Bible Verses About Sackcloth: Girt about the loins

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

And his servants said unto him, Behold now, we have heard that the kings of the house of Israel are merciful kings: let us, we 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.