14 And Joakim the high priest, and all the priests who stood before the Lord, and those who ministered to the Lord, had their loins dressed in sackcloth and offered the continual burnt offering, the vows, and the free gifts of the people. (WEB) 15 They had ashes on their turbans. They cried to the Lord with all their power, that he would look upon all the house of Israel for good. (WEB)
Judith 4:14–15
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