1 Kings 21:27

New American Bible - revised edition

When Ahab heard these words, he tore his garments and put on sackcloth over his bare flesh. He fasted, slept in the sackcloth, and went about subdued.

Cross References

Genesis 37:34

Then Jacob tore his garments, put sackcloth on his loins, and mourned his son many days.

2 Samuel 3:31

Then David said to Joab and to all the people who were with him, “Tear your garments, put on sackcloth, and mourn over Abner.” King David himself followed the bier.

1 Kings 21:28

Then the word of the Lord came to Elijah the Tishbite,

2 Kings 18:37

Then the master of the palace, Eliakim, son of Hilkiah, Shebnah the scribe, and the chancellor Joah, son of Asaph, came to Hezekiah with their garments torn, and reported to him the words of the commander.

2 Kings 19:1

When King Hezekiah heard this, he tore his garments, covered himself with sackcloth, and went into the house of the Lord.

2 Kings 6:30

When the king heard the woman’s words, he tore his garments. And as he was walking on the wall, the people saw that he was wearing sackcloth underneath, next to his skin.

1 Chronicles 21:16

When David raised his eyes, he saw the angel of the Lord standing between earth and heaven, drawn sword in hand stretched out against Jerusalem. David and the elders, clothed in sackcloth, fell face down,

Job 16:15

I have sewn sackcloth on my skin, laid my horn low in the dust.

Exodus 33:4

When the people heard this painful news, they mourned, and no one wore any ornaments.

Isaiah 22:12

On that day the Lord, the God of hosts, called For weeping and mourning, for shaving the head and wearing sackcloth.

Isaiah 38:15

What am I to say or tell him? He is the one who has done it! All my sleep has fled, because of the bitterness of my soul.

Jeremiah 36:24

As they were listening to all these words the king and all his officials did not become alarmed, nor did they tear their garments.

Joel 1:13

Gird yourselves and lament, you priests! wail, ministers of the altar! Come, spend the night in sackcloth, ministers of my God! For the grain offering and the libation are withheld from the house of your God.

Jonah 3:10

When God saw by their actions how they turned from their evil way, he repented of the evil he had threatened to do to them; he did not carry it out.

Jonah 3:6

When the news reached the king of Nineveh, he rose from his throne, laid aside his robe, covered himself with sackcloth, and sat in ashes.

Revelation 11:3

I will commission my two witnesses to prophesy for those twelve hundred and sixty days, wearing sackcloth.”