Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'sackcloth' occurs 51 times in the standard works.

14 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'sackcloth' in the standard works and contain 27.5% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 7 minutes to read the entire list.

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Esth. 4:1-4 (4 in 4 verses)

1 Kgs. 21:27 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Kgs. 20:31-32 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 19:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 37:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Jonah 3:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 42 1 43
NT 4 0 4
Matt. 1 0 1
Luke 1 0 1
Rev. 2 0 2
BM 4 0 4
DC 1 0 1
PGP 0 0 0
TOTAL 51 1 52

Matt. 11:21
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.

Luke 10:13
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.

Rev. 6:12
And I beheld when he had opened the sixth seal, and, lo, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became as blood;

Rev. 11:3
And I will give power unto my two witnesses, and they shall prophesy a thousand two hundred and threescore days, clothed in sackcloth.