Jonah 3:6

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Summary

For word came unto the king of Nineveh, and he arose from his throne, and he laid his robe from him, and covered him with sackcloth, and sat in ashes.

Word

Jeremiah 13:18

And he arose

Psalm 2:10

James 1:9

James 4:6

And covered

General references

Bible References

Word

Say to the king and to the queen-mother, Make yourselves low, be seated on the earth: for the crown of your glory has come down from your heads.

And he arose

So now be wise, you kings: take his teaching, you judges of the earth.

But let the brother of low position be glad that he is lifted up;

But he gives more grace. So that the Writings say, God is against the men of pride, but he gives grace to those who make themselves low before him.

And covered

Now when Mordecai saw what was done, pulling off his robe, he put on haircloth, with dust on his head, and went out into the middle of the town, crying out with a loud and bitter cry.

And he took a broken bit of a pot, and, seated in the dust, was rubbing himself with the sharp edge of it.

For this cause I give witness that what I said is false, and in sorrow I take my seat in the dust.

O daughter of my people, put on haircloth, rolling yourself in the dust: give yourself to sorrow, as for an only son, with most bitter cries of grief; for he who makes waste will come on us suddenly.

Let him put his mouth in the dust, if by chance there may be hope.

And turning my face to the Lord God, I gave myself up to prayer, requesting his grace, going without food, in haircloth and dust.

Give no word of it in Gath, let there be no weeping at all: at Beth-le-aphrah be rolling in the dust.

Unhappy are you, Chorazin! Unhappy are you, Beth-saida! For if the works of power which were done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have been turned from their sins in days gone by, clothing themselves in haircloth and putting dust on their heads.

A curse is on you, Chorazin! A curse is on you, Beth-saida! For if such works of power had been done in Tyre and Sidon as have been done in you, they would have been turned from their sins, in days gone by, seated in the dust.

General references

Then Jacob, giving signs of grief, put on haircloth, and went on weeping for his son day after day.

Then everyone among the servants of Pharaoh who had the fear of the Lord, made his servants and his cattle come quickly into the house:

Then Micaiah gave them an account of all the words which had come to his ears when Baruch was reading the book to the people.

And for three days he was not able to see, and he took no food or drink.