Jonah 3:6

World Messianic Bible British Edition

The news reached the king of Nineveh, and he arose from his throne, took off his royal robe, covered himself with sackcloth, and sat in ashes.

Cross References

1 Kings 21:27

When Ahab heard those words, he tore his clothes, put sackcloth on his body, fasted, lay in sackcloth, and went about despondently.

Job 2:8

He took for himself a potsherd to scrape himself with, and he sat amongst the ashes.

Job 42:6

Therefore I abhor myself, and repent in dust and ashes.”

Isaiah 15:3

In their streets, they clothe themselves in sackcloth. In their streets and on their housetops, everyone wails, weeping abundantly.

Jeremiah 13:18

Say to the king and to the queen mother, “Humble yourselves. Sit down, for your crowns have come down, even the crown of your glory.

Jeremiah 36:13

Then Micaiah declared to them all the words that he had heard, when Baruch read the book in the ears of the people.

Jeremiah 36:24

The king and his servants who heard all these words were not afraid, and didn’t tear their garments.

Jeremiah 6:26

Daughter of my people, clothe yourself with sackcloth, and wallow in ashes! Mourn, as for an only son, most bitter lamentation, for the destroyer will suddenly come on us.

Lamentations 2:10

The elders of the daughter of Zion sit on the ground. They keep silence. They have cast up dust on their heads. They have clothed themselves with sackcloth. The virgins of Jerusalem hang down their heads to the ground.

Lamentations 3:29

Let him put his mouth in the dust, if it is so that there may be hope.

Ezekiel 26:16

Then all the princes of the sea will come down from their thrones, and lay aside their robes, and strip off their embroidered garments. They will clothe themselves with trembling. They will sit on the ground, and will tremble every moment, and be astonished at you.

Daniel 9:3

I set my face to the Lord God, to seek by prayer and petitions, with fasting and sackcloth and ashes.

Micah 1:10

Don’t tell it in Gath. Don’t weep at all. At Beth Ophrah I have rolled myself in the dust.

Matthew 11:21

“Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the mighty works had been done in Tyre and Sidon which were done in you, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.

Luke 10:13

“Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the mighty works had been done in Tyre and Sidon which were done in you, they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes.