166 verses contain “clothes” (in the KJV: 113, in the BSB: 124) — showing 1–100
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And
Rebekah took goodly
raiment of her eldest son
Esau, which were with her in the house, and put them upon Jacob her younger son:
And
Rebekah took the finest
clothes in the house that belonged to her older son
Esau, and she put them on her younger son Jacob.
And Jacob
vowed a
vow, saying, If God will be with me, and will keep me in this way that I go, and will give me bread to eat, and
raiment to put on,
Then Jacob made a
vow, saying, “If God will be with me and watch over me on this journey, and if He will provide me with food to eat and
clothes to wear,
And
Reuben returned unto the pit; and, behold, Joseph was not in the pit; and he rent his
clothes.
When
Reuben returned to the pit and saw that Joseph was not there, he
tore his
clothes,
And Jacob rent his
clothes, and put
sackcloth upon his loins, and
mourned for his son many days.
Then Pharaoh sent and called Joseph, and they brought him
hastily out of the
dungeon: and he
shaved himself, and changed his
raiment, and came in unto Pharaoh.
So Pharaoh sent for Joseph, who was quickly brought out of the
dungeon. After he had
shaved and changed his
clothes, he went in before Pharaoh.
Then they rent their
clothes, and
laded every man his
ass, and returned to the city.
Then they all
tore their
clothes, loaded their
donkeys, and returned to the city.
To all of them he gave each man changes of
raiment; but to Benjamin he gave three hundred pieces of silver, and five changes of
raiment.
He gave new garments to each of them, but to Benjamin he gave three hundred shekels of silver and five sets of clothes.
Binding his
foal unto the vine, and his
ass’s
colt unto the choice vine; he washed his garments in wine, and his
clothes in the blood of grapes:
He
ties his
donkey to the vine, his
colt to the choicest branch. He washes his garments in wine, his robes in the blood of grapes.
And the people took their
dough before it was
leavened, their kneadingtroughs being bound up in their
clothes upon their shoulders.
And the LORD said unto Moses, Go unto the people, and
sanctify them to day and to
morrow, and let them wash their
clothes,
Then the LORD said to Moses, “Go to the people and
consecrate them
today and
tomorrow. They must wash their
clothesAnd Moses went down from the mount unto the people, and
sanctified the people; and they washed their
clothes.
When Moses came down from the mountain to the people, he consecrated them, and they washed their clothes.
And he shall put off his garments, and put on other garments, and carry forth the ashes without the camp unto a clean place.
Then he must take off his garments, put on other
clothes, and carry the ashes outside the camp to a
ceremonially clean place.
And Moses said unto Aaron, and unto
Eleazar and unto
Ithamar, his sons, Uncover not your heads, neither
rend your
clothes; lest ye die, and lest wrath come upon all the people: but let your brethren, the whole house of Israel,
bewail the burning which the LORD hath
kindled.
Then Moses said to Aaron and his sons
Eleazar and
Ithamar, “Do not let your hair become
disheveled and do not
tear your garments, or else you will die, and the LORD will be
angry with the whole congregation. But your brothers, the whole house of Israel, may
mourn on account of the fire that the LORD has
ignited.
And
whosoever beareth ought of the
carcase of them shall wash his
clothes, and be unclean until the even.
and
whoever picks up one of their
carcasses must wash his
clothes, and he will be unclean until evening.
And he that beareth the
carcase of them shall wash his
clothes, and be unclean until the even: they are unclean unto you.
and
anyone who picks up a
carcass must wash his
clothes, and he will be unclean until evening. They are unclean for you.
And he that eateth of the
carcase of it shall wash his
clothes, and be unclean until the even: he also that beareth the
carcase of it shall wash his
clothes, and be unclean until the even.
Whoever eats from the
carcass must wash his
clothes and will be unclean until evening, and
anyone who picks up the
carcass must wash his
clothes and will be unclean until evening.
And the priest shall look on him again the seventh day: and, behold, if the plague be somewhat dark, and the plague spread not in the skin, the priest shall
pronounce him clean: it is but a
scab: and he shall wash his
clothes, and be clean.
The priest will examine him again on the seventh day, and if the
sore has
faded and has not spread on the skin, the priest shall
pronounce him clean; it is a
rash. The person must wash his
clothes and be clean.
And in the seventh day the priest shall look on the
scall: and, behold, if the
scall be not spread in the skin, nor be in sight deeper than the skin; then the priest shall
pronounce him clean: and he shall wash his
clothes, and be clean.
