And he took him a potsherd to scrape himself withal; and he sat down among the ashes.
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Job 2:8 · retained source text
And hee tooke him a potsheard to scrape himselfe withall; and hee sate downe among the ashes.
KJV dictionary & concordance
ashes
Meaning of “ashes”
Sense 1: The powdery residue left after burning. Sense 2: A sign of mourning, humiliation, or ruin.
Definition sources
KJV context and cross-references
43 occurrences42 verses21 booksKJV PCE
Some verses contain the word more than once.
First occurrence: Genesis 18:27
Complete exact-word concordance
Every verse containing “ashes”
Your remembrances are like unto ashes, your bodies to bodies of clay.
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Job 13:12 · retained source text
Your remembrances are like vnto ashes, your bodies to bodies of clay.
He hath cast me into the mire, and I am become like dust and ashes.
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Job 30:19 · retained source text
He hath cast mee into the myre, and I am become like dust and ashes.
Wherefore I abhor myself, and repent in dust and ashes.
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Job 42:6 · retained source text
Wherefore I abhorre my selfe, and repent in dust and ashes.
Complete reference index — all 42 verses
Genesis 18:27Exodus 9:8Exodus 9:10Exodus 27:3Leviticus 1:16Leviticus 4:12Leviticus 6:10Leviticus 6:11Numbers 4:13Numbers 19:9Numbers 19:10Numbers 19:172 Samuel 13:191 Kings 13:31 Kings 13:51 Kings 20:381 Kings 20:412 Kings 23:4Esther 4:1Esther 4:3Job 2:8Job 13:12Job 30:19Job 42:6Psalms 102:9Psalms 147:16Isaiah 44:20Isaiah 58:5Isaiah 61:3Jeremiah 6:26Jeremiah 25:34Jeremiah 31:40Lamentations 3:16Ezekiel 27:30Ezekiel 28:18Daniel 9:3Jonah 3:6Malachi 4:3Matthew 11:21Luke 10:13Hebrews 9:132 Peter 2:6
Where “ashes” appears
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Genesis1 occurrence
1 verseExodus3 occurrences
3 versesLeviticus5 occurrences
4 versesNumbers4 occurrences
4 verses2 Samuel1 occurrence
1 verse1 Kings4 occurrences
4 verses2 Kings1 occurrence
1 verseEsther2 occurrences
2 versesJob4 occurrences
4 versesPsalms2 occurrences
2 versesIsaiah3 occurrences
3 versesJeremiah3 occurrences
3 versesLamentations1 occurrence
1 verseEzekiel2 occurrences
2 versesDaniel1 occurrence
1 verseJonah1 occurrence
1 verseMalachi1 occurrence
1 verseMatthew1 occurrence
1 verseLuke1 occurrence
1 verseHebrews1 occurrence
1 verse2 Peter1 occurrence
1 verse
1 verseExodus3 occurrences
3 versesLeviticus5 occurrences
4 versesNumbers4 occurrences
4 verses2 Samuel1 occurrence
1 verse1 Kings4 occurrences
4 verses2 Kings1 occurrence
1 verseEsther2 occurrences
2 versesJob4 occurrences
4 versesPsalms2 occurrences
2 versesIsaiah3 occurrences
3 versesJeremiah3 occurrences
3 versesLamentations1 occurrence
1 verseEzekiel2 occurrences
2 versesDaniel1 occurrence
1 verseJonah1 occurrence
1 verseMalachi1 occurrence
1 verseMatthew1 occurrence
1 verseLuke1 occurrence
1 verseHebrews1 occurrence
1 verse2 Peter1 occurrence
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