Joshua 7:6

New American Bible - revised edition

Joshua, together with the elders of Israel, tore their garments and fell face down before the ark of the Lord until evening; and they threw dust on their heads.

Cross References

Genesis 37:29

When Reuben went back to the cistern and saw that Joseph was not in it, he tore his garments,

Genesis 37:34

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

2 Samuel 1:11

David seized his garments and tore them, and so did all the men who were with him.

2 Samuel 1:12

They mourned and wept and fasted until evening for Saul and his son Jonathan, and for the people of the Lord and the house of Israel, because they had fallen by the sword.

2 Samuel 1:2

On the third day a man came from the field of battle, one of Saul’s people, with his garments torn and his head covered with dirt. Going to David, he fell to the ground in homage.

2 Samuel 12:16

David pleaded with God on behalf of the child. He kept a total fast, and spent the night lying on the ground clothed in sackcloth.

2 Samuel 13:19

Tamar put ashes on her head and tore the long tunic in which she was clothed. Then, putting her hands to her head, she went away crying loudly.

2 Samuel 13:31

The king stood up, tore his garments, and lay on the ground. All his servants standing by him also tore their garments.

2 Kings 22:11

When the king heard the words of the book of the law, he tore his garments.

2 Chronicles 34:19

When the king heard the words of the law, he tore his garments.

Ezra 10:1

While Ezra prayed and acknowledged their guilt, weeping and prostrate before the house of God, a very large assembly of Israelites gathered about him, men, women, and children; and the people wept profusely.

Nehemiah 9:1

On the twenty-fourth day of this month, the Israelites gathered together while fasting and wearing sackcloth, their heads covered with dust.

Job 1:20

Then Job arose and tore his cloak and cut off his hair. He fell to the ground and worshiped.

Job 2:12

But when, at a distance, they lifted up their eyes and did not recognize him, they began to weep aloud; they tore their cloaks and threw dust into the air over their heads.

Job 42:6

Therefore I disown what I have said, and repent in dust and ashes. Job’s Restoration.

Lamentations 2:10

The elders of daughter Zion sit silently on the ground; They cast dust on their heads and dress in sackcloth; The young women of Jerusalem bow their heads to the ground.

Numbers 14:6

while Joshua, son of Nun, and Caleb, son of Jephunneh, who had been among those that reconnoitered the land, tore their garments

Numbers 16:22

But they fell prostrate and exclaimed, “O God, God of the spirits of all living creatures, if one man sins will you be angry with the whole community?”

Acts 14:14

The apostles Barnabas and Paul tore their garments when they heard this and rushed out into the crowd, shouting,

Joshua 7:7

“Alas, Lord God,” Joshua prayed, “why did you ever allow this people to cross over the Jordan, delivering us into the power of the Amorites, that they might destroy us? Would that we had been content to dwell on the other side of the Jordan.

Revelation 18:19

They threw dust on their heads and cried out, weeping and mourning: “Alas, alas, great city, in which all who had ships at sea grew rich from her wealth. In one hour she has been ruined.

Judges 11:35

When he saw her, he tore his garments and said, “Ah, my daughter! You have struck me down and brought calamity upon me. For I have made a vow to the Lord and I cannot take it back.”

Judges 20:23

Then the Israelites went up and wept before the Lord until evening. “Shall I again engage my brother Benjamin in battle?” they asked the Lord; and the Lord answered: Attack!

Judges 20:26

So the entire Israelite army went up and entered Bethel, where they sat weeping before the Lord. They fasted that day until evening and presented burnt offerings and communion offerings before the Lord.

Judges 21:2

So the people went to Bethel and remained there before God until evening, raising their voices in bitter weeping.

1 Samuel 4:12

A Benjaminite fled from the battlefield and reached Shiloh that same day, with his clothes torn and his head covered with dirt.