Topic
Sackcloth
38 passages cited, from 5 classic reference works.
These works date from 1884–1915 and are in the public domain. They reflect the Protestant scholarship of their time: their history, archaeology and dates can be out of date, and where they interpret, other traditions read the text differently. The verses are shown in the King James Version, the wording these works were written against.
The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- Genesis 37:34Easton · Nave · Torrey Worn by Jacob when it was reported to him that Joseph had been devoured by wild animals
And Jacob rent his clothes, and put sackcloth upon his loins, and mourned for his son many days.
- Job 16:15Smith · Nave · Torrey A symbol of mourning
I have sewed sackcloth upon my skin, and defiled my horn in the dust.
- 2 Samuel 3:31Easton · Torrey WAS WORN — At funerals
¶ And David said to Joab, and to all the people that were with him, Rend your clothes, and gird you with sackcloth, and mourn before Abner. And king David himself followed the bier.
- 1 Kings 20:31Nave · Torrey A symbol of mourning
¶ And his servants said unto him, Behold now, we have heard that the kings of the house of Israel are merciful kings: let us, I pray thee, put sackcloth on our loins, and ropes upon our heads, and go out to the king of Israel: peradventure he will save thy…
- 1 Kings 21:27Smith · Torrey WAS WORN — Frequently next the skin in deep afflictions
And it came to pass, when Ahab heard those words, that he rent his clothes, and put sackcloth upon his flesh, and fasted, and lay in sackcloth, and went softly.
- 2 Kings 6:30Smith · Torrey WAS WORN — Frequently next the skin in deep afflictions
¶ And it came to pass, when the king heard the words of the woman, that he rent his clothes; and he passed by upon the wall, and the people looked, and, behold, he had sackcloth within upon his flesh.
- Esther 4:1Easton · Torrey WAS WORN — With ashes on the head
When Mordecai perceived all that was done, Mordecai rent his clothes, and put on sackcloth with ashes, and went out into the midst of the city, and cried with a loud and a bitter cry;
- Esther 4:2Easton · Torrey No one clothed in, allowed into the palaces of kings
And came even before the king’s gate: for none might enter into the king’s gate clothed with sackcloth.
- Psalms 30:11Easton · Torrey ILLUSTRATIVE — (Putting of,) of joy and gladness
Thou hast turned for me my mourning into dancing: thou hast put off my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness;
- Isaiah 15:3Nave · Torrey A symbol of mourning
In their streets they shall gird themselves with sackcloth: on the tops of their houses, and in their streets, every one shall howl, weeping abundantly.
- Isaiah 32:11Smith · Torrey ILLUSTRATIVE — (Girding with,) of heavy afflictions
Tremble, ye women that are at ease; be troubled, ye careless ones: strip you, and make you bare, and gird sackcloth upon your loins.
- Isaiah 50:3Smith · Torrey ILLUSTRATIVE — (Covering the heavens with,) of severe judgments
I clothe the heavens with blackness, and I make sackcloth their covering.
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- Jonah 3:8 Easton · Nave Animals covered with, at a time of national mourning
- Revelation 6:12 Smith · Torrey Made of coarse hair
- Genesis 42:25 Easton
- 2 Samuel 21:10 Torrey The Jews lay in, when in deep affliction
- 1 Kings 20:32 Nave A symbol of mourning
- 2 Kings 1:8 Torrey WAS WORN — By God's prophets
- 2 Kings 19:1 Torrey WAS WORN — Often over the whole person
- 2 Kings 19:2 Torrey WAS WORN — Often over the whole person
- Nehemiah 9:1 Torrey WAS WORN — By persons in affliction
- Psalms 69:11 Torrey WAS WORN — By persons in affliction
- Isaiah 3:24 Torrey ILLUSTRATIVE — (Girding with,) of heavy afflictions
- Isaiah 20:2 Torrey WAS WORN — By God's prophets
- Isaiah 22:12 Torrey ILLUSTRATIVE — (Girding with,) of heavy afflictions
- Jeremiah 4:8 Nave A symbol of mourning
- Jeremiah 6:26 Nave A symbol of mourning
- Jeremiah 49:3 Nave A symbol of mourning
- Lamentations 2:10 Nave A symbol of mourning
- Ezekiel 7:18 Nave A symbol of mourning
- Daniel 9:3 Nave A symbol of mourning
- Joel 1:8 Nave A symbol of mourning
- Joel 1:13 Torrey The Jews lay in, when in deep affliction
- Jonah 3:5 Torrey WAS WORN — By persons in affliction
- Zechariah 13:4 Torrey Rough and unsightly
- Matthew 3:4 Torrey Made of coarse hair
- Matthew 11:21 Easton
- Revelation 11:3 Torrey WAS WORN — By God's prophets
In the reference works
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · 8 references
Cloth made of black goats’ hair, coarse, rough, and thick, used for sacks, and also worn by mourners (Gen. 37:34; 42:25; 2 Sam. 3:31; Esther 4:1, 2; Ps. 30:11, etc.), and as a sign of repentance (Matt. 11:21). It was put upon animals by the people of Nineveh (Jonah 3:8).
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884) · 6 references
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 0 references
sak'-kloth.
See BURIAL.
In the topical indexes
Nave's Topical Bible (1896) · 13 references, grouped by sub-topic
Torrey's New Topical Textbook (1897) · 32 references, grouped by sub-topic
- Made of coarse hair Mt 3:4; Re 6:12
- Rough and unsightly Zec 13:4
- Of a black colour Re 6:12
- WAS WORN
- By God's prophets 2Ki 1:8; Isa 20:2; Mt 3:4; Re 11:3
- By persons in affliction Ne 9:1; Ps 69:11; Jon 3:5
- Girt about the loins Ge 37:34; 1Ki 20:31
- Frequently next the skin in deep afflictions 1Ki 21:27; 2Ki 6:30; Job 16:15
- Often over the whole person 2Ki 19:1,2
- With ashes on the head Es 4:1
- Often with ropes on the head 1Ki 20:31
- In the streets Isa 15:3
- At funerals 2Sa 3:31
- The Jews lay in, when in deep affliction 2Sa 21:10; 1Ki 21:27; Joe 1:13
- No one clothed in, allowed into the palaces of kings Es 4:2
- ILLUSTRATIVE
Texts: Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897); Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884); International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915); Nave's Topical Bible (1896); Torrey's New Topical Textbook (1897), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.