Genesis 37:34

Genesis 36 Genesis 38

Genesis 37:34 New International Version (NIV)

³⁴Then Jacob tore his clothes, put on sackcloth and mourned for his son many days.

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Job 16:15

Job 15 Job 17

Job 16:15 New International Version (NIV)

¹⁵“I have sewed sackcloth over my skin
and buried my brow in the dust.

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Isaiah 20:2

Isaiah 19 Isaiah 21

Isaiah 20:2 New International Version (NIV)

²at that time the Lord spoke through Isaiah son of Amoz. He said to him, “Take off the sackcloth from your body and the sandals from your feet.” And he did so, going around stripped and barefoot.

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Jeremiah 4:8

Jeremiah 3 Jeremiah 5

Jeremiah 4:8 New International Version (NIV)

⁸So put on sackcloth,
lament and wail,
for the fierce anger of the Lord
has not turned away from us.

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Lamentations 2:10

Lamentations 1 Lamentations 3

Lamentations 2:10 New International Version (NIV)

¹⁰The elders of Daughter Zion
    sit on the ground in silence;
they have sprinkled dust on their heads
    and put on sackcloth.
The young women of Jerusalem
    have bowed their heads to the ground.

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Ezekiel 27:30-31

Ezekiel 26 Ezekiel 28

Ezekiel 27:30-31 New International Version (NIV)

³⁰They will raise their voice
    and cry bitterly over you;
they will sprinkle dust on their heads
    and roll in ashes.
³¹They will shave their heads because of you
    and will put on sackcloth.
They will weep over you with anguish of soul
    and with bitter mourning.

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Jonah 3:5-8

Jonah 2 Jonah 4

Jonah 3:5-8 New International Version (NIV)

⁵The Ninevites believed God. A fast was proclaimed, and all of them, from the greatest to the least, put on sackcloth.

⁶When Jonah’s warning reached the king of Nineveh, he rose from his throne, took off his royal robes, covered himself with sackcloth and sat down in the dust. ⁷This is the proclamation he issued in Nineveh:

“By the decree of the king and his nobles:

Do not let people or animals, herds or flocks, taste anything; do not let them eat or drink. ⁸But let people and animals be covered with sackcloth. Let everyone call urgently on God. Let them give up their evil ways and their violence.