Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

I have sewed sackcloth upon my skin, and defiled my horn in the dust.

Bible References

Sewed

1 Kings 21:27
When Ahab heard these words, he tore his clothes, put sackcloth over his body, and fasted. He lay down in sackcloth and walked around subdued.
Isaiah 22:12
On that day the Lord God of Hosts
called for weeping, for wailing, for shaven heads,
and for the wearing of sackcloth.

Defiled my horn

Job 30:19
He throws me into the mud,
and I have become like dust and ashes.
1 Samuel 2:10
Those who oppose the Lord will be shattered;
He will thunder in the heavens against them.
The Lord will judge the ends of the earth.
He will give power to His king;
He will lift up the horn of His anointed.
Psalm 7:5
may an enemy pursue and overtake me;
may he trample me to the ground
and leave my honor in the dust.Selah
Psalm 75:5
Do not lift up your horn against heaven
or speak arrogantly.’”

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