On that day the Lord GOD of Hosts called for weeping and wailing, for shaven heads and the wearing of sackcloth.
Put on sackcloth and lament, O priests; wail, O ministers of the altar. Come, spend the night in sackcloth, O ministers
Let the priests who minister before the LORD weep between the portico and the altar, saying, “Spare Your people, O LORD,
Shave yourselves bald and cut off your hair in mourning for your precious children; make yourselves as bald as an eagle,
a time to weep and a time to laugh, a time to mourn and a time to dance,
I will turn your feasts into mourning and all your songs into lamentation. I will cause everyone to wear sackcloth and e
Come now, you who are rich, weep and wail over the misery to come upon you.
Then Job stood up, tore his robe, and shaved his head. He fell to the ground and worshiped,
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
He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the hearts of men, yet they cannot fathom the
You saw the affliction of our fathers in Egypt; You heard their cry at the Red Sea.
Dibon goes up to its temple to weep at its high places. Moab wails over Nebo, as well as over Medeba. Every head is shav
Then Jeremiah lamented over Josiah, and to this day all the male and female singers recite laments over Josiah. They est
Nehemiah the governor, Ezra the priest and scribe, and the Levites who were instructing the people said to all of them,
When word reached the king of Nineveh, he got up from his throne, took off his royal robe, covered himself with sackclot
Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-mind