84 verses contain “rent” (in the KJV: 78, in the BSB: 6) — showing 1–84
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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 he knew it, and said, It is my son’s coat; an evil beast hath
devoured him; Joseph is without doubt
rent in pieces.
His father recognized it and said, “It is my son’s
robe! A
vicious animal has
devoured him. Joseph has surely been
torn to pieces!”
And Jacob
rent his clothes, and put
sackcloth upon his loins, and
mourned for his son many days.
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.
But if the owner thereof be with it, he shall not make it good: if it be an
hired thing, it came for his
hire.
If the owner was present, no
restitution is required. If the animal was
rented, the fee covers the loss.
And there shall be an hole in the top of it, in the midst thereof: it shall have a binding of
woven work round about the hole of it, as it were the hole of an
habergeon, that it be not
rent.
with an opening at its top in the center. Around the opening shall be a
woven collar with an opening like that of a garment, so that it will not
tear.
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 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 clothes
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.
They did work
wilily, and went and made as if they had been ambassadors, and took old sacks upon their
asses, and wine bottles, old, and
rent, and bound up;
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 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 the Spirit of the LORD came
mightily upon him, and he
rent him as he would have
rent a
kid, and he had nothing in his hand: but he told not his father or his mother what he had done.
and the Spirit of the LORD came powerfully upon him, and he
tore the lion apart with his bare hands as one would
tear a young goat. But he did not tell his father or mother what he had done.
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 as Samuel turned about to go away, he laid hold upon the
skirt of his
mantle, and it
rent.
And Samuel said unto him, The LORD hath rent the kingdom of Israel from thee this day, and hath given it to a neighbour of thine, that is better than thou.
So Samuel said to him, “The LORD has
torn the kingdom of Israel from you
today and has given it to your
neighbor who is better than you.
And the LORD hath done to him, as he spake by me: for the LORD hath rent the kingdom out of thine hand, and given it to thy neighbour, even to David:
He has done exactly what He spoke through me: The LORD has
torn the
kingship out of your hand and given it to your
neighbor David.
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 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.
And Tamar put ashes on her head and
tore her
robe. And putting her hand on her head, she went away crying bitterly.
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.
And it came to pass, that when David was come to the top of the mount, where he worshipped God, behold, Hushai the Archite came to meet him with his coat rent, and earth upon his head:
When David came to the summit, where he used to worship God, Hushai the Archite was there to meet him with his
robe torn and dust on his head.
And all the people came up after him, and the people piped with pipes, and
rejoiced with great joy, so that the earth
rent with the sound of them.
All the people followed him, playing flutes and
rejoicing with such a great joy that the earth was split by the sound.
And
Ahijah caught the new garment that was on him, and
rent it in twelve pieces:
And
Ahijah took hold of the new
cloak he was wearing,
tore it into twelve pieces,
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.
That day the man of God gave a sign, saying, “The LORD has spoken this sign: ‘Surely the altar will be split apart, and the ashes upon it will be poured out.’”
The altar also was rent, and the ashes poured out from the altar, according to the sign which the man of God had given by the word of the LORD.
And the altar was split apart, and the ashes poured out, according to the sign that the man of God had given by the word of the LORD.
And rent the kingdom away from the house of David, and gave it thee: and yet thou hast not been as my servant David, who kept my commandments, and who followed me with all his heart, to do that only which was right in mine eyes;
I
tore the kingdom away from the house of David and gave it to you. But you were not like My servant David, who kept My commandments and followed Me with all his heart, doing only what was right in My eyes.
And he said, Go forth, and stand upon the mount before the LORD. And, behold, the LORD passed by, and a great and strong wind
rent the mountains, and
brake in pieces the rocks before the LORD; but the LORD was not in the wind: and after the wind an
earthquake; but the LORD was not in the
earthquake:
Then the LORD said, “Go out and stand on the mountain before the LORD. Behold, the LORD is about to pass by.” And a great and mighty wind
tore into the mountains and
shattered the rocks before the LORD, but the LORD was not in the wind. After the wind there was an
earthquake, but the LORD was not in the
earthquake.
