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Esther 4:1

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¶ When Mordecai perceived all that was done, Mordecai rent his clothes, and put on sackcloth with ashes, and went out into the midst of the city, and cried with a loud and a bitter cry;

When Mordecai {H4782} perceived {H3045} all that was done {H6213}, Mordecai {H4782} rent {H7167} his clothes {H899}, and put on {H3847} sackcloth {H8242} with ashes {H665}, and went out {H3318} into the midst {H8432} of the city {H5892}, and cried {H2199} with a loud {H1419} and a bitter {H4751} cry {H2201};

When Mordekhai learned everything that had been done, he tore his clothes, put on sackcloth and ashes and went out through the city, lamenting and crying bitterly.

When 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.

Now when Mordecai knew all that was done, Mordecai rent his clothes, and put on sackcloth with ashes, and went out into the midst of the city, and cried with a loud and a bitter cry;

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Cross-References

  • Daniel 9:3 (6 votes)

    And I set my face unto the Lord God, to seek by prayer and supplications, with fasting, and sackcloth, and ashes:

  • 2 Samuel 1:11 (4 votes)

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

  • Job 42:6 (4 votes)

    Wherefore I abhor [myself], and repent in dust and ashes.

  • 2 Samuel 13:19 (4 votes)

    And Tamar put ashes on her head, and rent her garment of divers colours that [was] on her, and laid her hand on her head, and went on crying.

  • Ezekiel 27:30 (4 votes)

    And shall cause their voice to be heard against thee, and shall cry bitterly, and shall cast up dust upon their heads, they shall wallow themselves in the ashes:

  • Ezekiel 27:31 (4 votes)

    And they shall make themselves utterly bald for thee, and gird them with sackcloth, and they shall weep for thee with bitterness of heart [and] bitter wailing.

  • Revelation 18:17 (3 votes)

    For in one hour so great riches is come to nought. And every shipmaster, and all the company in ships, and sailors, and as many as trade by sea, stood afar off,