Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
And he took him a potsherd to scrape himself withal; and he sat down among the ashes.
Took him
Bible References
Took him
Job 19:14
My relatives and my closest friends have stopped coming. My houseguests have forgotten me.
Psalm 38:5
My wounds smell rotten. They fester because of my stupidity.
Luke 16:20
A poor man named Lazarus, covered with sores, used to be brought to the rich man's door.
He sat
Job 42:6
Therefore I despise myself and repent in dust and ashes.
2 Samuel 13:19
Tamar tore the robe she was wearing. She put ashes on her head. Then she covered her face with her hands. She cried loudly as she walked away.
Isaiah 61:3
to present a garland, instead of ashes, to those who mourn in Zion, the oil of gladness instead of mourning, and the mantle of praise instead of a spirit of fainting. They will be called oaks of righteousness. They are the planting of Jehovah, that he may be glorified.
Ezekiel 27:30
And they will make their voice heard over you and will cry bitterly. They will cast dust on their heads and wallow in ashes.
Jonah 3:6
The news reached the king of Nineveh. He left his throne, and took off his robe and covered himself with sackcloth. Then he sat in ashes.
Matthew 11:21
Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! If the mighty works had been done in Tyre and Sidon that were done in you, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.