Genesis 37:34

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“Then Jacob tore his clothes, put sackcloth around his waist, and mourned for his son many days.”

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BSBPD

“Then Jacob tore his clothes, put sackcloth around his waist, and mourned for his son many days.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

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

King James Version · Public Domain
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“And Jacob rent his garments, and put sackcloth upon his loins, and mourned for his son many days.”

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YLTPD

“And Jacob rendeth his raiment, and putteth sackcloth on his loins, and becometh a mourner for his son many days,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Genesis 37:34 — 24 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 37:29When Reuben returned to the pit and saw that Joseph was not there, he tore his clothes,
  2. Genesis 44:13Then they all tore their clothes, loaded their donkeys, and returned to the city.
  3. Joshua 7:6Then Joshua tore his clothes and fell facedown before the ark of the LORD until evening, as did the elders of Israel; and they all sprinkled dust on their heads.
  4. Judges 11:35As soon as Jephthah saw her, he tore his clothes and said, “No! Not my daughter! You have brought me to my knees! You have brought great misery upon me, for I have given my word to the LORD and cannot take it back.”
  5. 2 Samuel 1:11Then David took hold of his own clothes and tore them, and all the men who were with him did the same.
  6. 2 Samuel 3:31Then David ordered Joab and all the people with him, “Tear your clothes, put on sackcloth, and mourn before Abner.” And King David himself walked behind the funeral bier.
  7. 1 Kings 20:31Then the servants of Ben-hadad said to him, “Look now, we have heard that the kings of the house of Israel are merciful. Let us go out to the king of Israel with sackcloth around our waists and ropes around our heads. Perhaps he will spare your life.”
  8. 1 Kings 21:27When Ahab heard these words, he tore his clothes, put on sackcloth, and fasted. He lay down in sackcloth and walked around meekly.
  9. 2 Kings 19:1On hearing this report, King Hezekiah tore his clothes, put on sackcloth, and entered the house of the LORD.
  10. 1 Chronicles 7:22Their father Ephraim mourned for many days, and his relatives came to comfort him.
  11. 1 Chronicles 21:16When David lifted up his eyes and saw the angel of the LORD standing between heaven and earth, with a drawn sword in his hand stretched out over Jerusalem, David and the elders, clothed in sackcloth, fell facedown.
  12. Ezra 9:3When I heard this report, I tore my tunic and cloak, pulled out some hair from my head and beard, and sat down in horror.
  13. Nehemiah 9:1On the twenty-fourth day of the same month, the Israelites gathered together, fasting and wearing sackcloth, with dust on their heads.
  14. Esther 4:1When Mordecai learned of all that had happened, he tore his clothes, put on sackcloth and ashes, and went out into the middle of the city, wailing loudly and bitterly.
  15. Job 1:20Then Job stood up, tore his robe, and shaved his head. He fell to the ground and worshiped,
  16. Job 2:12When they lifted up their eyes from afar, they could barely recognize Job. They began to weep aloud, and each man tore his robe and threw dust in the air over his head.
  17. Psalms 69:11I made sackcloth my clothing, and I was sport to them.
  18. Isaiah 22:12On that day the Lord GOD of Hosts called for weeping and wailing, for shaven heads and the wearing of sackcloth.
  19. Isaiah 32:11Shudder, you ladies of leisure; tremble, you daughters of complacency. Strip yourselves bare and put sackcloth around your waists.
  20. Isaiah 36:22Then Hilkiah’s son Eliakim the palace administrator, Shebna the scribe, and Asaph’s son Joah the recorder came to Hezekiah with their clothes torn, and they relayed to him the words of the Rabshakeh.
  21. Jeremiah 36:24Yet in hearing all these words, the king and his servants did not become frightened or tear their garments.
  22. Joel 2:13So rend your hearts and not your garments, and return to the LORD your God. For He is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion. And He relents from sending disaster.
  23. Jonah 3:5And the Ninevites believed God. They proclaimed a fast and dressed in sackcloth, from the greatest of them to the least.
  24. Matthew 11:21“Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.

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