Job 2:8

New International Version

Then Job took a piece of broken pottery and scraped himself with it as he sat among the ashes.

Cross References

2 Samuel 13:19

Tamar put ashes on her head and tore the ornate robe she was wearing. She put her hands on her head and went away, weeping aloud as she went.

Esther 4:1

When Mordecai learned of all that had been done, he tore his clothes, put on sackcloth and ashes, and went out into the city, wailing loudly and bitterly.

Esther 4:3

In every province to which the edict and order of the king came, there was great mourning among the Jews, with fasting, weeping and wailing. Many lay in sackcloth and ashes.

Job 2:9

His wife said to him, “Are you still maintaining your integrity? Curse God and die!”

Job 42:6

Therefore I despise myself and repent in dust and ashes.”

Psalm 38:5

My wounds fester and are loathsome because of my sinful folly.

Psalm 38:7

My back is filled with searing pain; there is no health in my body.

Isaiah 61:3

and provide for those who grieve in Zion— to bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of joy instead of mourning, and a garment of praise instead of a spirit of despair. They will be called oaks of righteousness, a planting of the Lord for the display of his splendor.

Jeremiah 6:26

Put on sackcloth, my people, and roll in ashes; mourn with bitter wailing as for an only son, for suddenly the destroyer will come upon us.

Ezekiel 27:30

They will raise their voice and cry bitterly over you; they will sprinkle dust on their heads and roll in ashes.

Jonah 3:6

When Jonah’s warning reached the king of Nineveh, he rose from his throne, took off his royal robes, covered himself with sackcloth and sat down in the dust.

Matthew 11:21

“Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.