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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