Here you will find all biblical passages where / in which the word (or term) ‘Sackcloth’ occurs and how often this word occurs per biblical book. We searched the New and Old Testaments to find all the verses and occurrences of the Word. his article is part of our small concordance.
The term ‘Sackcloth’ occurs 29 times in the Bible. Below you will find all matching biblical passages divided according to the corresponding book.
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Bible passages with ‘Sackcloth’ in the book 2 Samuel
2 Samuel 3:31 Then David said to Joab, and to all the people who were with him, “Tear your garments, and gird yourselves with sackcloth, and mourn before the funeral procession of Abner.” Moreover, king David himself was following the casket.2 Samuel 3:31
Number of the word / term Sackcloth in 2 Samuel: 1
Bible passages with ‘Sackcloth’ in the book 1 Kings
1 Kings 20:31 And his servants said to him: “Behold, we have heard that the kings of the house of Israel show clemency. And so, let us put sackcloth around our waists, and ropes on our heads, and let us go out to the king of Israel. Perhaps he will save our lives.”1 Kings 20:31
1 Kings 20:32 So they wrapped sackcloth around their waists, and they placed ropes on their heads. And they went to the king of Israel, and they said to him: “Your servant, Benhadad, says: ‘I beg you to let my soul live.’ ” And he replied, “If he is still alive, he is my brother.”1 Kings 20:32
1 Kings 21:27 Then, when Ahab had heard these words, he tore his garments, and he put haircloth on his body, and he fasted, and he slept in sackcloth, and he walked with his head downcast.1 Kings 21:27
Number of the word / term Sackcloth in 1 Kings: 3
Bible passages with ‘Sackcloth’ in the book 2 Kings
2 Kings 19:1 And when king Hezekiah had heard this, he tore his garments, and he covered himself with sackcloth, and he entered the house of the Lord.2 Kings 19:1
2 Kings 19:2 And he sent Eliakim, the first ruler of the house, and Shebnah, the scribe, and the elders from the priests, covered with sackcloth, to the prophet Isaiah, the son of Amoz.2 Kings 19:2
Number of the word / term Sackcloth in 2 Kings: 2
Bible passages with ‘Sackcloth’ in the book Nehemiah
Nehemiah 9:1 Then, on the twenty-fourth day of the same month, the sons of Israel came together in fasting and in sackcloth, and with soil upon them.Nehemiah 9:1
Number of the word / term Sackcloth in Nehemiah: 1
Bible passages with ‘Sackcloth’ in the book Esther
Esther 4:1 When Mordecai had heard this, he tore his garments and put on sackcloth, strewing ashes on his head, and he cried out with a loud voice in the main street of the city, revealing the anguish of his soul.Esther 4:1
Esther 4:2 And he continued with this lamenting, even up to the gate of the palace, for no one clothed with sackcloth is permitted to enter the king’s court.Esther 4:2
Esther 4:3 Likewise, in all provinces, towns, and places where the king’s cruel decision arrived, there was extraordinary mourning among the Jews with fasting, wailing, and weeping, with many using sackcloth and ashes for their bed.Esther 4:3
Esther 4:4 Then Esther’s maids and eunuchs went in and informed her. When she heard it, she was shocked, and she sent a garment to clothe him and to take away the sackcloth, but he would not accept it.Esther 4:4
Number of the word / term Sackcloth in Esther: 4
Bible passages with ‘Sackcloth’ in the book Job
Job 16:15 I have sewn sackcloth over my skin, and I have covered my body with ashes.Job 16:15
Number of the word / term Sackcloth in Job: 1
Bible passages with ‘Sackcloth’ in the book Psalm
Psalm 30:11 You have turned my mourning into gladness for me. You have cut off my sackcloth, and you have surrounded me with joy.Psalm 30:11
Number of the word / term Sackcloth in Psalm: 1
Bible passages with ‘Sackcloth’ in the book Isaiah
Isaiah 15:3 At their crossroads, they have been wrapped with sackcloth. On their rooftops and in their streets, everyone descends, wailing and weeping.Isaiah 15:3
Isaiah 20:2 in that same time, the Lord spoke by the hand of Isaiah, the son of Amoz, saying: “Go forth, and remove the sackcloth from your waist, and take your shoes from your feet.” And he did so, going out naked and barefoot.Isaiah 20:2
Isaiah 22:12 And in that day, the Lord, the God of hosts, will call to weeping and mourning, to baldness and the wearing of sackcloth.Isaiah 22:12
Isaiah 37:1 And it happened that, when king Hezekiah had heard this, he rent his garments, and he wrapped himself in sackcloth, and he entered the house of the Lord.Isaiah 37:1
Isaiah 37:2 And he sent Eliakim, who was over the house, and Shebna, the scribe, and the elders of the priests, covered with sackcloth, to Isaiah, the son of Amoz, the prophet.Isaiah 37:2
Isaiah 50:3 I will clothe the heavens in darkness, and I will make sackcloth their covering.Isaiah 50:3
Isaiah 58:5 Is this a fast such as I have chosen: for a man to afflict his soul for a day, to contort his head in a circle, and to spread sackcloth and ashes? Should you call this a fast and a day acceptable to the Lord?Isaiah 58:5
Number of the word / term Sackcloth in Isaiah: 7
Bible passages with ‘Sackcloth’ in the book Daniel
Daniel 9:3 And I set my face to the Lord, my God, to ask and make supplication with fasting, and sackcloth, and ashes.Daniel 9:3
Number of the word / term Sackcloth in Daniel: 1
Bible passages with ‘Sackcloth’ in the book Joel
Joel 1:8 Lament like a betrothed virgin, wrapped in sackcloth at the loss of the husband of her youth.Joel 1:8
Joel 1:13 Priests, gird yourselves and lament. Ministers of the altars, wail. Enter, ministers of my God, lie in sackcloth. For sacrifice and libation have passed away from the house of your God.Joel 1:13
Number of the word / term Sackcloth in Joel: 2
Bible passages with ‘Sackcloth’ in the book Amos
Amos 8:10 And I will turn your feasts into mourning, and all your hymns into lamentation. And I will put sackcloth over every one of your backs, and baldness on every head. And I will begin it like the mourning for an only-begotten son, and complete it like a bitter day.Amos 8:10
Number of the word / term Sackcloth in Amos: 1
Bible passages with ‘Sackcloth’ in the book Jonah
Jonah 3:5 And the men of Nineveh believed in God. And they proclaimed a fast, and they put on sackcloth, from the greatest all the way to the least.Jonah 3:5
Jonah 3:6 And word reached the king of Nineveh. And he rose from his throne, and he threw off his robe from himself and was clothed in sackcloth, and he sat in ashes.Jonah 3:6
Jonah 3:8 And let men and beasts be covered with sackcloth, and let them cry out to the Lord with strength, and may man be converted from his evil way, and from the iniquity that is in their hands.Jonah 3:8
Number of the word / term Sackcloth in Jonah: 3
Bible passages with ‘Sackcloth’ in the book Zechariah
Zechariah 13:4 And this shall be: In that day, the prophets will be confounded, each one by his own vision, when he will prophesy. Neither will they be covered with a garment of sackcloth in order to deceive.Zechariah 13:4
Number of the word / term Sackcloth in Zechariah: 1
Bible passages with ‘Sackcloth’ in the book Revelation
Revelation 11:3 And I will present my two witnesses, and they shall prophesy for one thousand two hundred and sixty days, clothed in sackcloth.Revelation 11:3
Number of the word / term ‘Sackcloth’ in Revelation: 1
These texts are taken from the following version: Catholic Public Domain Version.
Number of Bible Verses found on the topic: 29
