SACKCLOTH

- 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

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Sackcloth. Sackcloth
Cloth made of black goats’ hair, coarse, rough, and thick, used for sacks, and also worn by mourners (Gen. 37:34; 42:25; 2 Sam. 3:31; Esther 4:1, 2; Ps. 30:11, etc.), and as a sign of repentance (Matt. 11:21). It was put upon animals by the people of Nineveh (Jonah 3:8).

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SACKCLOTH. → A symbol of mourning 1Ki 20:31,32; Job 16:15; Isa 15:3; Jer 4:8; 6:26; 49:3; La 2:10; Eze 7:18; Da 9:3; Joe 1:8 → Worn by Jacob when it was reported to him that Joseph had been devoured by wild animals Ge 37:34 → Animals covered with, at a time of national mourning Jon 3:8 → See MOURNING

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sackcloth. Sackcloth, n. a cloth used for sacks or mourning

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Sack″cloth′ (?; 115), n. Linen or cotton cloth such as sacks are made of; coarse cloth; anciently, a cloth or garment worn in mourning, distress, mortification, or penitence. Gird you with sackcloth, and mourn before Abner. 2 Sam. iii. 31. Thus with sackcloth I invest my woe. Sandys.