On the seventh day the priest shall examine the
scaly outbreak, and if it has not spread on the skin and does not appear to be deeper than the skin, the priest is to
pronounce him clean. He must wash his
clothes, and he will be clean.
And the
leper in whom the plague is, his
clothes shall be rent, and his head bare, and he shall put a covering upon his upper
lip, and shall cry, Unclean, unclean.
A diseased person must wear
torn clothes and let his hair
hang loose, and he must cover his mouth and cry out, ‘Unclean, unclean!’
And he that is to be
cleansed shall wash his
clothes, and
shave off all his hair, and wash himself in water, that he may be clean: and after that he shall come into the camp, and shall
tarry abroad out of his tent seven days.
The one being
cleansed must wash his
clothes,
shave off all his hair, and
bathe with water; then he will be
ceremonially clean. Afterward, he may enter the camp, but he must remain outside his tent for seven days.
But it shall be on the seventh day, that he shall
shave all his hair off his head and his
beard and his eyebrows, even all his hair he shall
shave off: and he shall wash his
clothes, also he shall wash his flesh in water, and he shall be clean.
On the seventh day he must
shave off all his hair—his head, his
beard, his eyebrows, and the rest of his hair. He must wash his
clothes and
bathe himself with water, and he will be clean.
And he that lieth in the house shall wash his clothes; and he that eateth in the house shall wash his clothes.
And
anyone who sleeps in the house or eats in it must wash his
clothes.
And
whosoever toucheth his bed shall wash his
clothes, and
bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even.
Anyone who touches his bed must wash his
clothes and
bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening.
And he that sitteth on any thing
whereon he sat that hath the issue shall wash his
clothes, and
bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even.
Whoever sits on furniture on which the man with the discharge was sitting must wash his
clothes and
bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening.
And he that toucheth the flesh of him that hath the issue shall wash his
clothes, and
bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even.
Whoever touches the body of the man with a discharge must wash his
clothes and
bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening.
And if he that hath the issue
spit upon him that is clean; then he shall wash his
clothes, and
bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even.
If the man with the discharge spits on one who is clean, that person must wash his
clothes and
bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening.
And
whosoever toucheth any thing that was under him shall be unclean until the even: and he that beareth any of those things shall wash his
clothes, and
bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even.
Whoever touches anything that was under him will be unclean until evening, and
whoever carries such things must wash his
clothes and
bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening.
And
whomsoever he toucheth that hath the issue, and hath not
rinsed his hands in water, he shall wash his
clothes, and
bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even.
If the man with the discharge touches
anyone without first
rinsing his hands with water, the one who was touched must wash his
clothes and
bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening.
And when he that hath an issue is
cleansed of his issue; then he shall number to himself seven days for his
cleansing, and wash his
clothes, and
bathe his flesh in running water, and shall be clean.
When the man has been
cleansed from his discharge, he must count off seven days for his
cleansing, wash his
clothes, and
bathe himself in fresh water, and he shall be clean.
And
whosoever toucheth her bed shall wash his
clothes, and
bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even.
and
anyone who touches her bed must wash his
clothes and
bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening.
And
whosoever toucheth any thing that she sat upon shall wash his
clothes, and
bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even.
Whoever touches any furniture on which she was sitting must wash his
clothes and
bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening.
And
whosoever toucheth those things shall be unclean, and shall wash his
clothes, and
bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even.
Anyone who touches these things will be unclean; he must wash his
clothes and
bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening.
And he shall wash his flesh with water in the holy place, and put on his garments, and come forth, and offer his burnt offering, and the burnt offering of the people, and make an
atonement for himself, and for the people.
He is to
bathe himself with water in a holy place and put on his own
clothes. Then he must go out and sacrifice his burnt offering and the people’s burnt offering to make
atonement for himself and for the people.
And he that let go the goat for the
scapegoat shall wash his
clothes, and
bathe his flesh in water, and afterward come into the camp.
The man who released the goat as the
scapegoat must wash his
clothes and
bathe himself with water; afterward he may reenter the camp.
And he that burneth them shall wash his
clothes, and
bathe his flesh in water, and afterward he shall come into the camp.
The one who burns them must wash his
clothes and
bathe himself with water, and afterward he may reenter the camp.
