35 Bible Verses about Sackcloth
Want to know what the Bible says about Sackcloth? Here are 35 Bible verses about Sackcloth from the Old and New Testaments of the Holy Bible, New International Version (NIV), sorted from the most relevant to the least relevant.
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Esther 4:2 NIV
But he went only as far as the king’s gate, because no one clothed in sackcloth was allowed to enter it.
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Isaiah 3:24 NIV
Instead of fragrance there will be a stench;
instead of a sash, a rope;
instead of well-dressed hair, baldness;
instead of fine clothing, sackcloth;
instead of beauty, branding.
instead of a sash, a rope;
instead of well-dressed hair, baldness;
instead of fine clothing, sackcloth;
instead of beauty, branding.
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Isaiah 22:12 NIV
The Lord, the Lord Almighty,
called you on that day
to weep and to wail,
to tear out your hair and put on sackcloth.
called you on that day
to weep and to wail,
to tear out your hair and put on sackcloth.
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Isaiah 32:11 NIV
Tremble, you complacent women;
shudder, you daughters who feel secure!
Strip off your fine clothes
and wrap yourselves in rags.
shudder, you daughters who feel secure!
Strip off your fine clothes
and wrap yourselves in rags.
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Isaiah 50:3 NIV
I clothe the heavens with darkness
and make sackcloth its covering.”
and make sackcloth its covering.”
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Psalm 30:11 NIV
You turned my wailing into dancing;
you removed my sackcloth and clothed me with joy,
you removed my sackcloth and clothed me with joy,
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1 Kings 20:31-32 NIV
31 His officials said to him, “Look, we have heard that the kings of Israel are merciful. Let us go to the king of Israel with sackcloth around our waists and ropes around our heads. Perhaps he will spare your life.”
32 Wearing sackcloth around their waists and ropes around their heads, they went to the king of Israel and said, “Your servant Ben-Hadad says: ‘Please let me live.’”
The king answered, “Is he still alive? He is my brother.”
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Jeremiah 4:8 NIV
So put on sackcloth,
lament and wail,
for the fierce anger of the Lord
has not turned away from us.
lament and wail,
for the fierce anger of the Lord
has not turned away from us.
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Jeremiah 6:26 NIV
Put on sackcloth, my people,
and roll in ashes;
mourn with bitter wailing
as for an only son,
for suddenly the destroyer
will come upon us.
and roll in ashes;
mourn with bitter wailing
as for an only son,
for suddenly the destroyer
will come upon us.
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Jeremiah 49:3 NIV
“Wail, Heshbon, for Ai is destroyed!
Cry out, you inhabitants of Rabbah!
Put on sackcloth and mourn;
rush here and there inside the walls,
for Molek will go into exile,
together with his priests and officials.
Cry out, you inhabitants of Rabbah!
Put on sackcloth and mourn;
rush here and there inside the walls,
for Molek will go into exile,
together with his priests and officials.
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