Jonah 3:6

The King's Proclamation

⁵ And the men of Nineveh believed God, and proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them even to the least of them. ⁶ And the word reached the king of Nineveh, and he arose from his throne, and laid his robe from him, and covered himself with sackcloth, and sat in ashes. ⁷ And he caused it to be proclaimed and published through Nineveh by the decree of the king and his nobles, saying, Let neither man nor beast, herd nor flock, taste anything: let them not feed, nor drink water;

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Esther 4:1-4

And when Mordecai knew all that was done, Mordecai rent his garments, and put on sackcloth with ashes, and went out into the midst of the city, and cried with a loud and bitter cry,

Job 2:8

And he took a potsherd to scrape himself with; and he sat among the ashes.

Ezekiel 27:30-31

and shall cause their voice to be heard over thee, and shall cry bitterly; and they shall cast up dust upon their heads; they shall wallow themselves in ashes.

James 4:6-10

But he gives more grace. Wherefore he says, God sets himself against the proud, but gives grace to the lowly.

Psalm 2:10-12

And now, O kings, be ye wise, be admonished, ye judges of the earth.

Jeremiah 6:26

Daughter of my people, gird thee with sackcloth, and roll thyself in ashes: make mourning, as for an only son bitter lamentation; for the spoiler cometh suddenly upon us.

Jeremiah 13:18

Say unto the king and to the queen: Humble yourselves, sit down low; for from your heads shall come down the crown of your magnificence.

Matthew 11:21

Woe to thee, Chorazin! woe to thee Bethsaida! for if the works of power which have taken place in you, had taken place in Tyre and Sidon, they had long ago repented in sackcloth and ashes.

Luke 10:13

Woe to thee, Chorazin! woe to thee, Bethsaida! for if the works of power which have taken place in you had taken place in Tyre and Sidon, they had long ago repented, sitting in sackcloth and ashes.

James 1:9-10

But let the brother of low degree glory in his elevation,

Job 42:6

Wherefore I abhor myself, and repent in dust and ashes.

Lamentations 3:29

he putteth his mouth in the dust, if so be there may be hope;

Daniel 9:3

And I set my face unto the Lord God, to seek by prayer and supplications, with fasting, and sackcloth, and ashes;

Micah 1:10

Tell it not in Gath, weep not at all; at Beth-le-aphrah roll thyself in the dust.