And the priest, whom he shall
anoint, and whom he shall
consecrate to minister in the priest’s office in his father’s
stead, shall make the
atonement, and shall put on the linen
clothes, even the holy garments:
The priest who is
anointed and ordained to succeed his father as high priest shall make
atonement. He will put on the sacred linen garments
And every soul that eateth that which died of itself, or that which was
torn with beasts, whether it be one of your own country, or a stranger, he shall both wash his
clothes, and
bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even: then shall he be clean.
And any person, whether native or foreigner, who eats anything found dead or
mauled by wild beasts must wash his
clothes and
bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening; then he will be clean.
But if he wash them not, nor
bathe his flesh; then he shall bear his iniquity.
But if he does not wash his
clothes and
bathe himself, then he shall bear his iniquity.”
And he that is the high priest among his brethren, upon whose head the
anointing oil was poured, and that is consecrated to put on the garments, shall not uncover his head, nor
rend his
clothes;
The priest who is highest among his brothers, who has had the
anointing oil poured on his head and has been ordained to wear the priestly garments, must not let his hair
hang loose or
tear his garments.
And thus shalt thou do unto them, to
cleanse them:
Sprinkle water of
purifying upon them, and let them
shave all their flesh, and let them wash their
clothes, and so make themselves clean.
And the Levites were
purified, and they washed their
clothes; and Aaron offered them as an offering before the LORD; and Aaron made an
atonement for them to
cleanse them.
The Levites
purified themselves and washed their
clothes, and Aaron presented them as a wave offering before the LORD. Aaron also made
atonement for them to
cleanse them.
And Joshua the son of
Nun, and
Caleb the son of Jephunneh, which were of them that searched the land, rent their
clothes:
Joshua son of
Nun and
Caleb son of Jephunneh, who were among those who had
spied out the land,
tore their
clothesThen the priest shall wash his
clothes, and he shall
bathe his flesh in water, and afterward he shall come into the camp, and the priest shall be unclean until the even.
Then the priest must wash his
clothes and
bathe his body in water; after that he may enter the camp, but he will be
ceremonially unclean until evening.
And he that burneth her shall wash his
clothes in water, and
bathe his flesh in water, and shall be unclean until the even.
The one who burned the
heifer must also wash his
clothes and
bathe his body in water, and he too will be
ceremonially unclean until evening.
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.
The man who has gathered up the ashes of the
heifer must also wash his
clothes, and he will be
ceremonially unclean until evening. This is a permanent statute for the Israelites and for the foreigner residing among them.
And the clean person shall
sprinkle upon the unclean on the third day, and on the seventh day: and on the seventh day he shall
purify himself, and wash his
clothes, and
bathe himself in water, and shall be clean at even.
The man who is
ceremonially clean is to
sprinkle the unclean person on the third day and on the seventh day. After he purifies the unclean person on the seventh day, the one being
cleansed must wash his
clothes and
bathe in water, and that evening he will be clean.
And it shall be a perpetual statute unto them, that he that sprinkleth the water of separation shall wash his clothes; and he that toucheth the water of separation shall be unclean until even.
This is a permanent statute for the people: The one who sprinkles the water of
purification must wash his
clothes, and
whoever touches the water of
purification will be unclean until evening.
And ye shall wash your clothes on the seventh day, and ye shall be clean, and afterward ye shall come into the camp.
On the seventh day you are to wash your clothes, and you will be clean. After that you may enter the camp.”
Thou shalt not wear a garment of
divers sorts, as of woollen and linen together.
Do not wear
clothes of wool and linen
woven together.
And I have led you forty years in the wilderness: your
clothes are not
waxen old upon you, and thy
shoe is not
waxen old upon thy foot.
For forty years I led you in the wilderness, yet your
clothes and
sandals did not wear out.
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.
Then Joshua
tore his
clothes and fell facedown before the ark of the LORD until evening, as did the elders of Israel; and they all
sprinkled dust on their heads.
And these bottles of wine, which we filled, were new; and, behold, they be rent: and these our garments and our
shoes are become old by reason of the very long journey.
These wineskins were new when we filled them, but look, they are
cracked. And these
clothes and
sandals are worn out from our very long journey.”
And he spake unto them, saying, Return with much riches unto your tents, and with very much cattle, with silver, and with gold, and with brass, and with iron, and with very much
raiment: divide the
spoil of your enemies with your brethren.
saying, “Return to your homes with your great wealth, with immense herds of
livestock, with silver, gold, bronze, iron, and very many
clothes. Divide with your brothers the
spoil of your enemies.”
