Καὶ ἀκούσας ὁ λαὸς τὸ ῥῆμα τὸ πονηρὸν τοῦτο κατεπένθησαν ἐν πενθικοῖς, καὶ οὐκ ἔθηκεν ἀνήρ κόσμον αὐτοῦ ἐπ’ αὑτόν.
And when the people heard this grievous saying, they lamented mournfully and no man put on him his ornament.
וישׁמע העם את־הדבר הרע הזה ויתאבלו ולא־שׁתו אישׁ עדיו עליו׃
MSS:
Καὶ ἀκούσας ὁ λαὸς τὸ ῥῆμα τὸ πονηρὸν τοῦτο κατεπένθησαν ἐν πενθικοῖς.
And when the people heard this grievous saying, they lamented mournfully.
* Text conjectured from Hebrew
* κατεπένθησαν | κατεπένθησεν
* ἐν πενθικοῖς | Some MSS + καὶ οὐκ ἔθηκεν ἀνήρ κόσμον αὐτοῦ απ’ αὐτοῦ | καὶ οὐκ ἔθηκεν ἀνήρ κόσμον αὐτοῦ ἐπ’ αὑτόν
* grievous saying OR harsh message
* lamented OR mourned OR bewailed
* lamented mournfully OR lamented by mourning
* ornament OR decoration