He has also broken my teeth with gravel stones; he has covered me with ashes.
Then he adds, that he was covered with dust, or that he was lying down or dragged along in the dust. The expression is taken from those who are drawn by way of reproach along the ground, as a carcass is, or some filthy thing which we abhor. (179) Thus the Prophet complains that there was nothing short of extreme evils. He adds, — 