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2 Kings 18 37
Then Eliakim son of Hilkiah, who was in charge of the palace, Shebna the court secretary, and Joah son of Asaph, the court historian, came to Hezekiah with their clothes torn and reported to him the words of the Rabshakeh.
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1 Kings 21 27
When Ahab heard these words, he tore his clothes, put sackcloth over his body, and fasted. He lay down in sackcloth and walked around subdued.
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Genesis 37:34
Then Jacob tore his clothes, put sackcloth around his waist, and mourned for his son many days.
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2 Chronicles 32 20-2 Chronicles 32 22
King Hezekiah and the prophet Isaiah son of Amoz prayed about this and cried out to heaven,and the Lord sent an angel who annihilated every brave warrior, leader, and commander in the camp of the king of Assyria. So the king of Assyria returned in disgrace to his land. He went to the temple of his god, and there some of his own children struck him down with the sword.So the Lord saved Hezekiah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem from the power of King Sennacherib of Assyria and from the power of all others. He gave them rest on every side.
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Isaiah 37:1-7
When King Hezekiah heard their report, he tore his clothes, put on sackcloth, and went to the Lord’s temple.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.They said to him,“ This is what Hezekiah says:‘ Today is a day of distress, rebuke, and disgrace, for children have come to the point of birth, and there is no strength to deliver them.Perhaps Yahweh your God will hear all the words of the Rabshakeh, whom his master the king of Assyria sent to mock the living God, and will rebuke him for the words that Yahweh your God has heard. Therefore offer a prayer for the surviving remnant.’”So the servants of King Hezekiah went to Isaiah,who said to them,“ Tell your master this,‘ The Lord says: Don’t be afraid because of the words you have heard, which the king of Assyria’s attendants have blasphemed Me with.I am about to put a spirit in him and he will hear a rumor and return to his own land, where I will cause him to fall by the sword.’”
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1 Kings 21 29
“ Have you seen how Ahab has humbled himself before Me? I will not bring the disaster during his lifetime, because he has humbled himself before Me. I will bring the disaster on his house during his son’s lifetime.”
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Esther 4:1-4
When Mordecai learned all that had occurred, he tore his clothes, put on sackcloth and ashes, went into the middle of the city, and cried loudly and bitterly.He only went as far as the King’s Gate, since the law prohibited anyone wearing sackcloth from entering the King’s Gate.There was great mourning among the Jewish people in every province where the king’s command and edict came. They fasted, wept, and lamented, and many lay on sackcloth and ashes.Esther’s female servants and her eunuchs came and reported the news to her, and the queen was overcome with fear. She sent clothes for Mordecai to wear so he could take off his sackcloth, but he did not accept them.
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2 Kings 6 30
When the king heard the woman’s words, he tore his clothes. Then, as he was passing by on the wall, the people saw that there was sackcloth under his clothes next to his skin.
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2 Chronicles 7 15-2 Chronicles 7 16
My eyes will now be open and My ears attentive to prayer from this place.And I have now chosen and consecrated this temple so that My name may be there forever; My eyes and My heart will be there at all times.
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Job 1:20-21
Then Job stood up, tore his robe, and shaved his head. He fell to the ground and worshiped,saying: Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked I will leave this life. The Lord gives, and the Lord takes away. Praise the name of Yahweh.
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1 Samuel 4 12
That same day, a Benjaminite man ran from the battle and came to Shiloh. His clothes were torn, and there was dirt on his head.
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Ezra 9:3
When I heard this report, I tore my tunic and robe, pulled out some of the hair from my head and beard, and sat down devastated.
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Psalms 35:13
Yet when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth; I humbled myself with fasting, and my prayer was genuine.
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Matthew 11:21
“ Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles that were done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented in sackcloth and ashes long ago!
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2 Kings 5 7
When the king of Israel read the letter, he tore his clothes and asked,“ Am I God, killing and giving life that this man expects me to cure a man of his skin disease? Think it over and you will see that he is only picking a fight with me.”
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Jeremiah 36:24
As they heard all these words, the king and all of his servants did not become terrified or tear their garments.
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Jonah 3:8
Furthermore, both man and beast must be covered with sackcloth, and everyone must call out earnestly to God. Each must turn from his evil ways and from the violence he is doing.
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Matthew 26:65
Then the high priest tore his robes and said,“ He has blasphemed! Why do we still need witnesses? Look, now you’ve heard the blasphemy!