And it came to pass, when he saw her, that he rent his
clothes, and said,
Alas, my daughter! thou hast brought me very low, and thou art one of them that trouble me: for I have opened my mouth unto the LORD, and I cannot go back.
As soon as
Jephthah saw her, he
tore his
clothes and said, “No! Not my daughter! You have brought me to my knees! You have brought great misery upon me, for I have given my word to the LORD and cannot take it back.”
And
Samson said unto them, I will now put forth a
riddle unto you: if ye can certainly declare it me within the seven days of the feast, and find it out, then I will give you thirty sheets and thirty change of garments:
“Let me tell you a
riddle,”
Samson said to them. “If you can
solve it for me within the seven days of the feast, I will give you thirty linen garments and thirty sets of
clothes.
But if ye cannot declare it me, then shall ye give me thirty sheets and thirty change of garments. And they said unto him, Put forth thy
riddle, that we may hear it.
But if you cannot
solve it, you must give me thirty linen garments and thirty sets of
clothes.” “Tell us your
riddle,” they replied. “Let us hear it.”
And the Spirit of the LORD came upon him, and he went down to Ashkelon, and
slew thirty men of them, and took their
spoil, and gave change of garments unto them which
expounded the
riddle. And his anger was
kindled, and he went up to his father’s house.
Then the Spirit of the LORD came
mightily upon him, and he went down to Ashkelon, killed thirty of their men, took their
apparel, and gave their
clothes to those who had
solved the
riddle. And burning with anger,
Samson returned to his father’s house,
And
Micah said unto him, Dwell with me, and be unto me a father and a priest, and I will give thee ten shekels of silver by the year, and a suit of
apparel, and thy
victuals. So the
Levite went in.
“Stay with me,”
Micah said to him, “and be my father and priest, and I will give you ten shekels of silver per year, a suit of
clothes, and your provisions.” So the
Levite went in
Wash
thyself therefore, and
anoint thee, and put thy
raiment upon thee, and get thee down to the floor: but make not
thyself known unto the man, until he shall have done eating and drinking.
Therefore wash
yourself, put on
perfume, and wear your best
clothes. Go down to the
threshing floor, but do not let the man know you are there until he has finished eating and drinking.
And there ran a man of Benjamin out of the army, and came to
Shiloh the same day with his
clothes rent, and with earth upon his head.
That same day a
Benjamite ran from the battle line all the way to
Shiloh, with his
clothes torn and
dirt on his head.
And he stript off his
clothes also, and
prophesied before Samuel in like manner, and lay down naked all that day and all that night. Wherefore they say, Is Saul also among the prophets?
Then Saul
stripped off his robes and also
prophesied before Samuel. And he
collapsed and lay naked all that day and night. That is why it is said, “Is Saul also among the prophets?”
And Saul
disguised himself, and put on other
raiment, and he went, and two men with him, and they came to the woman by night: and he said, I pray thee, divine unto me by the familiar spirit, and bring me him up, whom I shall name unto thee.
So Saul
disguised himself by putting on different
clothes, and he set out with two of his men. They came to the woman at night, and Saul said, “
Consult a spirit for me. Bring up for me the one I name.”
It came even to pass on the third day, that, behold, a man came out of the camp from Saul with his
clothes rent, and earth upon his head: and so it was, when he came to David, that he fell to the earth, and did
obeisance.
On the third day a man with
torn clothes and dust on his head arrived from Saul’s camp. When he came to David, he fell to the ground to pay him
homage.
Then David took hold on his clothes, and rent them; and likewise all the men that were with him:
Then David took hold of his own
clothes and
tore them, and all the men who were with him did the same.
And David said to
Joab, and to all the people that were with him,
Rend your
clothes, and
gird you with
sackcloth, and
mourn before
Abner. And king David himself followed the
bier.
Then David ordered
Joab and all the people with him, “
Tear your
clothes, put on
sackcloth, and
mourn before
Abner.” And King David himself walked behind the funeral
bier.
Then David arose from the earth, and washed, and
anointed himself, and changed his
apparel, and came into the house of the LORD, and worshipped: then he came to his own house; and when he required, they set bread before him, and he did eat.
Then David got up from the ground, washed and
anointed himself, changed his
clothes, and went into the house of the LORD and worshiped. Then he went to his own house, and at his request they set food before him, and he
ate.
Then the king arose, and
tare his garments, and lay on the earth; and all his servants stood by with their
clothes rent.
Then the king stood up,
tore his
clothes, and lay down on the ground; and all his servants stood by with their
clothes torn.
