Thematic Bible: Ripped as a token of grief
Thematic Bible
Mantle » Ripped as a token of grief
When I heard this report, I tore my tunic and my robe and ripped out some of the hair from my head and beard. Then I sat down, quite devastated.
But when they gazed intently from a distance but did not recognize him, they began to weep loudly. Each of them tore his robes, and they threw dust into the air over their heads.
Then Job got up and tore his robe. He shaved his head, and then he threw himself down with his face to the ground.