Joshua 7:6

New Living Translation

Joshua and the elders of Israel tore their clothing in dismay, threw dust on their heads, and bowed face down to the ground before the Ark of the Lord until evening.

Cross References

Genesis 37:29

Some time later, Reuben returned to get Joseph out of the cistern. When he discovered that Joseph was missing, he tore his clothes in grief.

Genesis 37:34

Then Jacob tore his clothes and dressed himself in burlap. He mourned deeply for his son for a long time.

2 Samuel 1:11

David and his men tore their clothes in sorrow when they heard the news.

2 Samuel 1:12

They mourned and wept and fasted all day for Saul and his son Jonathan, and for the Lord’s army and the nation of Israel, because they had died by the sword that day.

2 Samuel 1:2

On the third day a man arrived from Saul’s army camp. He had torn his clothes and put dirt on his head to show that he was in mourning. He fell to the ground before David in deep respect.

2 Samuel 12:16

David begged God to spare the child. He went without food and lay all night on the bare ground.

2 Samuel 13:19

But now Tamar tore her robe and put ashes on her head. And then, with her face in her hands, she went away crying.

2 Samuel 13:31

The king got up, tore his robe, and threw himself on the ground. His advisers also tore their clothes in horror and sorrow.

2 Kings 22:11

When the king heard what was written in the Book of the Law, he tore his clothes in despair.

2 Chronicles 34:19

When the king heard what was written in the Law, he tore his clothes in despair.

Ezra 10:1

While Ezra prayed and made this confession, weeping and lying face down on the ground in front of the Temple of God, a very large crowd of people from Israel—men, women, and children—gathered and wept bitterly with him.

Nehemiah 9:1

On October 31 the people assembled again, and this time they fasted and dressed in burlap and sprinkled dust on their heads.

Esther 4:1

When Mordecai learned about all that had been done, he tore his clothes, put on burlap and ashes, and went out into the city, crying with a loud and bitter wail.

Esther 4:3

And as news of the king’s decree reached all the provinces, there was great mourning among the Jews. They fasted, wept, and wailed, and many people lay in burlap and ashes.

Job 1:20

Job stood up and tore his robe in grief. Then he shaved his head and fell to the ground to worship.

Job 2:12

When they saw Job from a distance, they scarcely recognized him. Wailing loudly, they tore their robes and threw dust into the air over their heads to show their grief.

Job 42:6

I take back everything I said, and I sit in dust and ashes to show my repentance.”

Lamentations 2:10

The leaders of beautiful Jerusalem sit on the ground in silence. They are clothed in burlap and throw dust on their heads. The young women of Jerusalem hang their heads in shame.

Numbers 14:6

Two of the men who had explored the land, Joshua son of Nun and Caleb son of Jephunneh, tore their clothing.

Numbers 16:22

But Moses and Aaron fell face down on the ground. “O God,” they pleaded, “you are the God who gives breath to all creatures. Must you be angry with all the people when only one man sins?”

Numbers 16:45

“Get away from all these people so that I can instantly destroy them!” But Moses and Aaron fell face down on the ground.

Acts 14:14

But when the apostles Barnabas and Paul heard what was happening, they tore their clothing in dismay and ran out among the people, shouting,

Joshua 7:7

Then Joshua cried out, “Oh, Sovereign Lord, why did you bring us across the Jordan River if you are going to let the Amorites kill us? If only we had been content to stay on the other side!

Revelation 18:19

And they will weep and throw dust on their heads to show their grief. And they will cry out, “How terrible, how terrible for that great city! The shipowners became wealthy by transporting her great wealth on the seas. In a single moment it is all gone.”

Judges 11:35

When he saw her, he tore his clothes in anguish. “Oh, my daughter!” he cried out. “You have completely destroyed me! You’ve brought disaster on me! For I have made a vow to the Lord, and I cannot take it back.”

Judges 20:23

For they had gone up to Bethel and wept in the presence of the Lord until evening. They had asked the Lord, “Should we fight against our relatives from Benjamin again?” And the Lord had said, “Go out and fight against them.”

Judges 20:26

Then all the Israelites went up to Bethel and wept in the presence of the Lord and fasted until evening. They also brought burnt offerings and peace offerings to the Lord.

Judges 21:2

Now the people went to Bethel and sat in the presence of God until evening, weeping loudly and bitterly.

1 Samuel 4:12

A man from the tribe of Benjamin ran from the battlefield and arrived at Shiloh later that same day. He had torn his clothes and put dust on his head to show his grief.