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!”
For he
rent Israel from the house of David; and they made
Jeroboam the son of Nebat king: and
Jeroboam drave Israel from following the LORD, and made them sin a great sin.
When the LORD had
torn Israel away from the house of David, they made
Jeroboam son of Nebat king, and
Jeroboam led Israel away from following the LORD and caused them to commit a great sin.
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 clothes
Because 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 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 clothes
And when I heard this thing, I
rent my garment and my
mantle, and
plucked off the hair of my head and of my
beard, and sat down
astonied.
And at the evening sacrifice I arose up from my
heaviness; and having
rent my garment and my
mantle, I fell upon my knees, and spread out my hands unto the LORD my God.
At the evening offering, I got up from my
humiliation with my
tunic and
cloak torn, and I fell on my knees, spread out my hands to the LORD my God,
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.
Then Job arose, and
rent his
mantle, and
shaved his head, and fell down upon the ground, and worshipped,
Then Job stood up,
tore his
robe, and
shaved his head. He fell to the ground and worshiped,
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.
When they lifted up their eyes from
afar, they could barely recognize Job. They began to
weep aloud, and each man
tore his
robe and threw dust in the air over his head.
He bindeth up the waters in his thick clouds; and the cloud is not rent under them.
He wraps up the waters in His clouds, yet the clouds do not
burst under their own weight.
And it shall come to pass, that instead of sweet smell there shall be
stink; and instead of a
girdle a
rent; and instead of well set hair
baldness; and instead of a stomacher a
girding of
sackcloth; and burning instead of beauty.
Instead of
fragrance there will be a
stench; instead of a belt, a rope; instead of styled hair,
baldness; instead of fine clothing,
sackcloth; instead of beauty, shame.
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.
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.
Yet they were not afraid, nor rent their garments, neither the king, nor any of his servants that heard all these words.
Yet in hearing all these words, the king and his servants did not become
frightened or
tear their garments.
That there came certain from
Shechem, from
Shiloh, and from Samaria, even
fourscore men, having their beards
shaven, and their clothes
rent, and having cut themselves, with offerings and incense in their hand, to bring them to the house of the LORD.
eighty men who had
shaved off their beards,
torn their garments, and cut themselves came from
Shechem,
Shiloh, and Samaria, carrying grain offerings and
frankincense for the house of the LORD.
And I will set fire in Egypt: Sin shall have great pain, and No shall be
rent asunder, and
Noph shall have distresses daily.
No man putteth a piece of new cloth unto an old garment, for that which is put in to fill it up taketh from the garment, and the rent is made worse.
No one sews a
patch of
unshrunk cloth on an old garment. For the
patch will pull away from the garment, and a worse
tear will result.
Hear another parable: There was a certain householder, which planted a
vineyard, and
hedged it round about, and
digged a winepress in it, and built a tower, and let it out to
husbandmen, and went into a far country:
Listen to another parable: There was a
landowner who planted a
vineyard. He put a wall around it,
dug a winepress in it, and built a tower. Then he
rented it out to some tenants and went away on a journey.
They say unto him, He will
miserably destroy those wicked men, and will let out his
vineyard unto other
husbandmen, which shall render him the fruits in their seasons.
“He will bring those wretches to a
wretched end,” they replied, “and will
rent out the
vineyard to other tenants who will give him his share of the fruit at harvest time.”
Then the high priest
rent his clothes, saying, He hath spoken
blasphemy; what further need have we of witnesses? behold, now ye have heard his
blasphemy.
At this, the high priest
tore his clothes and declared, “He has
blasphemed! Why do we need any more witnesses? Look, now you have heard the
blasphemy.
And, behold, the
veil of the temple was
rent in
twain from the top to the bottom; and the earth did
quake, and the rocks
rent;
At that moment the
veil of the temple was
torn in two from top to bottom. The earth
quaked and the rocks were split.
