Rending

How Nave’s arranged it

• (Ripping, tearing))
• Of garments, an outward sign of afflictionGenesis 37:29Genesis 37:34Genesis 44:13Numbers 14:6Judges 11:352 Samuel 1:22 Samuel 1:112 Samuel 3:312 Samuel 13:192 Samuel 13:312 Samuel 15:322 Kings 2:122 Kings 5:82 Kings 6:302 Kings 11:142 Kings 19:12 Kings 22:112 Kings 22:19Ezra 9:3Ezra 9:5
• FIGURATIVEJoel 2:13
• Symbol of the dissolution of a kingdom1 Samuel 15:271 Samuel 15:28

The passages, in Bible order (30)

The same references, sorted Genesis to Revelation. The first 16 are quoted in full; the rest are one click beneath them, book by book.

1. Genesis 37:29

   When Reuben returned to the pit and saw that Joseph was not there, he tore his clothes,

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   “And Reuben returned unto the pit,.... It is very probable he had pretended to go somewhere on business, with an intention to take a circuit, and come to the pit and deliver his brother, and go home with him to his father. The Jews say (b) he departed from his brethren, and sat down on a certain mountain, that he might descend in the night and take Joseph out of the pit, and accordingly he came down in the night, and found him not.

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2. Genesis 37:34

   Then Jacob tore his clothes, put sackcloth around his waist, and mourned for his son many days.

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   “And Jacob rent his clothes,....

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3. Genesis 44:13

   Then they all tore their clothes, loaded their donkeys, and returned to the city.

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   “Then they rent their clothes,....

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4. Numbers 14:6

   Joshua son of Nun and Caleb son of Jephunneh, who were among those who had spied out the land, tore their clothes

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   “And Joshua the son of Nun, and Caleb the son of Jephunneh,....

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5. Judges 11:35

   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.”

   ›Commentary on Judges 11:351 voice

   “The remaining sacrifices, of which those relating to the law are a symbol, are akin to this sacrifice. But in addition, the other sacrifices akin to this sacrifice seem to me to be the shedding of the blood of the noble martyrs. It was not in vain that the disciple John saw them standing beside the heavenly altar. "But who is wise, that he shall understand these things?

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6. 1 Samuel 15:27

   As Samuel turned to go, Saul grabbed the hem of his robe, and it tore.

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   “29. What are the garments of a teacher, if not to teach the qualities of the subjects adhering to him? Concerning these garments, indeed, a promise is made to the great shepherd through the prophet: 'As I live, says the Lord, you shall clothe yourself with all these as with a garment' (Isa. 49:18). And through the Psalmist it is sung: 'The Lord has reigned, He has put on beauty; the Lord has put on strength' (Ps. 93:1). For He put on beauty, who joined to Himself the splendid minds of the faithful, as it were garments.

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7. 1 Samuel 15:28

   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.

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   “31. For perfect men, because they are softened by no praise from the rigor of justice, are the same before as after the testimony of their praise, and they confirm by repeating afterward the same things they had said before. But we must ask what this signifies, that which is said: 'Today'. For if the life of the reprobate is night, what does it mean that Saul's kingdom is torn away in the day? But if the life of a reprobate pastor is night, when his kingdom is torn away, it makes day.

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8. 2 Samuel 1:2

   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.

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   “It came to pass on the third day,.... After the battle was fought, in which Saul was slain: that, behold, a man came out of the camp from Saul; that is, from them who were in the camp with Saul, for he was dead.

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9. 2 Samuel 1:11

   Then David took hold of his own clothes and tore them, and all the men who were with him did the same.

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   “When David took hold on his clothes,.... Not on the young man's but his own: and rent them; on bearing of the death of Saul and Jonathan, see Gen 37:34; from whence the Jews (l) gather, that a man is bound to rend his clothes for a prince, and for the father of the sanhedrim, since Saul, they say, was the prince, and Jonathan the father of that court: and likewise all the men that were with him; rent their clothes also, in imitation of him; the same custom obtained among the Gentiles on mournful occasions (m). (l) T. Bab.

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10. 2 Samuel 3:31

    Then David ordered Joab and all the people with him, “Tear your clothes, put on sackcloth, and mourn before Abner.” And King David himself walked behind the funeral bier.

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    “And David said to Joab, and to all the people that were with him,....

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11. 2 Samuel 13:19

    And Tamar put ashes on her head and tore her robe. And putting her hand on her head, she went away crying bitterly.

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    “And Tamar put ashes on her head,.... In token of sorrow and distress; see Jos 7:6, and rent her garment of divers colours that was on her; signifying that her virginity was rent from her in a forcible manner, or that she was ravished: and laid her hand on her head; through grief and shame; see Jer 2:37, and went on crying; from Amnon's house to her brother Absalom's, as one abused and injured.

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12. 2 Samuel 13:31

    Then the king stood up, tore his clothes, and lay down on the ground; and all his servants stood by with their clothes torn.

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    “Then the king arose, and tore his garments,....

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13. 2 Samuel 15:32

    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.

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    “And it came to pass, that when David was come to the top of the mount,....

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14. 2 Kings 2:12

    As Elisha watched, he cried out, “My father, my father, the chariots and horsemen of Israel!” And he saw Elijah no more. So taking hold of his own clothes, he tore them in two.

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15. 2 Kings 5:8

    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.”

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    “Naaman was suffering from leprosy, and when he heard that a prophet who lived under the command of Jehoram, king of Israel, could cure him, he left and proceeded to the country of the healer and went to the house of Elisha, because he had …

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16. 2 Kings 6:30

    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.

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    “And it came to pass, when the king heard the words of the woman, that he rent his clothes,.... At the horror of the fact reported, and through grief that his people were brought into such distress through famine: and he passed by upon the wall; returning to his palace: and the people looked, and, behold, he had sackcloth upon his flesh; which, in token of humiliation for averting the calamities he was under, he had put there before, and now was seen through the rending of his clothes.

    "Some time later King Ben-hadad of Aram mustered his entire army; he marched against Samaria and laid siege to it." This is that Ben-hadad who had been condemned to death by God; and Ahab had received the order to execute him. But he spared his …

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