They cast dust (εβαλον χουν). Second aorist active of βαλλω. Χους is old word (from χεω to pour) for heap of earth, dust, in N.T. …

And they cast dust on their heads. A common sign of lamentation and mourning among Eastern peoples. See Barnes on Job 2:12.

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Alas! alas! that great city . . .—The lament is parallel with the laments of the kings and the merchants; the difference is the ap…

Even quick reading of Eze 27 shows that John has in mind Ezekiel’s lamentation over the fall of ancient Tyre. Those who entered into fornication wi…

And they cast dust on their heads
As the seafaring men on account of Tyre, (Ezekiel 27:30) this was a ge…

The mourners had shared in Babylon's sensual pleasures and gained from her wealth and trade. The kings of the earth, whom she flattered into idolat…