Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
And in every province, whithersoever the king's commandment and his decree came, there was great mourning among the Jews, and fasting, and weeping, and wailing; and many lay in sackcloth and ashes.
In every province
Great mourning
Weeping
Many lay in sackcloth and ashes
General references
Bible References
In every province
Esther 1:1
It fortuned in the days of Ahasuerus - which reigned from India unto Ethiopia, over a hundred and seven and twenty lands -
Esther 3:12
Then were the king's scribes called on the thirteenth day of the first month, and there was written, according as Haman commanded, unto the king's princes, and to the captains everywhere in the lands, and to the rulers of every people in the countries on every side, according to the writing of every nation, and after their language in the name of king Ahasuerus, and sealed with the king's ring.
Great mourning
1 Samuel 4:13
And when the man came in, Eli sat upon a stool by the wayside looking: for his heart feared for the ark of God. And the man came in and told it in the city. And all the city cried.
1 Samuel 11:4
Then came the messengers to Gibeah where Saul dwelt, and told this tidings in the ears of the people. And all the people lifted up their voices and wept.
Isaiah 22:4
When I perceived that, I said, "Let me alone, and I will make lamentation. Take no labour for to comfort me, as touching the destruction of my people."
Isaiah 37:1
When Hezekiah heard that, he rent his clothes, put on sackcloth, and went in to the temple of the LORD.
Weeping
Matthew 13:42
and shall cast them into a furnace of fire. There shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.
Matthew 22:13
Then said the King to his ministers, 'Take and bind him hand and foot, and cast him into utter darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.'
Matthew 25:30
And cast that unprofitable servant into utter darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.'
Many lay in sackcloth and ashes
Isaiah 58:5
Should it be such a manner of fast that I should chose? A day that a man should hurt his soul in? Or to bow down his head like a bulrush? Or to spread sackcloth and ashes under him? Shouldest thou call this a fast, and a day acceptable unto the LORD?
Daniel 9:3
and I turned me unto God the LORD, for to pray and make mine intercession, with fasting, sack cloth and ashes.
General references
Genesis 37:34
And Jacob rent his clothes, and put sackcloth about his loins, and sorrowed for his son a long season.