Ya`akov tore his clothes, and put sackcloth on his waist, and mourned for his son many days.
1 Kings 21:27 - Hebrew Names version (HNV) It happened, when Ach'av heard those words, that he tore his clothes, and put sackcloth on his flesh, and fasted, and lay in sackcloth, and went softly. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And it came to pass, when Ahab heard those words, that he rent his clothes, and put sackcloth upon his flesh, and fasted, and lay in sackcloth, and went softly. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition When Ahab heard those words of Elijah, he tore his clothes, put sackcloth on his flesh, fasted, lay in sackcloth, and went quietly. American Standard Version (1901) And it came to pass, when Ahab heard those words, that he rent his clothes, and put sackcloth upon his flesh, and fasted, and lay in sackcloth, and went softly. Common English Bible When Ahab heard these words, he tore his clothes and put mourning clothes on his body. He fasted, even slept in mourning clothes, and walked around depressed. Catholic Public Domain Version Then, when Ahab had heard these words, he tore his garments, and he put haircloth on his body, and he fasted, and he slept in sackcloth, and he walked with his head downcast. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And when Achab had heard these words, he rent his garments, and put haircloth upon his flesh, and fasted and slept in sackcloth, and walked with his head cast down. |
Ya`akov tore his clothes, and put sackcloth on his waist, and mourned for his son many days.
David said to Yo'av, and to all the people who were with him, Tear your clothes, and gird you with sackcloth, and mourn before Aviner. King David followed the bier.
Then came Elyakim the son of Chilkiyah, who was over the household, and Shevna the scribe, and Yo'ach the son of Asaf the recorder, to Chizkiyahu with their clothes torn, and told him the words of Ravshakeh.
It happened, when king Chizkiyahu heard it, that he tore his clothes, and covered himself with sackcloth, and went into the house of the LORD.
It happened, when the king heard the words of the woman, that he tore his clothes (now he was passing by on the wall); and the people looked, and behold, he had sackcloth within on his flesh.
David lifted up his eyes, and saw the angel of the LORD standing between earth and the sky, having a drawn sword in his hand stretched out over Yerushalayim. Then David and the elders, clothed in sackcloth, fell on their faces.
I have sewed sackcloth on my skin, and have thrust my horn in the dust.
When the people heard this evil news, they mourned: and no one put on his jewelry.
In that day, the Lord, the LORD of Armies, called to weeping, and to mourning, and to baldness, and to dressing in sackcloth:
What will I say? He has both spoken to me, and himself has done it. I will walk carefully all my years because of the anguish of my soul.
They were not afraid, nor tore their garments, neither the king, nor any of his servants who heard all these words.
Put on sackcloth and mourn, you Kohanim! Wail, you ministers of the altar. Come, lie all night in sackcloth, you ministers of my God, for the meal offering and the drink offering are withheld from your God's house.
God saw their works, that they turned from their evil way. God relented of the disaster which he said he would do to them, and he didn't do it.
The news reached the king of Nineveh, and he arose from his throne, and took off his royal robe, covered himself with sackcloth, and sat in ashes.
I will give power to my two witnesses, and they will prophesy one thousand two hundred sixty days, clothed in sackcloth.*