Verse 8

And he toke a potsharde to scrape hym: and he sat downe among the asshes.

Referenced Verses

  • Job 42:6 : 6 Wherefore I geue myne owne selfe the blame, and take repentaunce in the dust and asshes.
  • Ezek 27:30 : 30 And they shall cause their voyce to be heard against thee, and shall crye bitterly, and shall cast dust vpon their heades, and wallowe in the asshes.
  • Jonah 3:6 : 6 And worde came vnto the king of Niniue: which arose from his throne, and put of his robe, and couered him selfe with sackcloth, & sate downe in asshes.
  • Matt 11:21 : 21 Wo vnto thee Chorazin, wo vnto thee Bethsaida: for if the mightie workes which were shewed in you had ben done in Tyre or Sidon, they had repented long ago in sackcloth and asshes.
  • Luke 16:20-21 : 20 And there was a certayne begger, named Lazarus, which was layde at his gate full of sores: 21 And desiring to be refresshed with the crumbes which fell from ye riche mans boorde And no man gaue vnto hym: but the dogges came and licked his sores.
  • Ps 38:5 : 5 My woundes stinke and are corrupt: through my foolishnes.
  • Ps 38:7 : 7 For my loynes are filled with heate: and there is no whole part in my body.
  • Isa 61:3 : 3 That I might geue vnto them that mourne in Sion, that I might geue I say beautie in steede of asshes, ioyfull oyntment for sighing, pleasaunt rayment for an heauie minde, that they might be called trees of righteousnesse, a planting of the Lorde for hym to reioyce in.
  • Jer 6:26 : 26 Wherfore gyrde a sackcloth about thee O thou daughter of my people, sprinkle thy selfe with ashes: mourne and weepe bitterly as vpon thyne onlye beloued sonne, for the destroyer shall sodainly fall vpon vs.
  • 2 Sam 13:19 : 19 And Thamar toke and put ashes on her head, and rent her garment of diuers colours that was on her, & layed her hand on her head, and so went, and as she went, cryed.
  • Job 19:14-17 : 14 Myne owne kinsefolkes haue forsaken me, and my best acquainted haue forgotten me. 15 The seruauntes and maydens of myne owne house toke me for a straunger, and I am become as an aliaunt in their sight. 16 I called my seruaunt, and he gaue me no aunswere: no though I prayed him with my mouth. 17 Myne owne wyfe might not abyde my breath, though I prayed her for the children sake of myne owne body.