Leviticus 13:45
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45 “Now the leper on whom the sore is, his clothes shall be torn and his head (A)bare; and he shall (B)cover his mustache, and cry, (C)‘Unclean! Unclean!’
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Micah 3:7
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7 So the seers shall be ashamed,
And the diviners abashed;
Indeed they shall all cover their lips;
(A)For there is no answer from God.”
Leviticus 10:6
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6 And Moses said to Aaron, and to Eleazar and Ithamar, his sons, “Do not [a]uncover your heads nor tear your clothes, lest you die, and (A)wrath come upon all the people. But let your brethren, the whole house of Israel, [b]bewail the burning which the Lord has kindled.
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- Leviticus 10:6 An act of mourning
- Leviticus 10:6 weep bitterly
Ezekiel 24:17
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17 Sigh in silence, (A)make no mourning for the dead; (B)bind your turban on your head, and (C)put your sandals on your feet; (D)do not cover your [a]lips, and do not eat man’s bread of sorrow.”
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- Ezekiel 24:17 Lit. moustache
Lamentations 4:15
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15 They cried out to them,
“Go away, (A)unclean!
Go away, go away,
Do not touch us!”
When they fled and wandered,
Those among the nations said,
“They shall no longer dwell here.”
Luke 17:12
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12 Then as He entered a certain village, there met Him ten men who were lepers, (A)who stood afar off.
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Ezekiel 24:22
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22 And you shall do as I have done; (A)you shall not cover your [a]lips nor eat man’s bread of sorrow.
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- Ezekiel 24:22 Lit. moustache
Leviticus 21:10
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10 ‘He who is the high priest among his brethren, on whose head the anointing oil was (A)poured and who is consecrated to wear the garments, shall not (B)uncover[a] his head nor tear his clothes;
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- Leviticus 21:10 In mourning
Luke 7:6-7
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6 Then Jesus went with them. And when He was already not far from the house, the centurion sent friends to Him, saying to Him, “Lord, do not trouble Yourself, for I am not worthy that You should enter under my roof. 7 Therefore I did not even think myself worthy to come to You. But (A)say the word, and my servant will be healed.
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Luke 5:8
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8 When Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus’ knees, saying, (A)“Depart from me, for I am a sinful man, O Lord!”
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Isaiah 64:6
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6 But we are all like an unclean thing,
And all (A)our righteousnesses are like [a]filthy rags;
We all (B)fade as a leaf,
And our iniquities, like the wind,
Have taken us away.
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- Isaiah 64:6 Lit. a filthy garment
Isaiah 6:5
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5 So I said:
“Woe is me, for I am [a]undone!
Because I am a man of (A)unclean lips,
And I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips;
For my eyes have seen the King,
The Lord of hosts.”
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- Isaiah 6:5 destroyed, cut off
Psalm 51:3
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3 For I acknowledge my transgressions,
And my sin is always before me.
Joel 2:13
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13 So (A)rend your heart, and not (B)your garments;
Return to the Lord your God,
For He is (C)gracious and merciful,
Slow to anger, and of great kindness;
And He relents from doing harm.
Jeremiah 36:24
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24 Yet they were (A)not afraid, nor did they (B)tear their garments, the king nor any of his servants who heard all these words.
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Jeremiah 3:25
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25 We lie down in our shame,
And our [a]reproach covers us.
(A)For we have sinned against the Lord our God,
We and our fathers,
From our youth even to this day,
And (B)have not obeyed the voice of the Lord our God.”
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- Jeremiah 3:25 disgrace
Psalm 51:5
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5 (A)Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity,
And in sin my mother conceived me.
Job 42:6
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- Job 42:6 despise
Job 1:20
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20 Then Job arose, (A)tore his robe, and shaved his head; and he (B)fell to the ground and worshiped.
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2 Samuel 13:19
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19 Then Tamar put (A)ashes on her head, and tore her robe of many colors that was on her, and (B)laid her hand on her head and went away crying bitterly.
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Genesis 37:29
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29 Then Reuben returned to the pit, and indeed Joseph was not in the pit; and he (A)tore his clothes.
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Isaiah 52:11
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11 (A)Depart! Depart! Go out from there,
Touch no unclean thing;
Go out from the midst of her,
(B)Be clean,
You who bear the vessels of the Lord.
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