Dictionary of Bible Themes Dictionary of Bible Themes » 6000 Sin and salvation » 6600 Aspects of salvation » 6742 sackcloth and ashes Sackcloth is a coarse, black cloth made from goat's hair that was worn together with the burnt ashes of wood as a sign of mourning for personal and national disaster, as a sign of repentance and at times of prayer for deliverance. Sackcloth and ashes worn as a sign of mourning for the dead By Jacob for Joseph By David, Joab and the people for Abner See also 2 Samuel 3:31 Sackcloth and ashes worn as a sign of mourning for personal or national disaster Job 16:15; Job 42:6 See also Esther 4:1; Lamentations 2:10; Joel 1:8 Sackcloth and ashes worn as a sign of repentance for sin By Ahab By David and the elders See also 1 Chronicles 21:16 By the Israelites By the Ninevites and their king See also Jonah 3:5-9 Even the animals were to wear sackcloth. By others Isaiah 15:3; Jeremiah 49:3; Ezekiel 27:31; Matthew 11:21 pp Luke 10:13 Sackcloth and ashes worn at times of prayer for deliverance By Hezekiah and his companions By Daniel Sackcloth was worn in many different ways See also 1 Kings 20:31; 2 Kings 6:30; Isaiah 3:24; Isaiah 58:5; Joel 1:13 Sackcloth used figuratively See also
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