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Genesis 18:27 (100.00%)

Abraham answered, “See now, I have taken it on myself to speak to the Lord, although I am dust and ashes.

And Abraham H85 answered H6030 (8799) and said H559 (8799), Behold now, I have taken upon me H2974 (8689) to speak H1696 (8763) unto the Lord H136, which H595 [am but] dust H6083 and ashes H665:

And Abraham answereth and saith, ‘Lo, I pray thee, I have willed to speak unto the Lord, and I-dust and ashes;

Numbers 19:9 (100.00%)

“A man who is clean shall gather up the ashes of the heifer, and lay them up outside of the camp in a clean place; and it shall be kept for the congregation of the children of Israel for use in water for cleansing impurity. It is a sin offering.

And a man H376 [that is] clean H2889 shall gather H622 (8804) up the ashes H665 of the heifer H6510, and lay [them] up H3240 (8689) without H2351 the camp H4264 in a clean H2889 place H4725, and it shall be kept H4931 for the congregation H5712 of the children H1121 of Israel H3478 for a water H4325 of separation H5079: it [is] a purification for sin H2403.

‘And a clean man hath gathered the ashes of the cow, and hath placed at the outside of the camp, in a clean place, and it hath become to the company of the sons of Israel a charge for waters of separation-it is a cleansing;

Numbers 19:10 (100.00%)

He who gathers the ashes of the heifer shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the evening. It shall be to the children of Israel, and to the stranger who lives as a foreigner among them, for a statute forever.

And he that gathereth H622 (8802) the ashes H665 of the heifer H6510 shall wash H3526 (8765) his clothes H899, and be unclean H2930 (8804) until the even H6153: and it shall be unto the children H1121 of Israel H3478, and unto the stranger H1616 that sojourneth H1481 (8802) among H8432 them, for a statute H2708 for ever H5769.

and he who is gathering the ashes of the heifer hath washed his garments, and is unclean till the evening; and it hath been to the sons of Israel, and to the sojourner who is sojourning in their midst, for a statute age-during.

2 Samuel 13:19 (100.00%)

Tamar put ashes on her head, and tore her garment of various colors that was on her; and she laid her hand on her head and went her way, crying aloud as she went.

And Tamar H8559 put H3947 (8799) ashes H665 on her head H7218, and rent H7167 (8804) her garment H3801 of divers colours H6446 that [was] on her, and laid H7760 (8799) her hand H3027 on her head H7218, and went H3212 (8799) on H1980 (8800) crying H2199 (8804).

And Tamar taketh ashes for her head, and the long coat that is on her she hath rent, and putteth her hand on her head, and goeth, going on and crying;

Esther 4:1 (100.00%)

Now when Mordecai found out all that was done, Mordecai tore his clothes and put on sackcloth with ashes, and went out into the middle of the city, and wailed loudly and bitterly.

When Mordecai H4782 perceived H3045 (8804) all that was done H6213 (8738), Mordecai H4782 rent H7167 (8799) his clothes H899, and put on H3847 (8799) sackcloth H8242 with ashes H665, and went out H3318 (8799) into the midst H8432 of the city H5892, and cried H2199 (8799) with a loud H1419 and a bitter H4751 cry H2201;

And Mordecai hath known all that hath been done, and Mordecai rendeth his garments, and putteth on sackcloth and ashes, and goeth forth into the midst of the city and crieth-a cry loud and bitter,

Esther 4:3 (100.00%)

In every province, wherever the king’s commandment and his decree came, there was great mourning among the Jews, and fasting, and weeping, and wailing; and many lay in sackcloth and ashes.

And in every province H4082, whithersoever H4725 the king’s H4428 commandment H1697 and his decree H1881 came H5060 (8688), [there was] great H1419 mourning H60 among the Jews H3064, and fasting H6685, and weeping H1065, and wailing H4553; and many H7227 lay H3331 (8714) in sackcloth H8242 and ashes H665.

And in every province and province, the place where the word of the king, even his law, is coming, a great mourning have the Jews, and fasting, and weeping, and lamenting: sackcloth and ashes are spread for many.

Job 2:8 (100.00%)

He took for himself a potsherd to scrape himself with, and he sat among the ashes.

