But I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at the day of judgment, than for you.
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Theophylact of Ochrid
AD 1107
. He says that the Jews are worse than the inhabitants of Tyre and Sidon, for the Gentile inhabitants of Tyre transgressed only the natural law while the Jews transgressed the Mosaic law as well. For the former did not see miracles, but the latter have both seen and slandered. Sackcloth is a symbol of repentance, and ashes and dust are what mourners put on their heads.
