During all this time, Reuben was not there with the brothers. He did not know they had sold Joseph. When Reuben came back to the well, he saw that Joseph was not there. Reuben tore his clothes {to show his sadness}.
2 Samuel 13:19 - Easy To Read Version Tamar tore her robe of many colors and put ashes on her head. Then she put her hand on her head and began crying. [75] Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And Tamar put ashes on her head, and rent her garment of divers colours that was on her, and laid her hand on her head, and went on crying. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And [she] put ashes on her head and tore the long, sleeved robe which she wore, and she laid her hand on her head and went away shrieking and wailing. American Standard Version (1901) And Tamar put ashes on her head, and rent her garment of divers colors that was on her; and she laid her hand on her head, and went her way, crying aloud as she went. Common English Bible Tamar put ashes on her head and tore the long-sleeved robe she was wearing. She put her hand on her head and walked away, crying as she went. Catholic Public Domain Version And she sprinkled ashes upon her head, and she tore her ankle-length robe. And placing her hands upon her head, she went forth, walking and crying out. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And she put ashes on her head, and rent her long robe, and laid her hands upon her head, and went on crying. |
During all this time, Reuben was not there with the brothers. He did not know they had sold Joseph. When Reuben came back to the well, he saw that Joseph was not there. Reuben tore his clothes {to show his sadness}.
Then David tore his clothes to show he was very sad. All the men with David did the same thing.
Then, on the third day, a young soldier came to Ziklag. This man was from Saul’s camp. The man’s clothes were torn, and he had dirt on his head. [1] The man came to David and bowed with his face to the ground.
Then, Tamar’s brother Absalom said to her, “Have you been with your brother Amnon? Did he hurt you? Now, calm down sister. Amnon is your brother, {so we will take care of this}. Don’t let it upset you too much.” So Tamar did not say anything. She quietly went to live at Absalom’s house. [76]
Mordecai heard about all that had been done. When he heard about the king’s commands against the Jews, he tore his clothes. Then he put on clothes of sadness and put ashes on his head. Then he went out into the city crying loudly.
But when the three friends saw Job from far away, they were not sure it was Job—he looked so different! They began to cry loudly. They tore their clothes and threw dirt in the air and on their heads \{to show they were sad and upset\}.
And Lord, I am ashamed of myself.\par Lord, I am so sorry.\par As I sit in the dust and ashes, {\cf2\super [107]} \par I promise to change my heart\par and my life.”\par
So you will eventually leave Egypt, too.\par And you will hide your face in shame.\par You trusted those countries.\par But the Lord rejected those countries,\par
When Joshua heard about this, he tore his clothes {to show his sadness}. He bowed down on the ground before the Holy Box. [33] Joshua stayed there until evening. The leaders of Israel did the same thing. They also threw dirt on their heads {to show their sadness}.
That day a man from the family group of Benjamin ran from the battle. He tore his clothes and put dust on his head {to show his great sadness}.