Job 2:12

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And when they lifted up their eyes afar off, and knew him not, they lifted up their voice, and wept; and they rent every one his mantle, and sprinkled dust upon their heads toward heaven.

Knew him

Job 19:14

Ruth 1:19

Lamentations 4:7

Their voice

They rent

Job 1:20

Sprinkled dust upon

General references

Genesis 37:34

Bible References

Knew him

Mine own kinfolk have forsaken me, and my friends have put me out of remembrance.

And so they went both together until they came to Bethlehem. And when they were come to Bethlehem, it was noised through all the city, and the women said, "Is not this Naomi?"

{Zayin} Her abstainers were whiter than the snow or milk: their colour was fresh red as the Coral, their beauty like the Sapphire.

Their voice

When Esau heard the words of his father, he cried out greatly and bitterly above measure, and said unto his father, "Bless me also, my father!"

And when the angel of the LORD had spoken these words unto all the children of Israel, the people cried out and wept.

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.

Then David and the people that was with him lifted up their voices and wept, until they could weep no more.

And as soon as he had left speaking: behold, the king's sons came and lifted up their voices and wept. And thereto the king and all his servants wept exceedingly.

When Mordecai perceived all that was done, he rent his clothes, and put on sackcloth and ashes, and went out into the midst of the city, and cried loud and lamentably,

They rent

Then Job stood up, and rent his clothes, shaved his head, fell down upon the ground, and worshipped,

Sprinkled dust upon

In the four and twentieth day of this month came the children of Israel together with fasting, and sackcloth, and earth upon them,

{Yod} The Senators of the daughter Zion sit upon the ground in silence: they have strawed ashes upon their heads, and girded themselves with sackcloth. The maidens of Jerusalem hang down their heads to the ground.

They shall lift up their voice because of thee, and make a lamentable cry. They shall cast dust upon their heads, and lie down in the ashes.

And they cast dust on their heads, and cried, weeping, and wailing, and said, 'Alas, Alas, that great city wherein were made rich all that had ships in the sea, by the reason of her costliness, for at one hour is she made desolate.'

General references

And Jacob rent his clothes, and put sackcloth about his loins, and sorrowed for his son a long season.