And he took H3947 (8799) him a potsherd H2789 to scrape H1623 (8692) himself withal; and he sat down H3427 (8802) among H8432 the ashes H665.

And he taketh to him a potsherd to scrape himself with it, and he is sitting in the midst of the ashes.

Job 13:12 (100.00%)

Your memorable sayings are proverbs of ashes. Your defenses are defenses of clay.

Your remembrances H2146 [are] like H4912 unto ashes H665, your bodies H1354 to bodies H1354 of clay H2563.

Your remembrances are similes of ashes, For high places of clay your heights.

Job 30:19 (100.00%)

He has cast me into the mire. I have become like dust and ashes.

He hath cast H3384 (8689) me into the mire H2563, and I am become like H4911 (8691) dust H6083 and ashes H665.

Casting me into mire, And I am become like dust and ashes.

Job 42:6 (100.00%)

Therefore I abhor myself, and repent in dust and ashes.”

Wherefore I abhor H3988 (8799) [myself], and repent H5162 (8738) in dust H6083 and ashes H665.

Therefore do I loathe it, And I have repented on dust and ashes.

Psalm 102:9 (100.00%)

For I have eaten ashes like bread, and mixed my drink with tears,

For I have eaten H398 (8804) ashes H665 like bread H3899, and mingled H4537 (8804) my drink H8249 with weeping H1065,

Because ashes as bread I have eaten, And my drink with weeping have mingled,

Psalm 147:16 (100.00%)

He gives snow like wool, and scatters frost like ashes.

He giveth H5414 (8802) snow H7950 like wool H6785: he scattereth H6340 (8762) the hoarfrost H3713 like ashes H665.

Who is giving snow like wool, Hoar-frost as ashes He scattereth.

Isaiah 44:20 (100.00%)

He feeds on ashes. A deceived heart has turned him aside; and he can’t deliver his soul, nor say, “Isn’t there a lie in my right hand?”

He feedeth H7462 (8802) on ashes H665: a deceived H2048 (8795) heart H3820 hath turned him aside H5186 (8689), that he cannot deliver H5337 (8686) his soul H5315, nor say H559 (8799), [Is there] not a lie H8267 in my right hand H3225?

Feeding on ashes, the heart is deceived, It hath turned him aside, And he delivereth not his soul, nor saith: ‘Is there not a lie in my right hand?’

Isaiah 58:5 (100.00%)

Is this the fast that I have chosen? A day for a man to humble his soul? Is it to bow down his head like a reed, and to spread sackcloth and ashes under himself? Will you call this a fast, and an acceptable day to Yahweh?

Is it such a fast H6685 that I have chosen H977 (8799)? a day H3117 for a man H120 to afflict H6031 (8763) his soul H5315? [is it] to bow down H3721 (8800) his head H7218 as a bulrush H100, and to spread H3331 (8686) sackcloth H8242 and ashes H665 [under him]? wilt thou call H7121 (8799) this H2088 a fast H6685, and an acceptable H7522 day H3117 to the LORD H3068?

Like this is the fast that I choose? The day of a man’s afflicting his soul? To bow as a reed his head, And sackcloth and ashes spread out? This dost thou call a fast, And a desirable day-to Jehovah?

Isaiah 61:3 (100.00%)

to provide for those who mourn in Zion, to give to them a garland for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness, that they may be called trees of righteousness, the planting of Yahweh, that he may be glorified.

To appoint H7760 (8800) unto them that mourn H57 in Zion H6726, to give H5414 (8800) unto them beauty H6287 for ashes H665, the oil H8081 of joy H8342 for mourning H60, the garment H4594 of praise H8416 for the spirit H7307 of heaviness H3544; that they might be called H7121 (8795) trees H352 of righteousness H6664, the planting H4302 of the LORD H3068, that he might be glorified H6286 (8692).

To appoint to mourners in Zion, To give to them beauty instead of ashes, The oil of joy instead of mourning, A covering of praise for a spirit of weakness, And He is calling to them, ‘Trees of righteousness, The planting of Jehovah-to be beautified.’

