Jonah 3:6

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

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 his mother: Come down from your thrones, because your crowns have fallen off your heads.

And he arose

Listen you kings, be wise (show discernment) and be warned you rulers of the earth.

Let the brother of humble circumstances glory in his high position (exaltation).

But he gives more grace. The scripture said, God resists the proud, but gives grace (loving-kindness) to the humble.

And covered

When Mordecai learned what had been done, he tore his clothes in anguish. Then he dressed in sackcloth, covered his head with ashes, and walked through the city, wailing loudly and bitterly,

Job took a piece of broken pottery to scratch his sores as he sat in the ashes.

Therefore I despise myself and repent in dust and ashes.

O my people put on sackcloth and roll in ashes. Mourn as for an only son, a lamentation most bitter. For suddenly the destroyer will come upon us.

Let him put his mouth in the dust for perhaps there exists hope.

I looked to Jehovah God to seek by prayer and supplications, with fasting and sackcloth and ashes.

Do not announce it at Gath, Philistia. Do not weep or show grief. At the house of Ophrah (house of dust) roll in the dust!

Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! If the mighty works had been done in Tyre and Sidon that were done in you, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.

Woe to you Chorazin! Woe to you Bethsaida! If the mighty works had been done in Tyre and Sidon, which were done in you, they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes.

General references

Jacob tore his clothes in sorrow and put on sackcloth. He mourned for his son a long time.

The ones among the servants of Pharaoh who respected the word of Jehovah made his servants and his livestock flee into the houses.

Micaiah told them everything he heard Baruch read from the scroll publicly.

He went for three days without sight. He did not eat or drink.