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Genesis 37:34
Then Jacob tore his clothes, put sackcloth around his waist, and mourned for his son many days.
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2 Samuel 3 31
David then ordered Joab and all the people who were with him,“ Tear your clothes, put on sackcloth, and mourn over Abner.” And King David walked behind the funeral procession.
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1 Kings 20 23
Now the king of Aram’s servants said to him,“ Their gods are gods of the hill country. That’s why they were stronger than we were. Instead, we should fight with them on the plain; then we will certainly be stronger than they will be.
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Revelation 11:3
I will empower my two witnesses, and they will prophesy for 1,260 days, dressed in sackcloth.”
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Proverbs 20:28
Loyalty and faithfulness deliver a king; through loyalty he maintains his throne.
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Job 2:4
“ Skin for skin!” Satan answered the Lord.“ A man will give up everything he owns in exchange for his life.
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Jonah 3:5-6
The men of Nineveh believed in God. They proclaimed a fast and dressed in sackcloth— from the greatest of them to the least.When word reached the king of Nineveh, he got up from his throne, took off his royal robe, put on sackcloth, and sat in ashes.
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2 Kings 19 1-2 Kings 19 2
When King Hezekiah heard their report, he tore his clothes, covered himself with sackcloth, and went into the Lord’s temple.Then he sent Eliakim, who was in charge of the palace, Shebna the court secretary, and the leading priests, who were wearing sackcloth, to the prophet Isaiah son of Amoz.
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Isaiah 37:1
When King Hezekiah heard their report, he tore his clothes, put on sackcloth, and went to the Lord’s temple.
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Esther 4:16
“ Go and assemble all the Jews who can be found in Susa and fast for me. Don’t eat or drink for three days, day or night. I and my female servants will also fast in the same way. After that, I will go to the king even if it is against the law. If I perish, I perish.”
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Esther 4:1-3
When Mordecai learned all that had occurred, he tore his clothes, put on sackcloth and ashes, went into the middle of the city, and cried loudly and bitterly.He only went as far as the King’s Gate, since the law prohibited anyone wearing sackcloth from entering the King’s Gate.There was great mourning among the Jewish people in every province where the king’s command and edict came. They fasted, wept, and lamented, and many lay on sackcloth and ashes.
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1 Kings 21 27-1 Kings 21 29
When Ahab heard these words, he tore his clothes, put sackcloth over his body, and fasted. He lay down in sackcloth and walked around subdued.Then the word of the Lord came to Elijah the Tishbite:“ Have you seen how Ahab has humbled himself before Me? I will not bring the disaster during his lifetime, because he has humbled himself before Me. I will bring the disaster on his house during his son’s lifetime.”
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Ephesians 1:7-8
We have redemption in Him through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of His gracethat He lavished on us with all wisdom and understanding.
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Isaiah 16:5
Then in the tent of David a throne will be established by faithful love. A judge who seeks what is right and is quick to execute justice will sit on the throne forever.
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Isaiah 22:12
On that day the Lord God of Hosts called for weeping, for wailing, for shaven heads, and for the wearing of sackcloth.
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Matthew 10:28
Don’t fear those who kill the body but are not able to kill the soul; rather, fear Him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.
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2 Kings 5 13
But his servants approached and said to him,“ My father, if the prophet had told you to do some great thing, would you not have done it? How much more should you do it when he tells you,‘ Wash and be clean’?”
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2 Samuel 14 2
So Joab sent someone to Tekoa to bring a clever woman from there. He told her,“ Pretend to be in mourning: dress in mourning clothes and don’t put on any oil. Act like a woman who has been mourning for the dead for a long time.
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2 Kings 7 4
If we say,‘ Let’s go into the city,’ we will die there because the famine is in the city, but if we sit here, we will also die. So now, come on. Let’s go to the Arameans’ camp. If they let us live, we will live; if they kill us, we will die.”