9 occurrences

'Sackcloth' in the Bible

Instead of perfume there will be a stench;instead of a belt, a rope;instead of beautifully styled hair, baldness;instead of fine clothes, sackcloth;instead of beauty, branding.

Verse ConceptsBaldness, Figurative UseClothHairsSackcloth And AshesSmellsPeople RottingFragranceMarks On PeopleAppearance Of HairNo BeautyWomen's BeautyHairmakeupbranding

In its streets they wear sackcloth;on its rooftops and in its public squares everyone wails,falling down and weeping.

Verse ConceptsProstrationRoofSackcloth And AshesSorrowRooftop

during that time the Lord had spoken through Isaiah son of Amoz, saying, “Go, take off your sackcloth and remove the sandals from your feet,” and he did so, going naked and barefoot—

Verse ConceptsBodyBarefeet

On that day the Lord God of Hostscalled for weeping, for wailing, for shaven heads,and for the wearing of sackcloth.

Verse ConceptsGesturesBaldness, UnnaturalBaldnessHairsMourning

Shudder, you complacent ones;tremble, you overconfident ones!Strip yourselves bareand put sackcloth around your waists.

Verse ConceptsShakingPeople Stripping Off

When King Hezekiah heard their report, he tore his clothes, put on sackcloth, and went to the Lord’s temple.

Verse ConceptsEntering The TempleThose Who Tore Clothes

Then he sent Eliakim, who was in charge of the palace, Shebna the court secretary, and the leading priests, who were wearing sackcloth, to the prophet Isaiah son of Amoz.

Verse ConceptsNamed Prophets Of The Lord

Will the fast I choose be like this:A day for a person to deny himself,to bow his head like a reed,and to spread out sackcloth and ashes?Will you call this a fastand a day acceptable to the Lord?

Verse ConceptsHumilityReedsSackcloth And AshesBowing Heads Before GodAshes Of HumiliationHow To FastHumbling OneselfFastingHumble Yourselfhumbleness

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