So
Joab sent to Tekoa to bring a wise woman from there. He told her, “Please pretend to be a
mourner; put on
clothes for
mourning and do not
anoint yourself with oil. Act like a woman who has
mourned for the dead a long time.
And Mephibosheth the son of Saul came down to meet the king, and had neither dressed his feet, nor
trimmed his
beard, nor washed his
clothes, from the day the king departed until the day he came again in peace.
Then Mephibosheth, Saul’s grandson, went down to meet the king. He had not cared for his feet or
trimmed his
mustache or washed his
clothes from the day the king had left until the day he returned safely.
Now king David was old and
stricken in years; and they covered him with
clothes, but he
gat no heat.
Now King David was old and well along in years, and though they covered him with blankets, he could not keep warm.
And it came to pass, when
Ahab heard those words, that he rent his
clothes, and put
sackcloth upon his flesh, and fasted, and lay in
sackcloth, and went softly.
And
Elisha saw it, and he
cried, My father, my father, the
chariot of Israel, and the
horsemen thereof. And he saw him no more: and he took hold of his own
clothes, and rent them in two pieces.
And it came to pass, when the king of Israel had read the letter, that he rent his
clothes, and said, Am I God, to kill and to make alive, that this man
doth send unto me to recover a man of his
leprosy? wherefore consider, I pray you, and see how he seeketh a quarrel against me.
When the king of Israel read the letter, he
tore his
clothes and asked, “Am I God, killing and giving life, that this man expects me to cure a
leper? Surely you can see that he is seeking a quarrel with me!”
And it was so, when
Elisha the man of God had heard that the king of Israel had rent his
clothes, that he sent to the king, saying, Wherefore hast thou rent thy
clothes? let him come now to me, and he shall know that there is a prophet in Israel.
Now when
Elisha the man of God heard that the king of Israel had
torn his
clothes, he sent a message to the king: “Why have you
torn your
clothes? Please let the man come to me, and he will know that there is a prophet in Israel.”
And it came to pass, when the king heard the words of the woman, that he rent his
clothes; and he passed by upon the wall, and the people looked, and, behold, he had
sackcloth within upon his flesh.
When the king heard the words of the woman, he
tore his
clothes. And as he passed by on the wall, the people saw the
sackcloth under his
clothes next to his skin.
And when she looked, behold, the king stood by a
pillar, as the manner was, and the princes and the trumpeters by the king, and all the people of the land
rejoiced, and
blew with
trumpets: and
Athaliah rent her
clothes, and
cried, Treason, Treason.
And she looked out and saw the king standing by the
pillar, according to the custom. The officers and trumpeters were beside the king, and all the people of the land were
rejoicing and blowing
trumpets. Then
Athaliah tore her
clothes and
screamed, “Treason! Treason!”
Then came Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, which was over the household, and Shebna the
scribe, and Joah the son of
Asaph the recorder, to
Hezekiah with their
clothes rent, and told him the words of
Rab-shakeh.
And it came to pass, when king
Hezekiah heard it, that he rent his
clothes, and covered himself with
sackcloth, and went into the house of the LORD.
On hearing this report, King
Hezekiah tore his
clothes, put on
sackcloth, and entered the house of the LORD.
And it came to pass, when the king had heard the words of the book of the law, that he rent his clothes.
When the king heard the words of the Book of the Law, he
tore his
clothesBecause thine heart was tender, and thou hast humbled
thyself before the LORD, when thou heardest what I spake against this place, and against the inhabitants thereof, that they should become a
desolation and a
curse, and hast rent thy
clothes, and
wept before me; I also have heard thee, saith the LORD.
because your heart was tender and you humbled
yourself before the LORD when you heard what I spoke against this place and against its people, that they would become a
desolation and a
curse, and because you have
torn your
clothes and
wept before Me, I have heard you,’ declares the LORD.
And changed his prison garments: and he did eat bread continually before him all the days of his life.
So
Jehoiachin changed out of his prison
clothes, and he
dined regularly at the king’s table for the rest of his life.
And she looked, and, behold, the king stood at his
pillar at the entering in, and the princes and the
trumpets by the king: and all the people of the land
rejoiced, and sounded with
trumpets, also the singers with instruments of musick, and such as taught to sing praise. Then
Athaliah rent her
clothes, and said, Treason, Treason.
And she looked out and saw the king standing by his
pillar at the entrance. The officers and trumpeters were beside the king, and all the people of the land were
rejoicing and blowing
trumpets, while the singers with musical instruments were leading the praises. Then
Athaliah tore her
clothes and
screamed, “Treason, treason!”
