When Reuben returned to the pit and saw that Joseph was not in the pit, he rent his clothes
Genesis 37:34 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI) Then Jacob rent his garments, and put sackcloth upon his loins, and mourned for his son many days. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And Jacob rent his clothes, and put sackcloth upon his loins, and mourned for his son many days. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And Jacob tore his clothes, put on sackcloth, and mourned many days for his son. American Standard Version (1901) And Jacob rent his garments, and put sackcloth upon his loins, and mourned for his son many days. Common English Bible Then Jacob tore his clothes, put a simple mourning cloth around his waist, and mourned for his son for many days. Catholic Public Domain Version And tearing his garments, he was clothed in haircloth, mourning his son for a long time. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And tearing his garments, he put on sackcloth, mourning for his son a long time. |
When Reuben returned to the pit and saw that Joseph was not in the pit, he rent his clothes
But he said, “My son shall not go down with you, for his brother is dead, and he only is left. If harm should befall him on the journey that you are to make, you would bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to Sheol.”
Then they rent their clothes, and every man loaded his ass, and they returned to the city.
Then David took hold of his clothes, and rent them; and so did all the men who were with him;
Then David said to Joab and to all the people who were with him, “Rend your clothes, and gird on sackcloth, and mourn before Abner.” And King David followed the bier.
And his servants said to him, “Behold now, we have heard that the kings of the house of Israel are merciful kings; let us put sackcloth on our loins and ropes upon our heads, and go out to the king of Israel; perhaps he will spare your life.”
And when Ahab heard those words, he rent his clothes, and put sackcloth upon his flesh, and fasted and lay in sackcloth, and went about dejectedly.
When King Hezekiah heard it, he rent his clothes, and covered himself with sackcloth, and went into the house of the Lord.
And Elisha saw it and he cried, “My father, my father! the chariots of Israel and its horsemen!” And he saw him no more. Then he took hold of his own clothes and rent them in two pieces.
And when the king heard the words of the book of the law, he rent his clothes.
And David lifted his eyes 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 upon their faces.
And Ephraim their father mourned many days, and his brothers came to comfort him.
Now on the twenty-fourth day of this month the people of Israel were assembled with fasting and in sackcloth, and with earth upon their heads.
Then Job arose, and rent his robe, and shaved his head, and fell upon the ground, and worshiped.
I have sewed sackcloth upon my skin, and have laid my strength in the dust.
And when they saw him from afar, they did not recognize him; and they raised their voices and wept; and they rent their robes and sprinkled dust upon their heads toward heaven.
Tremble, you women who are at ease, shudder, you complacent ones; strip, and make yourselves bare, and gird sackcloth upon your loins.
Then Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, who was over the household, and Shebna the secretary, and Joah the son of Asaph, the recorder, came to Hezekiah with their clothes rent, and told him the words of the Rabshakeh.
Yet neither the king, nor any of his servants who heard all these words, was afraid, nor did they rend their garments.
“For every head is shaved and every beard cut off; upon all the hands are gashes, and on the loins is sackcloth.
and rend your hearts and not your garments.” Return to the Lord, your God, for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love, and repents of evil.
“Woe to you, Chorazin! woe to you, Beth-saida! for if the mighty works done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.
Then the high priest tore his robes, and said, “He has uttered blasphemy. Why do we still need witnesses? You have now heard his blasphemy.
But when the apostles Barnabas and Paul heard of it, they tore their garments and rushed out among the multitude, crying,
Then Joshua rent his clothes, and fell to the earth upon his face before the ark of the Lord until the evening, he and the elders of Israel; and they put dust upon their heads.
And I will grant my two witnesses power to prophesy for one thousand two hundred and sixty days, clothed in sackcloth.”
And when he saw her, he rent his clothes, and said, “Alas, my daughter! you have brought me very low, and you have become the cause of great trouble to me; for I have opened my mouth to the Lord, and I cannot take back my vow.”