Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
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.
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{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.
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and I turned me unto God the LORD, for to pray and make mine intercession, with fasting, sack cloth and ashes.
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they shall gird themselves with sack cloth, fear shall fall upon them. Their faces shall be confounded, and their heads bald;
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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.
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I have sewed a sackcloth upon my skin, and lie with my strength in the dust.
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Wherefore gird yourselves about with sackcloth, mourn, and weep, for the fearful wrath of the LORD shall not be withdrawn from you."
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Make thy moan as a virgin doth that girdeth herself with sack, because of her bridegroom.
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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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Sackcloth » Was worn » In the streets
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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Weeping » Caused by sin
And again the cock crew. And Peter remembered the word that Jesus said unto him. "Before the cock crow twice, thou shalt deny me thrice," and began to weep.
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And therefore the voice of the children of Israel was heard on every side, weeping and wailing: for they have defiled their way, and forgotten God their LORD.
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Woe be to you that are full: for ye shall hunger. Woe be to you that now laugh: for ye shall wail, and weep.
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And ye came again and wept before the LORD: but the LORD would not hear your voice nor give you audience.
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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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When Esau heard the words of his father, he cried out greatly and bitterly above measure, and said unto his father, "Bless me also, my father!"
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