“ Suppose someone has a skin disease that makes them‘ unclean.’ Then they must wear torn clothes. They must let their hair hang loose. They must cover the lower part of their face. They must cry out,‘ Unclean! Unclean!’

“身上有长大麻风灾病的，他的衣服要撕裂，也要蓬头散发，蒙着上唇，喊叫说：‘不洁净了！不洁净了！’

“患有麻风灾病的人，他的衣服要撕裂，也要蓬头散发，遮住上唇，喊着说：‘不洁净！不洁净！’

“患有麻风灾病的人，他的衣服要撕裂，也要蓬头散发，遮住上唇，喊着说：‘不洁净！不洁净！’

“患麻风病的人必须撕裂衣服，披头散发，遮住脸的下半部，高喊‘不洁净！不洁净！’

“身上患有痲风病的人，要撕裂自己的衣服，披头散发，遮盖上唇喊叫：‘不洁净！不洁净！’

「身上有長大痲瘋災病的，他的衣服要撕裂，也要蓬頭散髮，蒙着上唇，喊叫說：『不潔淨了！不潔淨了！』

「患有痲瘋災病的人，他的衣服要撕裂，也要蓬頭散髮，遮住上唇，喊着說：『不潔淨！不潔淨！』

「患有痲瘋災病的人，他的衣服要撕裂，也要蓬頭散髮，遮住上唇，喊着說：『不潔淨！不潔淨！』

「患痲瘋病的人必須撕裂衣服，披頭散髮，遮住臉的下半部，高喊『不潔淨！不潔淨！』

“身上患有痲風病的人，要撕裂自己的衣服，披頭散髮，遮蓋上唇喊叫：‘不潔淨！不潔淨！’

『身上有痲瘋屬災病的人、他的衣服要撕裂，頭髮要蓬散；他要摀着上脣喊叫說：「我不潔淨，不潔淨。」

凡患癩者、必裂衣散髮、掩口自呼曰、污矣、污矣、

凡患癩者。必裂衣、露頂掩口、自呼曰、我污矣、我污矣。

凡患癩者、其衣當裂、露首掩口、自呼曰、我不潔矣、我不潔矣、

“ Anyone with such a defiling disease must wear torn clothes, let their hair be unkempt, cover the lower part of their face and cry out,‘ Unclean! Unclean!’

“ The leprous person who has the disease shall wear torn clothes and let the hair of his head hang loose, and he shall cover his upper lip and cry out,‘ Unclean, unclean.’

“ Those who suffer from a serious skin disease must tear their clothing and leave their hair uncombed. They must cover their mouth and call out,‘ Unclean! Unclean!’

“ The person who has a case of serious skin disease is to have his clothes torn and his hair hanging loose, and he must cover his mouth and cry out,‘ Unclean, unclean!’

“ As for the person who has the leprous infection, his clothes shall be torn and the hair of his head shall be uncovered, and he shall cover his mustache and call out,‘ Unclean! Unclean!’

“ Now the leper on whom the sore is, his clothes shall be torn and his head bare; and he shall cover his mustache, and cry,‘ Unclean! Unclean!’

And the leper in whom the plague is, his clothes shall be rent, and the hair of his head shall go loose, and he shall cover his upper lip, and shall cry, Unclean, unclean.

“ The person afflicted with an infectious skin disease is to have his clothes torn and his hair hanging loose, and he must cover his mouth and cry out,‘ Unclean, unclean!’

And the leper in whom the plague[ is], his clothes shall be rent, and his head bare, and he shall put a covering upon his upper lip, and shall cry, Unclean, unclean.

“ As for the diseased person who has the infection, his clothes must be torn, the hair of his head must be unbound, he must cover his mustache, and he must call out‘ Unclean! Unclean!’

“ The leper in whom the plague is shall wear torn clothes, and the hair of his head shall hang loose. He shall cover his upper lip, and shall cry,‘ Unclean! Unclean!’

Moses spoke to Aaron and to Eleazar and Ithamar. They were Aaron’s sons. Moses said,“ Don’t let your hair hang loose. Don’t tear your clothes. If you do, you will die. And the Lord will be angry with the whole community. But all the Israelites are allowed to show they are sad. They are your relatives. They may mourn for those the Lord has destroyed with fire.

Those who see visions will be put to shame. Those who try to figure out what is going to happen will be dishonored. All of them will cover their faces. I will not answer them.”

So do what Ezekiel did. Do not cover your mustache and beard. Do not eat the food people eat to comfort them when someone dies.

“ Go away! You are‘ unclean’!” people cry out to them.“ Go away! Get out of here! Don’t touch us!” So they run away and wander around. Then people among the nations say,“ They can’t stay here anymore.”

Groan quietly. Do not mourn for your wife when she dies. Keep your turban on your head. Keep your sandals on your feet. Do not cover your mustache and beard. Do not eat the food people eat to comfort them when someone dies.”

As he was going into a village, ten men met him. They had a skin disease. They were standing close by.

I know the lawless acts I’ve committed. I can’t forget my sin.

So Jesus went with them. When Jesus came near the house, the Roman commander sent friends to him. He told them to say,“ Lord, don’t trouble yourself. I am not good enough to have you come into my house.That is why I did not even think I was fit to come to you. But just say the word, and my servant will be healed.

Later, Reuben came back to the empty well. He saw that Joseph wasn’t there. He was so upset that he tore his clothes.

When Simon Peter saw this, he fell at Jesus’ knees.“ Go away from me, Lord!” he said.“ I am a sinful man!”

“ How terrible it is for me!” I cried out.“ I’m about to be destroyed! My mouth speaks sinful words. And I live among people who speak sinful words. Now I have seen the King with my own eyes. He is the Lord who rules over all.”

“‘ The high priest is the one among his brothers whose head has been anointed with olive oil. He has been appointed to wear the priest’s clothes. When someone dies, the high priest must not let his own hair hang loose. He must not tear his clothes to show how sad he is.

The king and some of his attendants heard all these words. But they weren’t afraid. They didn’t tear their clothes.

Let us lie down in our shame. Let our dishonor cover us. You are the Lord our God. But we have sinned against you. We and our people of long ago have sinned. We haven’t obeyed you from our earliest years until now.”

So I hate myself. I’m really sorry for what I said about you. That’s why I’m sitting in dust and ashes.”

After Job heard all these reports, he got up and tore his robe. He shaved his head. Then he fell to the ground and worshiped the Lord.

You who carry the objects that belong to the Lord’ s temple, leave Babylon! Leave it! Get out of there! Don’t touch anything that isn’t pure and“ clean.” Come out of Babylon and be pure.

Don’t just tear your clothes to show how sad you are. Let your hearts be broken. Return to the Lord your God. He is gracious. He is tender and kind. He is slow to get angry. He is full of love. He won’t bring his judgment. He won’t destroy you.

I know I’ve been a sinner ever since I was born. I’ve been a sinner ever since my mother became pregnant with me.

All of us have become like someone who is“ unclean.” All the good things we do are like dirty rags to you. All of us are like leaves that have dried up. Our sins sweep us away like the wind.

She put ashes on her head. She tore the beautiful robe she was wearing. She put her hands on her head and went away. She was weeping out loud as she went.