Lam 2:10 | HCSB | STEP | 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 Gn 37:34; Jos 7:6; Neh 9:1; Jb 2:12-13; Ezk 27:30

Lamentations 2:10

‏י‎ Yod

10 The elders of Daughter Zion
sit on the ground in silence.
They have thrown dust on their heads ^a
and put on ^{▼▼sackcloth: Garment made of poor quality material and worn as a sign of grief and mourning}sackcloth.
The young women of Jerusalem
have bowed their heads to the ground. ^c