What does "Sackcloth" mean in the Bible?
This was a coarse Sitting in Sackcloth. fabric, as the Hebrew word "sack" means, made of black goats' hair and other materials, and worn either as a sign of repentance. Sackcloth appears in 37 verses across 19 books of the Bible.
What does the Bible say about Sackcloth?
SACK'CLOTH. This was a coarse Sitting in Sackcloth. fabric, as the Hebrew word "sack" means, made of black goats' hair and other materials, and worn either as a sign of repentance. Matt 11:21, or as a token of mourning. Gen 37:34; 2 Sam 3:31; Esth 4:1-2; Job 16:15; Ps 30:11; Isa 20:2; Rev 6:12. Hence the frequent occurrence in Scripture of figurative language connecting sackcloth with mourning and darkness. Isa 3:24; Eze 7:18; Eze 27:31; Am 8:10.
Definition text: Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible · 1898. Public domain.
Compiled by Protos: the verse list on this page. Where one name belongs to more than one person or place, each of them gets a separate entry.
What is the Hebrew word for Sackcloth?
Where does Sackcloth appear in the Bible?
Sackcloth is referenced in 37 verses across 19 books. Every passage below is about this one, not just every verse the word turns up in.
- 1 Chronicles 21:16
- 1 Kings 20:31
- 1 Kings 20:32
- 1 Kings 21:27
- 2 Kings 6:30
- 2 Kings 19:1
- 2 Samuel 21:10
- Amos 8:10
- Daniel 9:3
- Esther 4:1
- Esther 4:2
- Esther 4:3
- Esther 4:4
- Ezekiel 7:18
- Ezekiel 27:31
- Genesis 37:34
- Isaiah 15:3
- Isaiah 22:12
- Isaiah 37:1
- Isaiah 50:3
- Isaiah 58:5
- Jeremiah 4:8
- Jeremiah 6:26
- Jeremiah 48:37
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Open all 37 references in ProtosWhat else appears in these passages?
These turn up in the same passages as Sackcloth.
Common questions
How many times does the Bible mention Sackcloth?
Sackcloth appears in 37 verses across 19 books, most often in Isaiah, which accounts for 5 of them.
Which books of the Bible mention Sackcloth?
Isaiah, Esther, 1 Kings, Jeremiah, Jonah, Psalms, 2 Kings, Ezekiel, and 11 more.
Where can I read every verse about Sackcloth?
This page lists 24 of them. Protos carries all 37, and opens this entry on the verse you are reading rather than in a separate tab.
