Bible Verses About Sackcloth: Girt about the loins

And Jacob rent his clothes, 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, 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.