Jonah 3:6

Modern English Version

When the news reached the king of Nineveh, he arose from his throne, removed his robe, covered himself in sackcloth, and sat in ashes.

Cross References

1 Kings 21:27

When Ahab heard those words, he tore his clothes and put on sackcloth on his flesh and fasted and lay in sackcloth and walked meekly.

Job 2:8

So he took a piece of broken pottery with which to scrape himself while he was sitting among the ashes.

Job 42:6

Therefore I abhor myself, and repent in dust and ashes.”

Isaiah 15:3

In their streets they shall clothe themselves with sackcloth; on the tops of their houses and in their streets, everyone shall wail, weeping abundantly.

Jeremiah 13:18

Say to the king and to the queen mother: “Humble yourselves, sit down, for your beautiful crown shall come down from your head.”

Jeremiah 36:13

Then Micaiah declared to them all the words that he had heard when Baruch read the book in the ears of the people.

Jeremiah 36:24

Yet they were not afraid, nor did they tear their garments, neither the king nor any of his servants who heard all these words.

Jeremiah 6:26

O daughter of my people, gird yourself with sackcloth and wallow in ashes. Mourn as for an only son, a most bitter lamentation; for the destroyer shall suddenly come upon us.

Lamentations 2:10

The elders of the daughter of Zion sit on the ground in silence; they throw dust on their heads and gird themselves with sackcloth. The virgins of Jerusalem bow their heads to the ground.

Lamentations 3:29

let him put his mouth in the dust— there may yet be hope.

Ezekiel 26:16

Then all the officials of the sea shall come down from their thrones and lay away their robes and take off their embroidered garments. They shall clothe themselves with trembling. They shall sit on the ground and tremble every moment and be astonished at you.

Daniel 9:3

I set my face toward the Lord God to seek by prayer and supplications with fasting and sackcloth and ashes.

Micah 1:10

Do not tell it in Gath, do not weep at all; in Beth Ophrah, roll around in the dust.

Matthew 11:21

“Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the mighty works which were done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.

Luke 10:13

“Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the mighty works had been done in Tyre and Sidon which have been done for you, they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes.