Cross Reference ESTHER 4:1 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} When Mordecai 4782 perceived 3045 z8804 x853 all x3605 that x834 was done, 6213 z8738 Mordecai 4782 rent 7167 z8799 x853 his clothes, 899 and put on 3847 z8799 sackcloth 8242 with ashes, 665 and went out 3318 z8799 into the midst 8432 of the city, 5892 and cried 2199 z8799 with a loud 1419 and a bitter 4751 cry; 2201

all that:
"And Hamanª saidª ° unto kingª Ahasuerus,ª There isª a certainª peopleª scattered abroadª ° and dispersedª ° among¹ the peopleª in all¹ the provincesª of thy kingdom;ª and their lawsª [are] diverseª ° from all¹ ¹ people;ª neither¹ keepª ° they the king'sª laws:ª therefore it [is] not¹ for the king'sª profitª ° to suffer² °¹ them. ... And the lettersª were sentª ° byª postsª ° into¹ all¹ the king'sª provinces,ª to destroy,ª ° to kill,ª ° and to cause to perish,ª °¹ all¹ Jews,ª both youngª ¹ and¹ old,ª little childrenª and women,ª in oneª day,ª [even] upon the thirteenthª ª [day] of the twelfthª ª month,ª which¹ is the monthª Adar,ª and [to take] the spoilª of them for a prey.ª °" {Est 3:8-13}

rent:
"Then Davidª took holdª ° on his clothes,ª and rentª ° them; and likewise¹ all¹ the men² ¹ that¹ [were] with¹ him:" {2Sm 1:11} + "Then Jobª arose,ª ° and rentª °¹ his mantle,ª and shavedª °¹ his head,ª and fell downª ° upon the ground,ª and worshipped,ª °" {Job 1:20} + "And Jonahª beganª ° to enterª ° into the cityª aª day'sª journey,ª and he cried,ª ° and said,ª ° Yet¹ fortyª days,ª and Ninevehª shall be overthrown.ª ° ... Who¹ can tellª ° [if] Godª will turnª ° and repent,ª ° and turn awayª ° from his fierceª ¹ anger,ª that we perishª ° not?¹" {Jna 3:4-9} + "[Which] whenª the¹ apostles,ª Barnabasª andª Paul,ª heardª ° [of], they rentª ° their² ¹ clothes,ª and ran² ° in¹ amongª the¹ people,ª crying out,ª °" {Act 14:14}

with ashes:
"And in every¹ province,ª whithersoeverª ¹ the king'sª commandmentª and his decreeª came,ª ° [there was] greatª mourningª among the Jews,ª and fasting,ª and weeping,ª and wailing;ª and manyª layª ° in sackclothª and ashes.ª" {Est 4:3} + "And Joshuaª rentª ° his clothes,ª and fellª ° to the earthª upon¹ his faceª beforeª the arkª of the LORDª until¹ the eventide,ª he¹ and the eldersª of Israel,ª and putª ° dustª upon¹ their heads.ª" {Jsh 7:6} + "And Tamarª putª ° ashesª on¹ her head,ª and rentª ° her garmentª of divers coloursª that¹ [was] on¹ her, and laidª ° her handª on¹ her head,ª and went² ° onª ° crying.ª °" {2Sm 13:19} + "And he tookª ° him a potsherdª to scrape² ° himself¹ withal; and he¹ sat downª ° amongª the ashes.ª" {Job 2:8} + "Wherefore¹ ¹ I abhorª ° [myself], and repentª ° in¹ dustª and ashes.ª" {Job 42:6} + "Is¹ it such¹ a fastª that I have chosen?ª ° a dayª for a manª to afflictª ° his soul?ª [is it] to bow downª ° his headª as a bulrush,ª and to spreadª ° sackclothª and ashesª [under him]? wilt thou callª ° thisª a fast,ª and an acceptableª dayª to the LORD?ª" {Isa 58:5} + "And shall cause their voiceª to be heardª ° against¹ thee, and shall cryª ° bitterly,ª and shall cast upª ° dustª upon¹ their heads,ª they shall wallow² ° themselves¹ in the ashes:ª" {Ezk 27:30} + "And I setª °¹ my faceª unto¹ the Lordª God,ª to seekª ° by prayerª and supplications,ª with fasting,ª and sackcloth,ª and ashes:ª" {Dan 9:3} + "For wordª cameª ° unto¹ the kingª of Nineveh,ª and he aroseª ° from his throne,ª ¹ and he laidª ° his robeª from¹ ¹ him, and coveredª ° [him] with sackcloth,ª and satª ° in¹ ashes.ª" {Jna 3:6} + "Woeª unto thee,ª Chorazin!ª woeª unto thee,ª Bethsaida!ª forª ifª the¹ mighty works,ª which² were doneª ° inª you,ª had been doneª ° inª Tyreª andª Sidon,ª they would have repentedª ° long agoª ² inª sackclothª andª ashes.ª" {Mtt 11:21}

and cried:
Mordecai gave every demonstration of the most poignant grief. Nor did he hide this from the city; and the Greek says that he uttered these words aloud: Αιρεται εθνος μηδεν ηδικηκος, "A people is going to be destroyed who have done no evil." "And when Esauª heardª °¹ the wordsª of his father,ª he criedª ° with a greatª and¹ exceedingª bitterª cry,ª and saidª ° unto his father,ª Blessª ° me, [even] me¹ also,¹ O my father.ª" {Gen 27:34} + "And Heshbonª shall cry,ª ° and Elealeh:ª their voiceª shall be heardª ° [even] unto¹ Jahaz:ª therefore¹ ¹ the armed soldiersª ° of Moabª shall cry out;ª ° his lifeª shall be grievousª ° unto him." {Isa 15:4} + "Therefore¹ ¹ saidª ° I, Look awayª ° from¹ me; I will weepª bitterly,ª ° labourª ° not¹ to comfortª ° me, because¹ of the spoilingª of the daughterª of my people.ª" {Isa 22:4} + "Sighª ° therefore, thou¹ sonª of man,ª with the breakingª of [thy] loins;ª and with bitternessª sighª ° before their eyes.ª" {Ezk 21:6} + "And they shall make themselves utterly² baldª °¹ for¹ thee, and girdª ° them with sackcloth,ª and they shall weepª ° for¹ thee with bitternessª of heartª [and] bitterª wailing.ª" {Ezk 27:31} + "Therefore¹ ¹ I will wailª ° and howl,ª ° I will go² °¹ strippedª ° and naked:ª I will makeª ° a wailingª like the dragons,² ¹ and mourningª as the owls.ª ª" {Mic 1:8} + "The greatª dayª of the LORDª [is] near,ª [it is] near,ª and hastethª greatly,ª [even] the voiceª of the dayª of the LORD:ª the mighty manª shall cryª ° there¹ bitterly.ª" {Zph 1:14} + "Forª in oneª hourª so greatª richesª is come to nought.ª ° Andª everyª shipmaster,ª andª allª the¹ companyª inª ships,ª andª sailors,ª andª as many asª tradeª ° by sea,ª stoodª ° afar² off,ª ¹ ... Andª they castª ° dustª onª their² ¹ heads,ª andª cried,ª ° weepingª ° andª wailing,ª ° saying,ª ° Alas,ª alas,ª that greatª city,ª whereinª ª were made richª ° allª that hadª ° shipsª inª the¹ seaª by reason ofª her² ¹ costliness!ª forª in oneª hourª is she made desolate.ª °" {Rev 18:17-19}

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