When the people heard this bad news, they went into mourning, and no one put on any of his jewelry.
And when Moses relayed these words to all the Israelites, the people mourned bitterly.
Groan quietly; do not mourn for the dead. Put on your turban and strap your sandals on your feet; do not cover your lips
Your turbans will remain on your heads and your sandals on your feet. You will not mourn or weep, but you will waste awa
All the princes of the sea will descend from their thrones, remove their robes, and strip off their embroidered garments
Then Moses said to Aaron and his sons Eleazar and Ithamar, “Do not let your hair become disheveled and do not tear your
Then the whole congregation lifted up their voices and cried out, and that night the people wept.
When I heard this report, I tore my tunic and cloak, pulled out some hair from my head and beard, and sat down in horror
On hearing this report, King Hezekiah tore his clothes, put on sackcloth, and entered the house of the LORD.
Then Mephibosheth, Saul’s grandson, went down to meet the king. He had not cared for his feet or trimmed his mustache or
by asking the priests of the house of the LORD of Hosts, as well as the prophets, “Should I weep and fast in the fifth m
They do not cry out to Me from their hearts when they wail upon their beds. They slash themselves for grain and new wine
“Ask all the people of the land and the priests, ‘When you fasted and mourned in the fifth and seventh months for these
Shudder, you ladies of leisure; tremble, you daughters of complacency. Strip yourselves bare and put sackcloth around yo
When they lifted up their eyes from afar, they could barely recognize Job. They began to weep aloud, and each man tore h
When word reached the king of Nineveh, he got up from his throne, took off his royal robe, covered himself with sackclot
Then Job stood up, tore his robe, and shaved his head. He fell to the ground and worshiped,
When Mordecai learned of all that had happened, he tore his clothes, put on sackcloth and ashes, and went out into the m
When Ahab heard these words, he tore his clothes, put on sackcloth, and fasted. He lay down in sackcloth and walked arou