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They cast dust on their heads, and cried, weeping and mourning, saying, `Woe, woe, the great city, in which all who had their ships in the sea were made rich by reason of her great wealth!` For in one hour is she made desolate.
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Sorrow for Profit, Not Sin
Commentators highlight that the mourning of the sea traders is purely worldly. They cast dust on their heads, a traditional sign of deep grief, not because they have offended God, but because their source of immense wealth has been suddenly destroyed. Their sorrow is for the loss of luxury and financial gain, revealing the emptiness of a life built on materialism.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
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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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. …
19th Century
Anglican
Alas! alas! that great city . . .—The lament is parallel with the laments of the kings and the merchants; the difference is the ap…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
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