Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
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
And he arose
And covered
General references
Bible References
Word
Jeremiah 13:18 Say to the king and the queen mother:
Take a humble seat,
for your glorious crowns
have fallen from your heads.
Take a humble seat,
for your glorious crowns
have fallen from your heads.
And he arose
Psalm 2:10 So now, kings, be wise;
receive instruction, you judges of the earth.
receive instruction, you judges of the earth.
James 1:9
The brother of humble circumstances should boast in his exaltation,
James 4:6
But He gives greater grace. Therefore He says:
God resists the proud,
but gives grace to the humble.
but gives grace to the humble.
And covered
Esther 4:1
When Mordecai learned all that had occurred, he tore his clothes, put on sackcloth and ashes, went into the middle of the city, and cried loudly and bitterly.
Job 2:8
Then Job took a piece of broken pottery to scrape himself while he sat among the ashes.
Job 42:6 Therefore I take back my words
and repent in dust and ashes.
and repent in dust and ashes.
Jeremiah 6:26 My dear people, dress yourselves in sackcloth
and roll in the dust.
Mourn as you would for an only son,
a bitter lament,
for suddenly the destroyer will come on us.
and roll in the dust.
Mourn as you would for an only son,
a bitter lament,
for suddenly the destroyer
Lamentations 3:29 Let him put his mouth in the dust—
perhaps there is still hope.
perhaps there is still hope.
Daniel 9:3
So I turned my attention to the Lord God to seek Him by prayer and petitions, with fasting, sackcloth, and ashes.
Micah 1:10 Don’t announce it in Gath,
don’t weep at all.
Roll in the dust in Beth-leaphrah.
don’t weep at all.
Roll in the dust in Beth-leaphrah.
Matthew 11:21 “Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles that were done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented in sackcloth and ashes long ago!
Luke 10:13 “Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles that were done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes!
General references
Genesis 37:34
Then Jacob tore his clothes, put sackcloth around his waist, and mourned for his son many days.
Exodus 9:20
Those among Pharaoh’s officials who feared the word of the Lord made their servants and livestock flee to shelters,
Jeremiah 36:13
Micaiah reported to them all the words he had heard when Baruch read from the scroll in the hearing of the people.
Acts 9:9
He was unable to see for three days and did not eat or drink.