When Reuben returned to the pit and saw that Joseph was not in the pit, he tore his clothes.
Genesis 37:34 - Tree of Life Version Jacob tore his clothing and put on sackcloth and mourned for his son many days. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And Jacob rent his clothes, and put sackcloth upon his loins, and mourned for his son many days. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And Jacob tore his clothes, put on sackcloth, and mourned many days for his son. American Standard Version (1901) And Jacob rent his garments, and put sackcloth upon his loins, and mourned for his son many days. Common English Bible Then Jacob tore his clothes, put a simple mourning cloth around his waist, and mourned for his son for many days. Catholic Public Domain Version And tearing his garments, he was clothed in haircloth, mourning his son for a long time. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And tearing his garments, he put on sackcloth, mourning for his son a long time. |
When Reuben returned to the pit and saw that Joseph was not in the pit, he tore his clothes.
But he said, “My son will not go down with you—for his brother is dead and he alone remains. And if harm should happen to him along the way you’re going, you’ll bring my grey hair down to Sheol in grief.”
Then they tore their clothing, and each one loaded up his donkey and they returned to the city.
Then David took hold of his clothes and tore them, and so did all the men that were with him,
Then David said to Joab and to all the people who were with him, “Rend your clothes, gird with sackcloth, and lament before Abner.” King David walked behind the platform.
His officials said to him, “Look now, we have heard that the kings of the house of Israel are merciful kings. Please let’s put sackcloth on our loins and ropes on our heads, and surrender to the king of Israel. Perhaps he will spare your life.”
Now when Ahab heard those words, he tore his clothes, put sackcloth on his body, fasted, lay in sackcloth and walked about subdued.
When King Hezekiah heard it, he tore his clothes, covered himself with sackcloth, and went into the House of Adonai.
As Elisha was watching, he was crying out, “Avi! Avi! The chariot of Israel and its horsemen!” Then he saw him no more. So he took hold of his own clothes and tore them in two pieces.
After the king heard the words of the Torah scroll, he tore his clothes.
David lifted up his eyes and saw the angel of Adonai standing between the earth and the heaven with a drawn sword in his hand stretched out over Jerusalem. Then David and the elders, clothed in sackcloth, fell on their faces.
Their father Ephraim mourned many days, and his brothers came to comfort him.
Now on the twenty-fourth day of this same month, Bnei-Yisrael gathered together, fasting and wearing sackcloth and putting dust on their heads.
Then Job got up, tore his robe, shaved his head, fell to the ground and worshiped.
But when they saw him from a distance they did not recognize him, and they raised their voices and wept. Each one tore his robe and threw dust into the air onto their heads.
Tremble, you women at ease! Shudder, you complacent ones! Strip and make yourselves bare, and put sackcloth on your waist.
Then Eliakim son of Hilkiah, who was in charge of the palace, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah son of Asaph the recorder came to Hezekiah with their clothes torn, and told him the words of the Rab-shakeh.
Yet neither the king, nor any of his servants who heard all these words were afraid, nor tore their clothes.
For every head is bald, every beard clipped, on all the hands are gashes, and around the waist sackcloth.
Rend your heart, not your garments, and turn to Adonai, your God. For He is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger, abundant in mercy, and relenting about the calamity due.
“Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have turned long ago in sackcloth and ashes.
Then the kohen gadol tore his clothes and said, “Blasphemy! Why do we need any more witnesses? Look, you’ve heard the blasphemy.
But when the emissaries Barnabas and Paul heard of it, they tore their clothes and rushed out among the crowd, crying out
Joshua then tore his clothes and fell to the ground on his face before the ark of Adonai until evening, both he and the elders of Israel, and they put dust on their heads.
And I will grant authority to My two witnesses and they will prophesy for 1,260 days, dressed in sackcloth.”
Upon seeing her, he tore his clothes and said, “Alas, my daughter! You made me bow down in grief—you’ve made me miserable! For I have opened my mouth to Adonai, and I cannot take it back.”