Jonah 3:6
And the word reached the king of Nineve, and he arose from off his throne, and took off his raiment from him, and put on sackcloth, and sat on ashes.
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Esther 4:1But Mardochaeus having perceived what was done, tore his garments, and put on sackcloth, and sprinkled dust upon himself; and having rushed forth through the open street of the city, he cried with a loud voice, A nation that has done no wrong is going to be destroyed.
Job 2:8And he took a potsherd to scrape away the discharge, and sat upon a dung-heap outside the city.
Psalms 2:10Now therefore understand, you⌃ kings: be instructed, all you⌃ that judge the earth. 1
Jeremiah 13:18Say you⌃ to the king and the princes, Humble yourselves, and sit down; for your crown of glory is removed from your head.
Daniel 9:3And I set my face toward the Lord God, to seek him diligently by prayer and supplications, with fastings and sackcloth.
Matthew Henry on Jonah 3:6-10
Nineveh's Repentance. ( b. c. 840.) 5 So the people of Nineveh believed God, and proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them even to the least of them. 6 For word came unto the king of Nineveh, and he arose from his throne, and he laid his robe from him, and covered him with sackcloth, and sat in ashes. 7 And he caused it to be proclaimed and published through Nineveh by the decree of the king and his nobles, saying, Let neither man nor beast, herd nor flock, taste any thing: let them not… Read the whole commentary →