2 Samuel 13:19
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19 But Tamar put ashes on her head and tore the long robe that she was wearing; she put her hand on her head and went away, crying aloud as she went.(A)
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Jeremiah 2:37
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37 From there also you will come away
with your hands on your head,
for the Lord has rejected those in whom you trust,
and you will not prosper through them.(A)
Joshua 7:6
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6 Then Joshua tore his clothes and fell to the ground on his face before the ark of the Lord until the evening, he and the elders of Israel, and they put dust on their heads.(A)
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2 Samuel 1:11
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11 Then David took hold of his clothes and tore them, and all the men who were with him did the same.(A)
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2 Samuel 1:2
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2 On the third day, a man came from Saul’s camp with his clothes torn and dirt on his head. When he came to David, he fell to the ground and did obeisance.(A)
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Job 42:6
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6 therefore I despise myself
and repent in dust and ashes.”(A)
Job 2:12
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12 When they saw him from a distance, they did not recognize him, and they raised their voices and wept aloud; they tore their robes and threw dust in the air upon their heads.(A)
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Esther 4:1
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Esther Agrees to Help the Jews
4 When Mordecai learned all that had been done, Mordecai tore his clothes and put on sackcloth and ashes and went through the city, wailing with a loud and bitter cry;(A)
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1 Samuel 4:12
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Death of Eli
12 A man of Benjamin ran from the battle line and came to Shiloh the same day, with his clothes torn and with earth upon his head.(A)
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