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Lamentations 3

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Lamentations 3:7 [1] This may be a reference to the practice of tearing one's clothes as a sign of mourning which began early among the Hebrews. Cf GEN 37:29. There are many references to this in the Old Testament. Solomon was no doubt familiar with this practice as his own father engaged in it with his contemporaries. Cf 2SM 3:31.
Lamentations 3:7 [1] This may be a reference to the practice of tearing one's clothes as a sign of mourning which began early among the Hebrews. Cf GEN 37:29. There are many references to this in the Old Testament. Solomon was no doubt familiar with this practice as his own father engaged in it with his contemporaries. Cf 2SM 3:31.