Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
And when I heard this thing, I rent my garment and my mantle, and plucked off the hair of my head and of my beard, and sat down astonied.
General references
Bible References
Rent
Joshua 7:6
Then Joshua tore his clothes and fell before the ark of the Lord with his face to the ground until evening, as did the elders of Israel; they all put dust on their heads.
2 Kings 18:37
Then Eliakim son of Hilkiah, who was in charge of the palace, Shebna the court secretary, and Joah son of Asaph, the court historian, came to Hezekiah with their clothes torn and reported to him the words of the Rabshakeh.
2 Kings 19:1
When King Hezekiah heard their report, he tore his clothes, covered himself with sackcloth, and went into the Lord’s temple.
Job 1:20
Then Job stood up, tore his robe, and shaved his head. He fell to the ground and worshiped,
Jeremiah 36:24
As they heard all these words, the king and all of his servants did not become terrified or tear their garments.
Off
Leviticus 21:5
“Priests may not make bald spots on their heads, shave the edge of their beards, or make gashes on their bodies.
Nehemiah 13:25
I rebuked them, cursed them, beat some of their men, and pulled out their hair. I forced them to take an oath before God and said: “You must not give your daughters in marriage to their sons or take their daughters as wives for your sons or yourselves!
Isaiah 15:2 Dibon went up to its temple
to weep at its high places.
Moab wails on Nebo and at Medeba.
Every head is shaved;
every beard is cut off.
to weep at its high places.
Moab wails on Nebo and at
Every head is shaved;
every beard is cut off.
Jeremiah 7:29
Cut off the hair of your sacred vow and throw it away. Raise up a dirge on the barren heights, for the Lord has rejected and abandoned the generation under His wrath.
Jeremiah 48:37
Indeed, every head is bald and every beard clipped; on every hand is a gash and sackcloth around the waist.
Ezekiel 7:18 They will put on sackcloth,
and horror will overwhelm them.
Shame will cover all their faces,
and all their heads will be bald.
and horror will overwhelm them.
Shame will cover all their faces,
and all their heads will be bald.
Micah 1:16 Shave yourselves bald and cut off your hair
in sorrow for your precious children;
make yourselves as bald as an eagle,
for they have been taken from you into exile.
in sorrow for your precious children;
make yourselves as bald as an eagle,
for they have been taken from you into exile.
Sat
Nehemiah 1:4
When I heard these words, I sat down and wept. I mourned for a number of days, fasting and praying before the God of heaven.
Job 2:12
When they looked from a distance, they could barely recognize him. They wept aloud, and each man tore his robe and threw dust into the air and on his head.
Psalm 66:3 Say to God, “How awe-inspiring are Your works!
Your enemies will cringe before You
because of Your great strength.
Your enemies will cringe before You
because of Your great strength.
Psalm 143:4 My spirit is weak within me;
my heart is overcome with dismay.
my heart is overcome with dismay.
Ezekiel 3:15
I came to the exiles at Tel-abib, who were living by the Chebar Canal, and I sat there among them stunned for seven days.
Daniel 4:19
Then Daniel, whose name is Belteshazzar, was stunned for a moment, and his thoughts alarmed him. The king said, “Belteshazzar, don’t let the dream or its interpretation alarm you.”
Belteshazzar answered, “My lord, may the dream apply to those who hate you, and its interpretation to your enemies!
Belteshazzar answered, “My lord, may the dream apply to those who hate you, and its interpretation to your enemies!
Daniel 8:27
I, Daniel, was overcome and lay sick for days. Then I got up and went about the king’s business. I was greatly disturbed by the vision and could not understand it.
General references
Genesis 37:34
Then Jacob tore his clothes, put sackcloth around his waist, and mourned for his son many days.
Nehemiah 10:30
We will not give our daughters in marriage to the surrounding peoples and will not take their daughters as wives for our sons.