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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.
By Jacob for Joseph Ge 37:34
By David, Joab and the people for Abner See also 2Sa 3:31
Job 16:15; Job 42:6 See also Est 4:1; La 2:10; Joel 1:8
By Ahab 1Ki 21:27
By David and the elders See also 1Ch 21:16
By the Israelites Ne 9:1
By the Ninevites and their king See also Jnh 3:5-9 Even the animals were to wear sackcloth.
By others Isa 15:3; Jer 49:3; Eze 27:31; Mt 11:21 pp Lk 10:13
By Hezekiah and his companions 2Ki 19:1-2
By Daniel Da 9:3
1670 | symbols |
4050 | dust |
5145 | clothing |
5419 | mourning |
6634 | deliverance |
6732 | repentance |
8602 | prayer |