2 Samuel 13:19
19And Tamar aput ashes on her head and btore the long robe that she wore. And cshe laid her hand on her head and went away, crying aloud as she went.Job 42:6
6therefore I despise myself,and repent ▼
▼Or and am comforted
in edust and ashes.”Isaiah 61:3
3to grant to those who mourn in Zion—fto give them a beautiful headdress instead of ashes,
gthe oil of gladness instead of mourning,
the garment of praise instead of a faint spirit;
hthat they may be called oaks of righteousness,
the planting of the Lord, ithat he may be glorified. ▼
▼Or that he may display his beauty
Ezekiel 27:30
30 kand shout aloud over youand cry out bitterly.
lThey cast dust on their heads
mand wallow in ashes;
Jonah 3:6
The People of Nineveh Repent
6The word reached ▼▼Or had reached
the king of Nineveh, and ohe arose from his throne, removed his robe, covered himself with sackcloth, pand sat in ashes. Matthew 11:21
21 q“Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the mighty works done in you had been done in rTyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.
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