- Made of coarse hair Mt 3:4; Re 6:12
- Rough and unsightly Zec 13:4
- Of a black colour Re 6:12
- WAS WORN
- By God's prophets 2Ki 1:8; Isa 20:2; Mt 3:4; Re 11:3
- By persons in affliction Ne 9:1; Ps 69:11; Jon 3:5
- Girt about the loins Ge 37:34; 1Ki 20:31
- Frequently next the skin in deep afflictions 1Ki 21:27; 2Ki 6:30; Job 16:15
- Often over the whole person 2Ki 19:1,2
- With ashes on the head Es 4:1
- Often with ropes on the head 1Ki 20:31
- In the streets Isa 15:3
- At funerals 2Sa 3:31
- The Jews lay in, when in deep affliction 2Sa 21:10; 1Ki 21:27; Joe 1:13
- No one clothed in, allowed into the palaces of kings Es 4:2
- ILLUSTRATIVE
- (Girding with,) of heavy afflictions Isa 3:24; 22:12; 32:11
- (Covering the heavens with,) of severe judgments Isa 50:3
- (Heavens becoming as,) of severe judgments Re 6:12
- (Putting of,) of joy and gladness Ps 30:11
The New Topical Text Book
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The New Topical Text Book, R. A. Torrey (1897). Public domain, from the CrossWire SWORD module.