Genesis 37:34 (KJV) - And Jacob rent his clothes, and put...

Revelation 11:3

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And I will give power unto my two witnesses, and they shall prophesy a thousand two hundred and threescore days, clothed in sackcloth.

The Two Witnesses

Genesis 37:29

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¶ And Reuben returned unto the pit; and, behold, Joseph was not in the pit; and he rent his clothes.

Joseph Sold into Egypt

The Plot against Joseph

Genesis 42:38

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And he said, My son shall not go down with you; for his brother is dead, and he is left alone: if mischief befall him by the way in the which ye go, then shall ye bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave.

Joseph’s Brothers Return to Canaan

Simeon Is Held Hostage

Genesis 44:13

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Then they rent their clothes, and laded every man his ass, and returned to the city.

Benjamin and the Silver Cup

The Brothers Are Brought Back

2 Samuel 1:11

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Then David took hold on his clothes, and rent them; and likewise all the men that were with him:

Saul’s Death Reported to David

2 Samuel 3:31

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¶ And David said to Joab, and to all the people that were with him, Rend your clothes, and gird you with sackcloth, and mourn before Abner. And king David himself followed the bier.

David Mourns for Abner

1 Kings 20:31

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¶ And his servants said unto him, Behold now, we have heard that the kings of the house of Israel are merciful kings: let us, I pray thee, put sackcloth on our loins, and ropes upon our heads, and go out to the king of Israel: peradventure he will save thy life.

Ahab Spares Ben-hadad

Another Aramean War

1 Kings 21:27

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And it came to pass, when Ahab heard those words, that he rent his clothes, and put sackcloth upon his flesh, and fasted, and lay in sackcloth, and went softly.

Ahab’s Repentance

Jezebel’s Plot

2 Kings 2:12

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¶ And Elisha saw it, and he cried, My father, my father, the chariot of Israel, and the horsemen thereof. And he saw him no more: and he took hold of his own clothes, and rent them in two pieces.

Elijah Taken Up to Heaven

2 Kings 22:11

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And it came to pass, when the king had heard the words of the book of the law, that he rent his clothes.

Hilkiah Finds the Book of the Law

1 Chronicles 7:22

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And Ephraim their father mourned many days, and his brethren came to comfort him.

The Descendants of Ephraim

Job 1:20

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Then Job arose, and rent his mantle, and shaved his head, and fell down upon the ground, and worshipped,

Job Loses His Children and Possessions

Job 16:15

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I have sewed sackcloth upon my skin, and defiled my horn in the dust.

Job Decries His Comforters

Job Says God Shattered Him

Jeremiah 36:24

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Yet they were not afraid, nor rent their garments, neither the king, nor any of his servants that heard all these words.

Jehoiakim Burns the Scroll

Jeremiah 48:37

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For every head shall be bald, and every beard clipped: upon all the hands shall be cuttings, and upon the loins sackcloth.

Judgment on Moab

Joel 2:13

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And rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn unto the Lord your God: for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repenteth him of the evil.

Genesis 37:34

And Jacob rent his clothes, and put sackcloth upon his loins, and mourned for his son many days.

Jacob Mourns Joseph

The Plot against Joseph

Cross References

The Two Witnesses

The Two Witnesses

Joseph Sold into Egypt

The Plot against Joseph

Joseph’s Brothers Return to Canaan

Simeon Is Held Hostage

Benjamin and the Silver Cup

The Brothers Are Brought Back

Saul’s Death Reported to David

David Mourns for Abner

Ahab Spares Ben-hadad

Another Aramean War

Ahab’s Repentance

Jezebel’s Plot

Elijah Taken Up to Heaven

Hilkiah Finds the Book of the Law

The Descendants of Ephraim

Job Loses His Children and Possessions

Job Decries His Comforters

Job Says God Shattered Him

Jehoiakim Burns the Scroll

Judgment on Moab

Return with All Your Heart

The Terrible Visitation