And it came to pass, when the king had heard the words of the law, that he rent his clothes.
When the king heard the words of the Law, he
tore his
clothesBecause thine heart was tender, and thou
didst humble
thyself before God, when thou heardest his words against this place, and against the inhabitants thereof, and humbledst
thyself before me, and
didst rend thy
clothes, and
weep before me; I have even heard thee also, saith the LORD.
because your heart was tender and you humbled
yourself before God when you heard His words against this place and against its people, and because you have humbled
yourself before Me and you have
torn your
clothes and
wept before Me, I have heard you,’ declares the LORD.
So neither I, nor my brethren, nor my servants, nor the men of the guard which followed me, none of us put off our clothes, saving that every one put them off for washing.
So neither I nor my brothers nor my servants nor the guards with me changed out of our clothes; each carried his weapon, even to go for water.
Yea, forty years
didst thou
sustain them in the wilderness, so that they lacked nothing; their
clothes waxed not old, and their feet swelled not.
For forty years You sustained them in the wilderness, so that they lacked nothing. Their clothes did not wear out and their feet did not swell.
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;
When
Mordecai learned of all that had happened, he
tore his
clothes, put on
sackcloth and ashes, and went out into the middle of the city,
wailing loudly and bitterly.
When
Esther’s maidens and eunuchs came and told her about
Mordecai, the queen was overcome with distress. She sent
clothes for
Mordecai to wear instead of his
sackcloth, but he would not accept them.
then You would
plunge me into the pit, and even my own
clothes would
despise me.
How thy garments are warm, when he quieteth the earth by the south wind?
You whose
clothes get hot when the land lies
hushed under the south wind,
Can a man take fire in his
bosom, and his
clothes not be burned?
Can a man embrace fire and his clothes not be burned?
And in that day seven women shall take hold of one man, saying, We will eat our own bread, and wear our own
apparel: only let us be called by thy name, to take away our reproach.
In that day seven women will take hold of one man and say, “We will eat our own bread and provide our own clothes. Just let us be called by your name. Take away our disgrace!”
Then came Eliakim, the son of Hilkiah, that was over the household, and Shebna the
scribe, and Joah, the son of
Asaph, the recorder, to
Hezekiah with their
clothes rent, and told him the words of
Rabshakeh.
And it came to pass, when king
Hezekiah heard it, that he rent his
clothes, and covered himself with
sackcloth, and went into the house of the LORD.
On hearing this report, King
Hezekiah tore his
clothes, put on
sackcloth, and entered the house of the LORD.
Wherefore art thou red in thine
apparel, and thy garments like him that treadeth in the winefat?
Why are Your clothes red, and Your garments like one who treads the winepress?
I have
trodden the winepress alone; and of the people there was none with me: for I will
tread them in mine anger, and
trample them in my
fury; and their blood shall be
sprinkled upon my garments, and I will
stain all my
raiment.
“I have
trodden the winepress alone, and no one from the nations was with Me. I
trampled them in My anger and
trod them down in My
fury; their blood
spattered My garments, and all My
clothes were
stained.
And when thou art
spoiled, what
wilt thou do? Though thou
clothest thyself with
crimson, though thou deckest thee with ornaments of gold, though thou rentest thy face with painting, in vain shalt thou make
thyself fair; thy lovers will
despise thee, they will seek thy life.
Silver spread into plates is brought from
Tarshish, and gold from Uphaz, the work of the
workman, and of the hands of the founder: blue and purple is their clothing: they are all the work of
cunning men.
Hammered silver is brought from
Tarshish, and gold from Uphaz— the work of a
craftsman from the hands of a
goldsmith. Their
clothes are blue and purple, all fashioned by skilled workers.
So Ebed-melech took the men with him, and went into the house of the king under the treasury, and took thence old cast clouts and old
rotten rags, and let them down by cords into the
dungeon to Jeremiah.
Then Ebed-melech took the men with him and went to the king’s palace, to a place below the
storehouse. From there he took old rags and worn-out
clothes and lowered them with ropes to Jeremiah in the
cistern.
And Ebed-melech the
Ethiopian said unto Jeremiah, Put now these old cast clouts and
rotten rags under thine armholes under the cords. And Jeremiah did so.
Ebed-melech the
Cushite cried out to Jeremiah, “Put these worn-out rags and
clothes under your arms to
pad the ropes.” Jeremiah did so,
