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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. (Lamentations 2, 10)
Sin. The child and the old man lie without on the ground: my virgins and my young men are fallen by the sword: thou hast slain them in the day of thy wrath: thou hast killed, and shewn them no pity. (Lamentations 2, 21)
They oppressed the women in Sion, and the virgins in the cities of Juda. (Lamentations 5, 11)
Son of man, put forth a riddle, and speak a parable to the house of Israel, (Ezekiel 17, 2)
That you use among you this parable as a proverb in the land of Israel, saying: The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the teeth of the children are set on edge. (Ezekiel 18, 2)
As I live, saith the Lord God, this parable shall be no more to you a proverb in Israel. (Ezekiel 18, 3)
And thou shalt speak by a figure a parable to the provoking house, and say to them: Thus saith the Lord God: Set on a pot, set it on, I say, and put water into it. (Ezekiel 24, 3)
Neither shall they take to wife a widow, nor one that is divorced, but they shall take virgins of the seed of the house of Israel: but they may take a widow also, that is, the widow of a priest. (Ezekiel 44, 22)
In that day the fair virgins, and the young men shall faint for thirst. (Amos 8, 13)
In that day a parable shall be taken up upon you, and a song shall be sung with melody by them that say: We are laid waste and spoiled: the portion of my people is changed: how shall he depart from me, whereas he is returning that will divide our land? (Micah 2, 4)
Shall not all these take up a parable against him, and a dark speech concerning him: and it shall be said: Woe to him that heapeth together that which is not his own? how long also doth he load himself with thick clay? (Habakkuk 2, 6)
For what is the good thing of him, and what is his beautiful thing, but the corn of the elect, and wine springing forth virgins? (Zechariah 9, 17)
