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sackcloth

Meaning of “sackcloth”

Coarse cloth worn as a sign of mourning, humiliation, or repentance.

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46 occurrences45 verses19 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 37:34

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Psalms 30:11
Thou hast turned for me my mourning into dancing: thou hast put off my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness;
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Psalms 30:11 · retained source text

Thou hast turned for mee my mourning into dauncing: thou hast put off my sackecloth, and girded mee with gladnesse:

Psalms 35:13
But as for me, when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth: I humbled my soul with fasting; and my prayer returned into mine own bosom.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Psalms 35:13 · retained source text

But as for me, when they were sicke, my clothing was sack-cloth: I humbled my soule with fasting, and my prayer returned into mine owne bosome.

1611 marginal noteOr, afflicted.

Psalms 69:11
I made sackcloth also my garment; and I became a proverb to them.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Psalms 69:11 · retained source text

I made sackecloth also my garment: & I became a prouerbe to them.

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