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Meanings of put on sackcloth in English

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Usage of put on sackcloth in English
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They bid those who repent put on sackcloth, and cover themselves with ashes.
Orley Farm
2
I will put on sackcloth and ashes; there-areyou satisfied?
Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc — Volume 1
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And Mattathias and his son tore their clothes, and put on sackcloth, and mourned bitterly.
The Makers and Teachers of Judaism / From the Fall of Jerusalem ...
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And tearing his garments, he put on sackcloth, mourning for his son a long time.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Old Testament — Part 1
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Rent his clothes and put on sackcloth.
Higher Lessons in English: A work on English grammar and composi...
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In the threatened calamity of the Jews, Mordecai rent his clothes, and put on sackcloth with ashes, and wept.
The Friendships of Women
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He threw away with tears his splendid dress to put on sackcloth and the black cloak of the monk.
Henry the Second
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The Prophet Jonah writes: "So the people of Nineveh believed God, and proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth."
Commentary on the Epistle to the Galatians
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He put on sackcloth, lived on bread and water, and spent his nights in prayer, tearing his flesh with a scourge.
The Leading Facts of English History
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And the men of Ninive believed in God: and they proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth from the greatest to the least.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Old Testament — Part 2
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And the people of Nineveh believed God; and they ordered a fast and put on sackcloth, from the greatest to the least of them.
The Children's Bible
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He put on sackcloth, shaved his head, as was the custom, and calmly accepted the situation; and his faith in the goodness of God remained.
The Woman's Bible
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He set sail once more, and putting on sackcloth, vowed never to wash his face or cut his hair again.
Beautiful Stories from Shakespeare
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1 Mac 2:14 Then Mattathias and his sons rent their clothes, and put on sackcloth, and mourned very sore.
Deuterocanonical Books of the Bible / Apocrypha
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"Why should we not make bonfires for a defeat, and put on sackcloth and ashes after a victory?" asks George.
The Virginians
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