust on their heads; they have girded themselves with sackcloth: the virgins of Jerusalem hang down their heads to the ground.elders<a href="/lamentations/4-5.htm">Lamentations 4:5,16</a> They that did feed delicately are desolate in the streets: they that were brought up in scarlet embrace dunghills… <a href="/lamentations/5-12.htm">Lamentations 5:12,14</a> Princes are hanged up by their hand: the faces of elders were not honoured… <a href="/job/2-13.htm">Job 2:13</a> So they sat down with him upon the ground seven days and seven nights, and none spake a word unto him: for they saw that his grief was very great.sit.<a href="/lamentations/1-1.htm">Lamentations 1:1</a> How doth the city sit solitary, that was full of people! how is she become as a widow! she that was great among the nations, and princess among the provinces, how is she become tributary!and keep<a href="/lamentations/3-28.htm">Lamentations 3:28</a> He sitteth alone and keepeth silence, because he hath borne it upon him.<a href="/jeremiah/8-14.htm">Jeremiah 8:14</a> Why do we sit still? assemble yourselves, and let us enter into the defenced cities, and let us be silent there: for the LORD our God hath put us to silence, and given us water of gall to drink, because we have sinned against the LORD.<a href="/amos/5-13.htm">Amos 5:13</a> Therefore the prudent shall keep silence in that time; for it is an evil time.cast up<a href="/joshua/7-6.htm">Joshua 7:6</a> And Joshua rent his clothes, and fell to the earth upon his face before the ark of the LORD until the eventide, he and the elders of Israel, and put dust upon their heads.<a href="/2_samuel/13-19.htm">2 Samuel 13:19</a> And Tamar put ashes on her head, and rent her garment of divers colours that was on her, and laid her hand on her head, and went on crying.<a href="/job/2-12.htm">Job 2:12</a> And when they lifted up their eyes afar off, and knew him not, they lifted up their voice, and wept; and they rent every one his mantle, and sprinkled dust upon their heads toward heaven.they have girded<a href="/isaiah/15-3.htm">Isaiah 15:3</a> In their streets they shall gird themselves with sackcloth: on the tops of their houses, and in their streets, every one shall howl, weeping abundantly.<a href="/isaiah/36-22.htm">Isaiah 36:22</a> Then came Eliakim, the son of Hilkiah, that was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah, the son of Asaph, the recorder, to Hezekiah with their clothes rent, and told him the words of Rabshakeh.<a href="/ezekiel/7-18.htm">Ezekiel 7:18</a> They shall also gird themselves with sackcloth, and horror shall cover them; and shame shall be upon all faces, and baldness upon all their heads.the virgins<a href="/lamentations/1-4.htm">Lamentations 1:4</a> The ways of Zion do mourn, because none come to the solemn feasts: all her gates are desolate: her priests sigh, her virgins are afflicted, and she is in bitterness.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/22-9.htm">Bowed</a> <a href="/lamentations/2-7.htm">Cast</a> <a href="/lamentations/2-8.htm">Daughter</a> <a href="/jeremiah/25-34.htm">Dust</a> <a href="/lamentations/2-9.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/lamentations/1-19.htm">Elders</a> <a href="/isaiah/45-5.htm">Girded</a> <a href="/lamentations/2-9.htm">Ground</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-43.htm">Hang</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-35.htm">Heads</a> <a href="/lamentations/1-17.htm">Jerusalem</a> <a href="/lamentations/1-4.htm">Maidens</a> <a href="/lamentations/1-19.htm">Responsible</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-3.htm">Sackcloth</a> <a href="/lamentations/1-1.htm">Seated</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-55.htm">Silence</a> <a href="/jeremiah/25-37.htm">Silent</a> <a href="/lamentations/1-1.htm">Sit</a> <a href="/isaiah/63-3.htm">Sprinkled</a> <a href="/lamentations/1-19.htm">Themselves</a> <a href="/lamentations/2-2.htm">Thrown</a> <a href="/lamentations/1-18.htm">Virgins</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-30.htm">Women</a> <a href="/lamentations/1-18.htm">Young</a> <a href="/lamentations/2-8.htm">Zion</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/lamentations/3-20.htm">Bowed</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-31.htm">Cast</a> <a href="/lamentations/2-11.htm">Daughter</a> <a href="/lamentations/2-21.htm">Dust</a> <a href="/lamentations/2-11.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/lamentations/4-16.htm">Elders</a> <a href="/ezekiel/7-18.htm">Girded</a> <a href="/lamentations/2-11.htm">Ground</a> <a href="/ezekiel/7-17.htm">Hang</a> <a href="/lamentations/2-15.htm">Heads</a> <a href="/lamentations/2-13.htm">Jerusalem</a> <a href="/lamentations/2-21.htm">Maidens</a> <a href="/ezekiel/8-1.htm">Responsible</a> <a href="/ezekiel/7-18.htm">Sackcloth</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-28.htm">Seated</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-26.htm">Silence</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-28.htm">Silent</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-28.htm">Sit</a> <a href="/ezekiel/36-25.htm">Sprinkled</a> <a href="/lamentations/4-14.htm">Themselves</a> <a