147:16 He sends the snow that is white like wool;
he spreads the frost that is white like ashes. 1
102:9 For I eat ashes as if they were bread, 2
and mix my drink with my tears, 3
1 tn Heb “the one who gives snow like wool, frost like ashes he scatters.”
2 sn Mourners would sometimes put ashes on their head or roll in ashes as a sign of mourning (see 2 Sam 13:19; Job 2:8; Isa 58:5).
3 tn Heb “weeping.”