Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Sackcloth » Was worn » By persons in affliction
The people of Nineveh believed and trusted in God; and they proclaimed a fast and put on sackcloth [in penitent mourning], from the greatest even to the least of them.
Verse Concepts
Now on the twenty-fourth day of this month the Israelites assembled with fasting and in sackcloth and with dirt on their heads.
Verse Concepts
When I made sackcloth my clothing [as one in mourning],
I became a byword [a mere object of scorn] to them.