When Mordecailearnedallthat had been done,he torehis clothes,puton sackclothand ashes,and wentout into the midstof the cityand wailedloudlyand bitterly.
When Esauheardthe wordsof his father,he criedout with an exceedinglygreatand bittercry,and saidto his father,"Blessme, [even] me also,O my father!"
So Jacobtorehis clothes,and putsackclothon his loinsand mournedfor his sonmanydays.
Then Davidtookholdof his clothesand torethem, and [so] also[did] allthe menwho[were] with him.
Tamarputasheson her headand toreher long-sleevedgarmentwhich[was] on her; and she puther handon her headand wentaway, cryingaloudas she went.
He wentas faras the king'sgate,for noonewas to enterthe king'sgateclothedin sackcloth.
In eachand everyprovincewherethe commandand decreeof the kingcame,there was greatmourningamong the Jews,with fasting,weepingand wailing;and manylayon sackclothand ashes.
Then Jobaroseand torehis robeand shavedhis head,and he fellto the groundand worshiped.
And he tooka potsherdto scrapehimself while he was sittingamongthe ashes.
ThereforeI retract,And I repentin dustand ashes."
Heshbonand Elealehalso cryout, Their voiceis heardallthe wayto Jahaz;Thereforethe armedmen of Moabcryaloud;His soultrembleswithin him.
ThereforeI say,"Turnyour eyesawayfrom me, Let me weepbitterly,Do not tryto comfortme concerningthe destructionof the daughterof my people."
And when KingHezekiahheard[it], he torehis clothes,coveredhimself with sackclothand enteredthe houseof the LORD.
Then he sentEliakimwhowas overthe householdwith Shebnathe scribeand the eldersof the priests,coveredwith sackcloth,to Isaiahthe prophet,the sonof Amoz.
"Is it a fastlike thiswhich I choose,a dayfor a manto humblehimself?Is it for bowingone's headlike a reedAnd for spreadingout sackclothand ashesas a bed? Will you callthisa fast,even an acceptabledayto the LORD?
"It is givento be polished,that it may be handled;the swordis sharpenedand polished,to giveit into the handof the slayer.
"As for you, sonof man,groanwith breakingheartand bittergrief,groanin their sight.
So I gavemy attentionto the LordGodto seek[Him by] prayerand supplications,with fasting,sackclothand ashes.
Becauseof thisI must lamentand wail,I must gobarefootand naked;I must makea lamentlike the jackalsAnd a mourninglike the ostriches.
Nearis the greatdayof the LORD,Nearand comingveryquickly;Listen,the dayof the LORD!In it the warriorcriesout bitterly.
"Woeto you, Chorazin!Woeto you, Bethsaida!For ifthe miracleshad occurredin Tyreand Sidonwhich occurredin you, they would have repentedlong agoin sackclothand ashes.
But when the apostlesBarnabasand Paulheardof it, they toretheir robesand rushedout into the crowd,cryingout
Then Joshuatorehis clothesand fellto the earthon his facebeforethe arkof the LORDuntilthe evening,[both] he and the eldersof Israel;and they putduston their heads.
"And I will grant[authority] to my twowitnesses,and they will prophesyfor twelvehundredand sixtydays,clothedin sackcloth."
