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“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”

— Isaiah 61:3

“And in every province, whithersoever the king’s commandment and his decree came, there was great mourning among the Jews, and fasting, and weeping, and wailing; and many lay in sackcloth and ashes”

— Esther 4:3

“Wherefore I abhor myself, and repent in dust and ashes”

— Job 42:6

“And he took him a potsherd to scrape himself withal; and he sat down among the ashes”

— Job 2:8

“When Mordecai perceived all that was done, Mordecai rent his clothes, and put on sackcloth with ashes, and went out into the midst of the city, and cried with a loud and a bitter cry”

— Esther 4:1

“And I set my face unto the Lord God, to seek by prayer and supplications, with fasting, and sackcloth, and ashes”

— Daniel 9:3

“And for an unclean person they shall take of the ashes of the burnt heifer of purification for sin, and running water shall be put thereto in a vessel”

— Numbers 19:17

“And Abraham answered and said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord , which am but dust and ashes”

— Genesis 18:27

“And Tamar put ashes on her head, and rent her garment of divers colours that was on her, and laid her hand on her head, and went on crying”

— 2 Samuel 13:19

“For if the blood of bulls and of goats, and the ashes of an heifer sprinkling the unclean, sanctifieth to the purifying of the flesh”

— Hebrews 9:13

“Woe unto thee, Chorazin! woe unto thee, Bethsaida! for if the mighty works had been done in Tyre and Sidon, which have been done in you, they had a great while ago repented, sitting in sackcloth and ashes”

— Luke 10:13

“But he answered and said, Every plant, which my heavenly Father hath not planted, shall be rooted up”

— Matthew 15:13

“Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God”

— 2 Timothy 3:4

“And the priest shall put on his linen garment, and his linen breeches shall he put upon his flesh, and take up the ashes which the fire hath consumed with the burnt offering on the altar, and he shall put them beside the altar”

— Leviticus 6:10

“And he shall put off his garments, and put on other garments, and carry forth the ashes without the camp unto a clean place”

— Leviticus 6:11

“Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me”

— John 14:6

“Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted”

— Matthew 5:4

“The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance”

— 2 Peter 3:9

“And they shall take away the ashes from the altar, and spread a purple cloth thereon”

— Numbers 4:13

“And he gave a sign the same day, saying, This is the sign which the Lord hath spoken; Behold, the altar shall be rent, and the ashes that are upon it shall be poured out”

— 1 Kings 13:3

“And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment”

— Mark 12:30

“For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God”

— Romans 3:23

“Now when these things were thus ordained, the priests went always into the first tabernacle, accomplishing the service of God”

— Hebrews 9:6

“But let man and beast be covered with sackcloth, and cry mightily unto God: yea, let them turn every one from his evil way, and from the violence that is in their hands”

— Jonah 3:8

“For I have eaten ashes like bread, and mingled my drink with weeping”

— Psalm 102:9

“For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord”

— Romans 6:23

“And shall cause their voice to be heard against thee, and shall cry bitterly, and shall cast up dust upon their heads, they shall wallow themselves in the ashes”

— Ezekiel 27:30

“And a man that is clean shall gather up the ashes of the heifer, and lay them up without the camp in a clean place, and it shall be kept for the congregation of the children of Israel for a water of separation: it is a purification for sin”

— Numbers 19:9

“For we are labourers together with God: ye are God’s husbandry, ye are God’s building”

— 1 Corinthians 3:9

“For by it the elders obtained a good report”

— Hebrews 11:2

“And I will fetch a morsel of bread, and comfort ye your hearts; after that ye shall pass on: for therefore are ye come to your servant. And they said, So do, as thou hast said”

— Genesis 18:5

“And strangers shall stand and feed your flocks, and the sons of the alien shall be your plowmen and your vinedressers”

— Isaiah 61:5

“And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away”

— Revelation 21:4

“The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly”

— John 10:10

“In my Father’s house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you”

— John 14:2

“Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me”

— Psalm 23:4

“Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven”

— Matthew 5:16

“And they returned to Joshua, and said unto him, Let not all the people go up; but let about two or three thousand men go up and smite Ai; and make not all the people to labour thither; for they are but few”

— Joshua 7:3

“The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me; because the Lord hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound”

— Isaiah 61:1

“All go unto one place; all are of the dust, and all turn to dust again”

— Ecclesiastes 3:20

“And the king of Israel answered and said, My lord, O king, according to thy saying, I am thine, and all that I have”

— 1 Kings 20:4

“Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated iniquity; therefore God, even thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows”

— Hebrews 1:9

“And blessed is he, whosoever shall not be offended in me”

— Matthew 11:6

“These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world”

— John 16:33

“So the prophet departed, and waited for the king by the way, and disguised himself with ashes upon his face”

— 1 Kings 20:38

“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 ?”

