Joshua 7:6

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Joshua and the leaders of Israel tore their clothes and put dust on their heads to show their sorrow. They lay face down on the ground in front of the sacred chest until sunset.

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.

2 Samuel 1:11

Straight away, David and his soldiers tore their clothes in sorrow.

2 Samuel 1:12

They cried all day long and would not eat anything. Everyone was sad because Saul, his son Jonathan, and many of the LORD's people had been killed in the battle.

2 Samuel 1:2

Three days later, a soldier came from Saul's army. His clothes were torn, and earth was on his head. He went to David and knelt down in front of him.

2 Samuel 12:16

So David went without eating to show his sorrow, and he begged God to make the boy well. David would not sleep on his bed, but spent each night lying on the floor.

2 Samuel 13:19

Tamar tore the robe she was wearing and put ashes on her head. Then she covered her face with her hands and cried loudly as she walked away.

2 Samuel 13:31

David got up, and in his sorrow he tore his clothes and lay down on the ground. His servants remained standing, but they tore their clothes too.

2 Kings 22:11

When Josiah heard what was in The Book of God's Law, he tore his clothes in sorrow.

2 Chronicles 34:19

When Josiah heard what was in The Book of God's Law, he tore his clothes in sorrow.

Ezra 10:1

While Ezra was down on his knees in front of God's temple, praying with tears in his eyes, and confessing the sins of the people of Israel, a large number of men, women, and children gathered around him and cried bitterly.

Nehemiah 9:1

On the twenty-fourth day of the seventh month, the people of Israel went without eating, and they dressed in sackcloth and threw dust on their heads to show their sorrow.

Esther 4:1

When Mordecai heard about the letter, he tore his clothes in sorrow and put on sackcloth. Then he covered his head with ashes and went through the city, crying and weeping.

Esther 4:3

In every province where the king's orders were read, the Jews cried and mourned, and they went without eating. Many of them even put on sackcloth and sat in ashes.

Job 1:20

When Job heard this, he tore his clothes and shaved his head because of his great sorrow. He knelt on the ground, then worshipped God

Job 2:12

When they came near enough to see Job, they could hardly recognize him. And in their great sorrow, they tore their clothes, then sprinkled dust on their heads and cried bitterly.

Job 42:6

That's why I hate myself and sit here in dust and ashes to show my sorrow.

Lamentations 2:10

Zion's leaders are silent. They just sit on the ground, tossing dust on their heads and wearing sackcloth. Her young women can do nothing but stare at the ground.

Numbers 14:6

Joshua and Caleb tore their clothes in sorrow

Numbers 16:22

But the two men bowed down and prayed, “Our God, you gave these people life. Why would you punish everyone here when only one man has sinned?”

Numbers 16:45

“Stand back! I am going to wipe out these Israelites once and for all.” They immediately bowed down and prayed.

Acts 14:14

When the two apostles found out about this, they tore their clothes in horror and ran to the crowd, shouting:

Joshua 7:7

Then Joshua said: Our LORD, did you bring us across the River Jordan just so the Amorites could destroy us? This wouldn't have happened if we had agreed to stay on the other side of the Jordan.

Revelation 18:19

They cried loudly, and in their sorrow they threw dust on their heads, as they said, “Pity the great city of Babylon! Everyone who sailed the seas became rich from her treasures. But in a single hour the city was destroyed.

Judges 11:35

“Oh!” Jephthah cried. Then he tore his clothes in sorrow and said to his daughter, “I made a sacred promise to the LORD, and I must keep it. Your coming out to meet me has broken my heart.”

Judges 20:26

The people of Israel went to the place of worship at Bethel, where the sacred chest was being kept. They sat on the ground, crying and not eating for the rest of the day. Then about sunset, they offered sacrifices to please the LORD and to ask his blessing. Phinehas the priest then prayed, “Our LORD, the people of Benjamin are our relatives. Should we stop fighting or attack them again?” “Attack!” the LORD answered. “Tomorrow I will let you defeat them.”

Judges 21:2

After the war with Benjamin, the Israelites went to the place of worship at Bethel and sat there until sunset. They cried loudly and bitterly

1 Samuel 4:12

That same day a soldier from the tribe of Benjamin ran from the battlefront to Shiloh. He had torn his clothes and put earth on his head to show his sorrow.