Verse 6

Joshua tore his clothes; he and the leaders of Israel lay face down on the ground before the ark of the LORD until evening and threw dirt on their heads.

Referenced Verses

  • Gen 37:29 : 29 Later Reuben returned to the cistern to find that Joseph was not in it! He tore his clothes,
  • Gen 37:34 : 34 Then Jacob tore his clothes, put on sackcloth, and mourned for his son many days.
  • Num 14:6 : 6 And Joshua son of Nun and Caleb son of Jephunneh, two of those who had investigated the land, tore their garments.
  • 2 Sam 13:31 : 31 Then the king stood up and tore his garments and lay down on the ground. All his servants were standing there with torn garments as well.
  • Ezra 9:3-5 : 3 When I heard this report, I tore my tunic and my robe and ripped out some of the hair from my head and beard. Then I sat down, quite devastated. 4 Everyone who held the words of the God of Israel in awe gathered around me because of the unfaithful acts of the people of the exile. Devastated, I continued to sit there until the evening offering. 5 At the time of the evening offering I got up from my self-abasement, with my tunic and robe torn, and then dropped to my knees and spread my hands to the LORD my God.
  • Esth 4:1 : 1 Esther Decides to Risk Everything in order to Help Her People Now when Mordecai became aware of all that had been done, he tore his garments and put on sackcloth and ashes. He went out into the city, crying out in a loud and bitter voice.
  • Job 1:20 : 20 Then Job got up and tore his robe. He shaved his head, and then he threw himself down with his face to the ground.
  • Job 2:12 : 12 But when they gazed intently from a distance but did not recognize him, they began to weep loudly. Each of them tore his robes, and they threw dust into the air over their heads.
  • Lam 2:10 : 10 י(Yod) The elders of Daughter Zion sit on the ground in silence. They have thrown dirt on their heads; They have dressed in sackcloth. Jerusalem’s young women stare down at the ground.
  • Acts 14:14 : 14 But when the apostles Barnabas and Paul heard about it, they tore their clothes and rushed out into the crowd, shouting,
  • Rev 18:19 : 19 And they threw dust on their heads and were shouting with weeping and mourning,“Woe, Woe, O great city– in which all those who had ships on the sea got rich from her wealth– because in a single hour she has been destroyed!”
  • Num 16:22 : 22 Then they threw themselves down with their faces to the ground and said,“O God, the God of the spirits of all people, will you be angry with the whole community when only one man sins?”
  • Num 16:45 : 45 “Get away from this community, so that I can consume them in an instant!” But they threw themselves down with their faces to the ground.
  • Judg 20:23 : 23 The Israelites went up and wept before the LORD until evening. They asked the LORD,“Should we again march out to fight the Benjaminites, our brothers?” The LORD said,“Attack them!”
  • Judg 20:26 : 26 So all the Israelites, the whole army, went up to Bethel. They wept and sat there before the LORD; they did not eat anything that day until evening. They offered up burnt sacrifices and tokens of peace to the LORD.
  • Judg 21:2 : 2 So the people came to Bethel and sat there before God until evening, weeping loudly and uncontrollably.
  • 1 Sam 4:12 : 12 Eli Dies On that day a Benjaminite ran from the battle lines and came to Shiloh. His clothes were torn and dirt was on his head.
  • 2 Sam 1:12 : 12 They lamented and wept and fasted until evening because Saul, his son Jonathan, the LORD’s people, and the house of Israel had fallen by the sword.
  • 2 Sam 12:16 : 16 Then David prayed to God for the child and fasted. He would even go and spend the night lying on the ground.