— Isaiah 58:5

“Your remembrances are like unto ashes, your bodies to bodies of clay”

— Job 13:12

“And he hasted, and took the ashes away from his face; and the king of Israel discerned him that he was of the prophets”

— 1 Kings 20:41

“Continue in prayer, and watch in the same with thanksgiving”

— Colossians 4:2

“Howl, ye shepherds, and cry; and wallow yourselves in the ashes, ye principal of the flock: for the days of your slaughter and of your dispersions are accomplished; and ye shall fall like a pleasant vessel”

— Jeremiah 25:34

“Thus saith the Lord the King of Israel, and his redeemer the Lord of hosts; I am the first, and I am the last; and beside me there is no God”

— Isaiah 44:6

“Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God”

— John 3:3

“And turning the cities of Sodom and Gomorrha into ashes condemned them with an overthrow, making them an ensample unto those that after should live ungodly”

— 2 Peter 2:6

“And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul”

— Genesis 2:7

“Forbear to cry, make no mourning for the dead, bind the tire of thine head upon thee, and put on thy shoes upon thy feet, and cover not thy lips, and eat not the bread of men”

— Ezekiel 24:17

“That their hearts might be comforted, being knit together in love, and unto all riches of the full assurance of understanding, to the acknowledgement of the mystery of God, and of the Father, and of Christ”

— Colossians 2:2

“Arise, and let us go by night, and let us destroy her palaces”

— Jeremiah 6:5

“I have heard of thee by the hearing of the ear: but now mine eye seeth thee”

— Job 42:5

“And when they lifted up their eyes afar off, and knew him not, they lifted up their voice, and wept; and they rent every one his mantle, and sprinkled dust upon their heads toward heaven”

— Job 2:12

“And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting”

— Acts 2:2

“And Eleazar the priest shall take of her blood with his finger, and sprinkle of her blood directly before the tabernacle of the congregation seven times”

— Numbers 19:4

“And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose”

— Romans 8:28

“Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter the second time into his mother’s womb, and be born?”

— John 3:4

“Surely I would speak to the Almighty, and I desire to reason with God”

— Job 13:3

“And they took ashes of the furnace, and stood before Pharaoh; and Moses sprinkled it up toward heaven; and it became a boil breaking forth with blains upon man, and upon beast”

— Exodus 9:10

“For this is the will of God, even your sanctification, that ye should abstain from fornication”

— 1 Thessalonians 4:3

“And Joshua rent his clothes, and fell to the earth upon his face before the ark of the Lord until the eventide, he and the elders of Israel, and put dust upon their heads”

— Joshua 7:6

“But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint”

— Isaiah 40:31

“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith”

— Galatians 5:22

“That the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit”

— Romans 8:4

“Then shall the virgin rejoice in the dance, both young men and old together: for I will turn their mourning into joy, and will comfort them, and make them rejoice from their sorrow”

— Jeremiah 31:13

“And he opened his mouth, and taught them, saying”

— Matthew 5:2

“For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord , thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end”

— Jeremiah 29:11

“Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness”

— Isaiah 41:10

“I will greatly rejoice in the Lord , my soul shall be joyful in my God; for he hath clothed me with the garments of salvation, he hath covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decketh himself with ornaments, and as a bride adorneth herself with her jewels”

— Isaiah 61:10

“For word came unto the king of Nineveh, and he arose from his throne, and he laid his robe from him, and covered him with sackcloth, and sat in ashes”

— Jonah 3:6

“And he that gathereth the ashes of the heifer shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even: and it shall be unto the children of Israel, and unto the stranger that sojourneth among them, for a statute for ever”

— Numbers 19:10

“Thou hast defiled thy sanctuaries by the multitude of thine iniquities, by the iniquity of thy traffick; therefore will I bring forth a fire from the midst of thee, it shall devour thee, and I will bring thee to ashes upon the earth in the sight of all them that behold thee”

— Ezekiel 28:18

“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”

— Jeremiah 6:26

“He hath cast me into the mire, and I am become like dust and ashes”

— Job 30:19

“Woe unto thee, Chorazin! woe unto thee, Bethsaida! for if the mighty works, which were done in you, had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes”

— Matthew 11:21

“In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return”

— Genesis 3:19

“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?”

— Isaiah 44:20

“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life”

— John 3:16

“And ye shall tread down the wicked; for they shall be ashes under the soles of your feet in the day that I shall do this, saith the Lord of hosts”

— Malachi 4:3