Jeremiah 6:26 (100.00%)

Daughter of my people, clothe yourself with sackcloth, and wallow in ashes! Mourn, as for an only son, most bitter lamentation, for the destroyer will suddenly come on us.

O daughter H1323 of my people H5971, gird H2296 (8798) [thee] with sackcloth H8242, and wallow H6428 (8690) thyself in ashes H665: make H6213 (8798) thee mourning H60, [as for] an only son H3173, most bitter H8563 lamentation H4553: for the spoiler H7703 (8802) shall suddenly H6597 come H935 (8799) upon us.

O daughter of My people, Gird on sackcloth, and roll thyself in ashes, The mourning of an only one make for thee, A lamentation most bitter, For suddenly come doth the spoiler against us.

Lamentations 3:16 (100.00%)

He has also broken my teeth with gravel. He has covered me with ashes.

He hath also broken H1638 (8686) my teeth H8127 with gravel stones H2687, he hath covered H3728 (8689) me with ashes H665.

And He breaketh with gravel my teeth, He hath covered me with ashes.

Ezekiel 27:30 (100.00%)

and will cause their voice to be heard over you, and will cry bitterly. They will cast up dust on their heads. They will wallow in the ashes.

And shall cause their voice H6963 to be heard H8085 (8689) against thee, and shall cry H2199 (8799) bitterly H4751, and shall cast up H5927 (8686) dust H6083 upon their heads H7218, they shall wallow H6428 (8691) themselves in the ashes H665:

And have sounded for thee with their voice, And cry bitterly, and cause dust to go up on their heads, In ashes they do roll themselves.

Ezekiel 28:18 (100.00%)

By the multitude of your iniquities, in the unrighteousness of your commerce, you have profaned your sanctuaries. Therefore I have brought out a fire from the middle of you. It has devoured you. I have turned you to ashes on the earth in the sight of all those who see you.

Thou hast defiled H2490 (8765) thy sanctuaries H4720 by the multitude H7230 of thine iniquities H5771, by the iniquity H5766 of thy traffick H7404; therefore will I bring forth H3318 (8686) a fire H784 from the midst H8432 of thee, it shall devour H398 (8804) thee, and I will bring H5414 (8799) thee to ashes H665 upon the earth H776 in the sight H5869 of all them that behold H7200 (8802) thee.

From the abundance of thy iniquity, By the perversity of thy traffic, Thou hast polluted thy sanctuaries, And I bring forth fire from thy midst, It hath devoured thee, And I make thee become ashes on the earth, Before the eyes of all beholding thee.

Daniel 9:3 (100.00%)

I set my face to the Lord God, to seek by prayer and petitions, with fasting and sackcloth and ashes.

And I set H5414 (8799) my face H6440 unto the Lord H136 God H430, to seek H1245 (8763) by prayer H8605 and supplications H8469, with fasting H6685, and sackcloth H8242, and ashes H665:

and I set my face unto the Lord God, to seek by prayer and supplications, with fasting, and sackcloth, and ashes.

Jonah 3:6 (100.00%)

The news reached the king of Nineveh, and he arose from his throne, took off his royal robe, covered himself with sackcloth, and sat in ashes.

For word H1697 came H5060 (8799) unto the king H4428 of Nineveh H5210, and he arose H6965 (8799) from his throne H3678, and he laid H5674 (8686) his robe H155 from him, and covered H3680 (8762) [him] with sackcloth H8242, and sat H3427 (8799) in ashes H665.

seeing the word doth come unto the king of Nineveh, and he riseth from his throne, and removeth his honourable robe from off him, and spreadeth out sackcloth, and sitteth on the ashes,

Malachi 4:3 (100.00%)

You shall tread down the wicked; for they will be ashes under the soles of your feet in the day that I make,” says Yahweh of Armies.

And ye shall tread down H6072 (8804) the wicked H7563; for they shall be ashes H665 under the soles H3709 of your feet H7272 in the day H3117 that I shall do H6213 (8802) [this], saith H559 (8804) the LORD H3068 of hosts H6635.

And ye have trodden down the wicked, For they are ashes under the soles of your feet, In the day that I am appointing, Said Jehovah of Hosts.

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.