Then Jacob tore his garments and put sackcloth on his loins and mourned for his son many days.
1 Kings 21:27 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 When Ahab heard those words, he tore his clothes and put sackcloth over his bare flesh; he fasted, lay in the sackcloth, and went about dejectedly. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And it came to pass, when Ahab heard those words, that he rent his clothes, and put sackcloth upon his flesh, and fasted, and lay in sackcloth, and went softly. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition When Ahab heard those words of Elijah, he tore his clothes, put sackcloth on his flesh, fasted, lay in sackcloth, and went quietly. American Standard Version (1901) And it came to pass, when Ahab heard those words, that he rent his clothes, and put sackcloth upon his flesh, and fasted, and lay in sackcloth, and went softly. Common English Bible When Ahab heard these words, he tore his clothes and put mourning clothes on his body. He fasted, even slept in mourning clothes, and walked around depressed. Catholic Public Domain Version Then, when Ahab had heard these words, he tore his garments, and he put haircloth on his body, and he fasted, and he slept in sackcloth, and he walked with his head downcast. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And when Achab had heard these words, he rent his garments, and put haircloth upon his flesh, and fasted and slept in sackcloth, and walked with his head cast down. |
Then Jacob tore his garments and put sackcloth on his loins and mourned for his son many days.
Then David said to Joab and to all the people who were with him, “Tear your clothes, put on sackcloth, and mourn over Abner.” And King David followed the bier.
Then Eliakim son of Hilkiah, who was in charge of the palace, and Shebna the secretary, and Joah son of Asaph, the recorder, came to Hezekiah with their clothes torn and told him the words of the Rabshakeh.
When King Hezekiah heard it, he tore his clothes, covered himself with sackcloth, and went into the house of the Lord.
When the king heard the words of the woman he tore his clothes—now since he was walking on the city wall, the people could see that he had sackcloth on his body underneath—
David looked up and saw the angel of the Lord standing between earth and heaven and in his hand a drawn sword stretched out over Jerusalem. Then David and the elders, clothed in sackcloth, fell on their faces.
I have sewed sackcloth upon my skin and have laid my strength in the dust.
When the people heard these harsh words, they mourned, and no one put on ornaments.
On that day the Lord God of hosts called for weeping and mourning, for baldness and putting on sackcloth,
But what can I say? For he has spoken to me, and he himself has done it. All my sleep has fled because of the bitterness of my soul.
Yet neither the king nor any of his servants who heard all these words was alarmed, nor did they tear their garments.
Put on sackcloth and lament, you priests; wail, you ministers of the altar. Come, pass the night in sackcloth, you ministers of my God! Grain offering and drink offering are withheld from the house of your God.
When God saw what they did, how they turned from their evil ways, God changed his mind about the calamity that he had said he would bring upon them, and he did not do it.
When the news reached the king of Nineveh, he rose from his throne, removed his robe, covered himself with sackcloth, and sat in ashes.
And I will grant my two witnesses authority to prophesy for one thousand two hundred sixty days, wearing sackcloth.”