Thematic Bible: A symbol of mourning
Thematic Bible
Ashes » A symbol of mourning
And Tamar put ashes on her head and rent her gay kirtle that was on her and put her hand on her head and so went, and as she went cried.
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,
And in all lands and places, as far as the king's word and commandment extended, there was great lamentation among the Jews and many fasted, wept, mourned and lay in sackcloth and in ashes.
Sackcloth » A symbol of mourning
Heshbon shall mourn, for it shall be rooted out of the ground, sayeth the LORD. The cities of Rabbah shall cry out, and gird themselves with sackcloth. They shall mourn, and run about the walls; for their king shall be led away prisoner: yea his priests and princes with him.
{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.
and I turned me unto God the LORD, for to pray and make mine intercession, with fasting, sack cloth and ashes.
they shall gird themselves with sack cloth, fear shall fall upon them. Their faces shall be confounded, and their heads bald;
Wherefore, gird a sackcloth about thee, O daughter of my people; sprinkle thyself with ashes, mourn and weep bitterly, as upon the only beloved son: for the destroyer shall suddenly fall upon us.
Wherefore gird yourselves about with sackcloth, mourn, and weep, for the fearful wrath of the LORD shall not be withdrawn from you."
Make thy moan as a virgin doth that girdeth herself with sack, because of her bridegroom.
Then said his servants unto him, "Behold, we have heard say that the kings of the house of Israel are merciful kings. Let us put sack cloth about our Loins and ropes about our heads, and go out to the king of Israel: haply he will save thy life." And they girded sack cloth about their loins and put ropes about their heads, and went out to the king of Israel and said, "Thy servant Benhadad sayeth, 'I pray thee let me live.'" And he said, "Is he yet alive? He is my brother." And they took the word for good luck and hastily caught it out of his mouth, and said, "Yea, thy brother Benhadad."
In their streets were they girded about with sackcloth. In all the tops of their houses and streets was there nothing, but mourning and weeping.
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- Clothing Oneself
- Clothing, Tearing Of
- Dust On The Head
- Dust, Figurative Use
- Exiled Foreigners
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- Fasting And Prayer
- Fasting, Accompanied By
- Fasting, Examples Of
- Fasting, Nature Of
- Fasting, Practice Of
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- Marriage, Between God And His People
- Marriage, Customs Concerning
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- Others Mourning
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