href="/lamentations/2-17.htm">Thrown</a> <a href="/lamentations/2-21.htm">Virgins</a> <a href="/lamentations/2-20.htm">Women</a> <a href="/lamentations/2-11.htm">Young</a> <a href="/lamentations/2-13.htm">Zion</a><div class="vheading2">Lamentations 2</div>1. <a href="/lamentations/2-1.htm">Jeremiah laments the misery of Jerusalem</a> 20. <a href="/lamentations/2-20.htm">He complains thereof to God</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 elders, as leaders and representatives of the community, are depicted in a state of mourning and despair. Sitting on the ground is a traditional posture of grief and humility, seen in other biblical passages such as <a href="/job/2-13.htm">Job 2:13</a>, where Job's friends sit with him in silence. The "Daughter of Zion" is a poetic term for Jerusalem, emphasizing the city's vulnerability and personifying it as a daughter in distress. This imagery reflects the deep sorrow and loss experienced by the people after the destruction of Jerusalem by the Babylonians in 586 BC. The silence of the elders signifies the overwhelming nature of the calamity, leaving them without words or solutions.They have thrown dust on their heads and put on sackcloth. Throwing dust on one's head and wearing sackcloth are traditional expressions of mourning and repentance in ancient Near Eastern cultures. These actions symbolize humility and the recognition of human frailty in the face of divine judgment. Similar practices are seen in <a href="/genesis/37-34.htm">Genesis 37:34</a>, where Jacob mourns for Joseph, and in <a href="/jonah/3-6.htm">Jonah 3:6</a>, where the king of Nineveh repents. The use of sackcloth, a coarse material, indicates a rejection of comfort and a focus on penitence. This reflects the community's acknowledgment of their sins and the hope for God's mercy and restoration.The young women of Jerusalem have bowed their heads to the ground. The young women, often seen as symbols of hope and future generations, are depicted in a state of deep sorrow, mirroring the despair of the entire community. Bowing their heads to the ground is an act of submission and grief, indicating the pervasive impact of the city's destruction. This image highlights the totality of the devastation, affecting all demographics within Jerusalem. The mention of young women also connects to the broader biblical theme of lamentation and mourning, as seen in <a href="/jeremiah/9-17.htm">Jeremiah 9:17-21</a>, where women are called to mourn for the nation. This phrase underscores the communal nature of the suffering and the shared burden of loss.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/e/elders_of_the_daughter_of_zion.htm">Elders of the Daughter of Zion</a> These are the leaders and older men of Jerusalem, representing wisdom and authority. Their sitting in silence signifies deep mourning and helplessness. 2. <a href="/topical/d/daughter_of_zion.htm">Daughter of Zion</a> A poetic term for Jerusalem, emphasizing its relationship with God as His chosen city, now in distress. 3. <a href="/topical/y/young_women_of_jerusalem.htm">Young Women of Jerusalem</a> Representing the future and hope of the city, their mourning indicates the widespread despair affecting all generations. 4. <a href="/topical/s/sackcloth_and_dust.htm">Sackcloth and Dust</a> Traditional symbols of mourning and repentance in ancient Israel, indicating a state of humility and grief. 5. <a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a> The capital city of Judah, central to Jewish identity and worship, now experiencing devastation and loss.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_depth_of_mourning.htm">The Depth of Mourning</a> The elders and young women of Jerusalem demonstrate profound grief. In our lives, acknowledging and expressing sorrow is a vital part of healing and seeking God’s comfort. <a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_sackcloth_and_dust.htm">Symbolism of Sackcloth and Dust</a> These symbols remind us of the importance of humility and repentance. In times of personal or communal crisis, turning to God with a humble heart is crucial. <a href="/topical/i/intergenerational_impact_of_sin_and_suffering.htm">Intergenerational Impact of Sin and Suffering</a> The mourning of both elders and young women highlights how sin and its consequences affect all generations. We must be mindful of how our actions impact others, especially the younger generation. <a href="/topical/s/silence_as_a_response_to_grief.htm">Silence as a Response to Grief</a> The elders' silence signifies a moment of reflection and acknowledgment of their helplessness. In our spiritual walk, there are times when silence before God is necessary to hear His voice and seek His guidance.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_lamentations_2.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Lamentations 2</a> <a href="/q/why_emphasize_mourning_in_isaiah_15_2-3.htm">Why does the text emphasize mourning rituals in Isaiah 15:2–3 if the city’s destruction was as instantaneous as indicated?</a> <a href="/q/is_lamentations_4_10_literal_or_hyperbole.htm">(Lamentations 4:10) Is the claim that mothers cooked their children historically accurate or a hyperbolic contradiction of a loving God?