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.
For I have eaten ashes like bread, and mingled my drink with weeping,
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Psalms 102:9 · retained source text
For I haue eaten ashes like bread: and mingled my drinke with weeping.
He giveth snow like wool: he scattereth the hoarfrost like ashes.
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Psalms 147:16 · retained source text
He giueth snow like wooll: he scattereth the hoare frost like ashes.
He feedeth on ashes: a deceived heart hath turned him aside, that he cannot deliver his soul, nor say, Is there not a lie in my right hand?
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Isaiah 44:20 · retained source text
He feedeth of ashes: a deceiued heart hath turned him aside, that he cannot deliuer his soule, nor say; Is there not a lie in my right hand?
Is it such a fast that I have chosen? a day for a man to afflict his soul? is it to bow down his head as a bulrush, and to spread sackcloth and ashes under him? wilt thou call this a fast, and an acceptable day to the Lord?
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Isaiah 58:5 · retained source text
Is it such a fast that I haue chosen? a day for a man to afflict his soule? Is it to bow down his head as a bulrush, and to spread sackecloth and ashes vnder him? wilt thou call this a fast, and an acceptable day to the LORD?
1611 marginal noteOr, to afflict his soule for a day?
1611 marginal noteZech.7.5.
1611 marginal noteLeuit.16.29.
To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, that he might be glorified.
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Isaiah 61:3 · retained source text
To appoint vnto them that mourne in Zion, to giue vnto them beautie for ashes, the oyle of ioy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heauinesse, that they might be called trees of righteousnesse, the planting of the LORD, that he might be glorified.
¶ O daughter of my people, gird thee with sackcloth, and wallow thyself in ashes: make thee mourning, as for an only son, most bitter lamentation: for the spoiler shall suddenly come upon us.
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Jeremiah 6:26 · retained source text
¶ O daughter of my people, gird thee with sackcloth, and wallowe thy selfe in ashes: make thee mourning, as for an onely sonne, most bitter lamentation: for the spoiler shall suddenly come vpon vs.
1611 marginal noteChap.4.8. and 25.36.
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
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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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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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