Jeremiah 48:37

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

The people of Moab mourn on the rooftops and in the streets. Men cut off their beards, people shave their heads; they make cuts on their hands and wear sackcloth. And it's all because I, the LORD, have shattered Moab like a jar that no one wants.

Cross References

Genesis 37:29

When Reuben returned to the well and did not find Joseph there, he tore his clothes in sorrow.

Genesis 37:34

Jacob mourned for Joseph a long time, and to show his sorrow he tore his clothes and wore sackcloth.

1 Kings 18:28

The prophets kept shouting louder and louder, and they cut themselves with swords and knives until they were bleeding. This was the way they worshipped,

2 Kings 6:30

The king tore off his clothes in sorrow, and since he was on top of the city wall, the people saw that he was wearing sackcloth underneath.

1 Chronicles 19:4

Hanun arrested David's officials and had their beards shaved off and their robes cut off just below the waist, and then he sent them away.

Isaiah 20:2

About this same time the LORD had told me, “Isaiah, take off everything, including your sandals!” I did this and went around naked and barefoot

Isaiah 3:24

In place of perfume, there will be a stink; in place of belts, there will be ropes; in place of fancy hair styles, they will have bald heads. Instead of expensive clothes, they will wear sackcloth; instead of beauty, they will have ugly scars.

Isaiah 37:1

As soon as Hezekiah heard the news, he tore off his clothes in sorrow and put on sackcloth. Then he went into the temple of the LORD.

Jeremiah 16:6

Rich and poor alike will die and be left unburied. No one will mourn and show their sorrow by cutting themselves or shaving their heads.

Jeremiah 41:5

when eighty men came down the road towards Mizpah from the towns of Shechem, Shiloh, and Samaria. They were on their way to the temple to offer gifts of grain and incense to the LORD. They had shaved off their beards, torn their clothes, and cut themselves, because they were mourning.

Jeremiah 47:5

The Anakim who survive in Gaza and Ashkelon will mourn for you by shaving their heads and sitting in silence. You ask how long will I continue to attack you with my sword, then you tell me to put it away and leave you alone.

Jeremiah 49:3

Cry, people of Heshbon; your town will become a pile of rubble. You will turn here and there, but your path will be blocked. Put on sackcloth and mourn, you citizens of Rabbah, because the idol you worship will be taken to a foreign country, along with its priests and temple officials.

Ezekiel 27:31

they shave their heads and dress in sackcloth as they cry in despair.

Ezekiel 29:18

King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylonia has attacked the city of Tyre. He forced his soldiers to carry so many heavy loads that their heads were rubbed bald, and their shoulders were red and sore. Nebuchadnezzar and his army still could not capture the city.

Ezekiel 7:18

You will put on sackcloth to show your sorrow, but terror will overpower you. Shame will be written all over your faces, and you will shave your heads in despair.

Amos 8:10

Your festivals and joyful singing will turn into sorrow. You will wear sackcloth and shave your heads, as you would at the death of your only son. It will be a horrible day.

Micah 1:16

Judah, shave your head as bald as a vulture and start mourning. Your precious children will be dragged off to a foreign country.

Mark 5:5

Night and day he was in the graveyard or on the hills, yelling and cutting himself with stones.

Revelation 11:3

My two witnesses will wear sackcloth, while I let them preach for one thousand two hundred and sixty days.