</a> <a href="/q/why_isn't_god's_presence_in_jerusalem_seen.htm">Zechariah 2:10 - If God promised to 'live among' the people, why does history not reflect a direct, physical divine presence in Jerusalem?</a> <a href="/q/do_findings_match_lamentations_5_2's_ruin.htm">Lamentations 5:2 depicts a Jerusalem left desolate--do archaeological findings fully align with the extent of destruction described?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/lamentations/2.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(10) The elders of the daughter of Zion . . .--The despondency of the people is indicated by the outward signs of woe. Instead of taking counsel for the emergency, the elders sit, like Job's friends (<a href="/context/job/2-11.htm" title="Now when Job's three friends heard of all this evil that was come on him, they came every one from his own place; Eliphaz the Temanite, and Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite: for they had made an appointment together to come to mourn with him and to comfort him.">Job 2:11-13</a>), as if the evil were inevitable. The maidens, who had once joined with timbrels and dances in festive processions, walk to and fro with downcast eyes.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/lamentations/2.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 10. - They have cast up dust, etc. A sign of mourning (<a href="/joshua/7-6.htm">Joshua 7:6</a>; <a href="/2_samuel/13-19.htm">2 Samuel 13:19</a>; <a href="/job/2-12.htm">Job 2:12</a>). <a href="/commentaries/lamentations/2-10.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>The elders זִקְנֵ֣י (ziq·nê) Adjective - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2205.htm">Strong's 2205: </a> Old of the Daughter בַת־ (ḇaṯ-) Noun - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1323.htm">Strong's 1323: </a> A daughter of Zion צִיּ֔וֹן (ṣî·yō·wn) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6726.htm">Strong's 6726: </a> Zion -- a mountain in Jerusalem, also a name for Jerusalem sit יֵשְׁב֨וּ (yê·šə·ḇū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3427.htm">Strong's 3427: </a> To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry on the ground לָאָ֤רֶץ (lā·’ā·reṣ) Preposition-l, Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> Earth, land in silence. יִדְּמוּ֙ (yid·də·mū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1826.htm">Strong's 1826: </a> To be dumb, to be astonished, to stop, to perish They have thrown הֶֽעֱל֤וּ (he·‘ĕ·lū) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5927.htm">Strong's 5927: </a> To ascend, in, actively dust עָפָר֙ (‘ā·p̄ār) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6083.htm">Strong's 6083: </a> Dust, clay, earth, mud on עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against their heads רֹאשָׁ֔ם (rō·šām) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7218.htm">Strong's 7218: </a> The head and put on חָגְר֖וּ (ḥā·ḡə·rū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2296.htm">Strong's 2296: </a> To gird, gird on, gird oneself sackcloth. שַׂקִּ֑ים (śaq·qîm) Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8242.htm">Strong's 8242: </a> A mesh, coarse loose cloth, sacking, a bag The young women בְּתוּלֹ֖ת (bə·ṯū·lōṯ) Noun - feminine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1330.htm">Strong's 1330: </a> A virgin, sometimes, a bride of Jerusalem יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ (yə·rū·šā·lim) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3389.htm">Strong's 3389: </a> Jerusalem -- probably 'foundation of peace', capital city of all Israel have bowed הוֹרִ֤ידוּ (hō·w·rî·ḏū) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3381.htm">Strong's 3381: </a> To come or go down, descend their heads רֹאשָׁ֔ן (rō·šān) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7218.htm">Strong's 7218: </a> The head to the ground. לָאָ֙רֶץ֙ (lā·’ā·reṣ) Preposition-l, Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> Earth, land <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/lamentations/2-10.htm">Lamentations 2:10 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/lamentations/2-10.htm">Lamentations 2:10 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/lamentations/2-10.htm">Lamentations 2:10 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/lamentations/2-10.htm">Lamentations 2:10 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/lamentations/2-10.htm">Lamentations 2:10 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/lamentations/2-10.htm">Lamentations 2:10 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/lamentations/2-10.htm">Lamentations 2:10 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/lamentations/2-10.htm">Lamentations 2:10 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/lamentations/2-10.htm">Lamentations 2:10 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/lamentations/2-10.htm">Lamentations 2:10 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/lamentations/2-10.htm">OT Prophets: Lamentations 2:10 The elders of the daughter of Zion (Lam. 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