No man also seweth a piece of new cloth on an old garment: else the new piece that filled it up taketh away from the old, and the rent is made worse.
No one sews a
patch of
unshrunk cloth on an old garment. If he does, the new piece will pull away from the old, and a worse
tear will result.
And the spirit
cried, and
rent him
sore, and came out of him: and he was as one dead;
insomuch that many said, He is dead.
After
shrieking and
convulsing him violently, the spirit came out. The boy became like a
corpse, so that many said, “He is dead.”
And he began to speak unto them by parables. A certain man planted a
vineyard, and set an
hedge about it, and
digged a place for the winefat, and built a tower, and let it out to
husbandmen, and went into a far country.
Then Jesus began to speak to them in parables: “A man planted a
vineyard. He put a wall around it,
dug a wine
vat, and built a
watchtower. Then he
rented it out to some tenants and went away on a journey.
Then the high priest rent his clothes, and saith, What need we any further witnesses?
At this, the high priest
tore his clothes and declared, “Why do we need any more witnesses?
And the
veil of the temple was
rent in
twain from the top to the bottom.
And the
veil of the temple was
torn in two from top to bottom.
And he spake also a parable unto them; No man putteth a piece of a new garment upon an old; if otherwise, then both the new maketh a rent, and the piece that was taken out of the new agreeth not with the old.
He also told them a parable: “No one tears a piece of cloth from a new garment and sews it on an old one. If he does, he will
tear the new garment as well, and the
patch from the new will not
match the old.
Then began he to speak to the people this parable; A certain man planted a
vineyard, and let it forth to
husbandmen, and went into a far country for a long time.
Then He proceeded to tell the people this parable: “A man planted a
vineyard,
rented it out to some tenants, and went away for a long time.
And the sun was
darkened, and the
veil of the temple was
rent in the midst.
Which when the apostles,
Barnabas and Paul, heard of, they
rent their clothes, and ran in among the people, crying out,
And the multitude rose up together against them: and the magistrates rent off their clothes, and commanded to beat them.
The crowd joined in the attack against Paul and
Silas, and the magistrates ordered that they be
stripped and beaten with rods.
And Paul dwelt two whole years in his own
hired house, and received all that came in unto him,
Paul stayed there two full years in his own
rented house,
welcoming all who came to visit him.
And as soon as I had heard these things, I
rent my clothes, and the holy garment, and pulled off the hair from off my head and
beard, and sat me down
sad and very heavy.
Then rising up from the fast with my clothes and the holy garment rent, and bowing my knees, and stretching forth my hands unto the Lord,
And when I spake these things in my heart, I looked back with mine eyes, and upon the right side I saw a woman, and, behold, she
mourned and
wept with a loud voice, and was much
grieved in heart, and her clothes were
rent, and she had ashes upon her head.
Therefore he
cried with a loud voice, with
weeping, and
sighing, and a mighty cry, and
rent his garments.
When the captains of the Assyrians’ army heard these words, they rent their coats and their minds were wonderfully troubled, and there was a cry and a very great noise throughout the camp.
And the priests sit in their temples, having their clothes
rent, and their heads and beards
shaven, and nothing upon their heads.
And when they had rent in pieces the books of the law which they found, they burnt them with fire.
Then they fasted that day, and put on
sackcloth, and cast ashes upon their heads, and
rent their clothes,
They
rent their clothes, and made great
lamentation, and cast ashes upon their heads,
While these letters were yet reading, behold, there came other messengers from
Galilee with their clothes
rent, who reported on this wise,
Then
Jonathan rent his clothes, and cast earth upon his head, and prayed.
Insomuch as the people of the city
rent their clothes, and
climbed upon the walls with their wives and children, and
cried with a loud voice,
beseeching Simon to grant them peace.
And being
kindled with anger,
forthwith he took away
Andronicus his purple, and
rent off his clothes, and leading him through the whole city unto that very place, where he had committed impiety against Onias, there
slew he the
cursed murderer. Thus the Lord rewarded him his punishment, as he had deserved.
