Dictionary of Bible Themes 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. Genesis 37:34Sackcloth and ashes worn as a sign of mourning for the dead By Jacob for Joseph See also 2 Samuel 3:31By David, Joab and the people for Abner Job 16:15; 42:6Sackcloth and ashes worn as a sign of mourning for personal or national disaster See also Esther 4:1Lamentations 2:10 Joel 1:8 1 Kings 21:27 Sackcloth and ashes worn as a sign of repentance for sin By Ahab See also 1 Chronicles 21:16By David and the elders Nehemiah 9:1By the Israelites See also Jonah 3:5-9By the Ninevites and their king Isaiah 15:3Even the animals were to wear sackcloth. Jeremiah 49:3By others Ezekiel 27:31Matthew 11:21 pp Lk 10:13 2 Kings 19:1-2Sackcloth and ashes worn at times of prayer for deliverance By Hezekiah and his companions Daniel 9:3By Daniel See also Sackcloth was worn in many different ways 1 Kings 20:312 Kings 6:30 Isaiah 3:24; 58:5 Joel 1:13 Isaiah 50:3 Sackcloth used figuratively See also 1670 symbols4055 heaven and earth 5146 covering 5420 music 6634 deliverance 6732 repentance 8602 prayer |
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