Then the servants of Ben-hadad said to him, “Look now, we have heard that the kings of the house of Israel are merciful. Let us go out to the king of Israel with sackcloth around our waists and ropes around our heads. Perhaps he will spare your life.”
Then David ordered Joab and all the people with him, “Tear your clothes, put on sackcloth, and mourn before Abner.” And
Then Jacob tore his clothes, put sackcloth around his waist, and mourned for his son many days.
Meanwhile, the servants of the king of Aram said to him, “Their gods are gods of the hills. That is why they prevailed o
On hearing this report, King Hezekiah tore his clothes, put on sackcloth, and entered the house of the LORD.
In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of His grace
Loving devotion and faithfulness preserve a king; by these he maintains his throne.
If we say, ‘Let us go into the city,’ we will die there from the famine in the city; but if we sit here, we will also di
Naaman’s servants, however, approached him and said, “My father, if the prophet had told you to do some great thing, wou
Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Instead, fear the One who can destroy both soul an
in loving devotion a throne will be established in the tent of David. A judge seeking justice and hastening righteousnes
“Go and assemble all the Jews who can be found in Susa, and fast for me. Do not eat or drink for three days, night or da
When Mordecai learned of all that had happened, he tore his clothes, put on sackcloth and ashes, and went out into the m
On hearing this report, King Hezekiah tore his clothes, put on sackcloth, and entered the house of the LORD.
When Ahab heard these words, he tore his clothes, put on sackcloth, and fasted. He lay down in sackcloth and walked arou
On that day the Lord GOD of Hosts called for weeping and wailing, for shaven heads and the wearing of sackcloth.
And the Ninevites believed God. They proclaimed a fast and dressed in sackcloth, from the greatest of them to the least.
So Joab sent to Tekoa to bring a wise woman from there. He told her, “Please pretend to be a mourner; put on clothes for
“Skin for skin!” Satan replied. “A man will give up all he owns in exchange for his life.
And I will empower my two witnesses, and they will prophesy for 1,260 days, clothed in sackcloth.”