2 Esdras 9:38

38 While I was saying these things in my heart, I looked with my eyes and saw a woman to my right. She was lamenting and crying with a loud voice, and she was experiencing deep grief. Her clothes were torn, and there were ashes on her head.

2 Esdras 9:38 In-Context

36 We who received the Law sinned and will perish, along with our hearts that received it;
37 yet the Law doesn't perish but remains in its glory."
38 While I was saying these things in my heart, I looked with my eyes and saw a woman to my right. She was lamenting and crying with a loud voice, and she was experiencing deep grief. Her clothes were torn, and there were ashes on her head.
39 I dismissed my own thoughts, turned to her, and said,
40 "Why are you weeping, and why do you grieve so deeply?"
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