Genesis 37:34
Holman Christian Standard Bible
34 Then Jacob tore his clothes, put sackcloth around his waist, and mourned for his son many days.
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Isaiah 15:3
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3 In its streets they wear sackcloth;
on its rooftops and in its public squares everyone wails,
falling down and weeping.
Jeremiah 48:36-38
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36 Therefore, My heart moans like flutes for Moab,(A) and My heart moans like flutes for the people of Kir-heres. And therefore, the wealth he has gained has perished. 37 Indeed, every head is bald and every beard clipped;(B) on every hand is a gash and sackcloth around the waist. 38 On all the rooftops of Moab and in her public squares, everyone is mourning because I have shattered Moab like a jar no one wants.”(C) This is the Lord’s declaration.
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Lamentations 2:10
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י Yod
10 The elders of Daughter Zion
sit on the ground in silence.
They have thrown dust on their heads(A)
and put on sackcloth.
The young women of Jerusalem
have bowed their heads to the ground.(B)
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