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However, it is often associated with the past tense of "tear," which is used in various contexts throughout the Scriptures. The act of tearing can symbolize grief, repentance, or divine judgment. The Hebrew word often translated as "tear" is "qara," and in Greek, it is "schizo." Biblical Context and Usage: In the Bible, tearing one's garments is a significant act, often associated with mourning, repentance, or distress. This act is seen throughout the Old and New Testaments as a physical manifestation of an inner emotional or spiritual state. 1. Mourning and Grief: Tearing garments was a common expression of mourning in ancient Israel. For instance, when Jacob believed that his son Joseph had been killed, he tore his clothes in sorrow (<a href="/genesis/37-34.htm">Genesis 37:34</a>: "Then Jacob tore his clothes, put sackcloth around his waist, and mourned for his son many days."). This act signified the depth of his grief and loss. 2. Repentance and Humility: The tearing of clothes also symbolized repentance and humility before God. In the book of Joel, the prophet calls the people to repentance, urging them to "rend your hearts and not your garments" (<a href="/joel/2-13.htm">Joel 2:13</a>: "So rend your hearts and not your garments, and return to the LORD your God."). This emphasizes the importance of genuine repentance over mere outward expressions. 3. Divine Judgment and Anger: The tearing of the temple veil at the moment of Jesus' death is a profound symbol of divine action. In <a href="/matthew/27-51.htm">Matthew 27:51</a> (BSB: "At that moment the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. The earth quaked and the rocks were split."), the tearing of the veil signifies the removal of the barrier between God and humanity, granting believers direct access to God through Christ. 4. Prophetic Actions: Prophets sometimes tore their garments as a sign of impending judgment or disaster. In <a href="/1_kings/11-30.htm">1 Kings 11:30-31</a>, the prophet Ahijah tore his new cloak into twelve pieces to symbolize the division of Solomon's kingdom (BSB: "And Ahijah took hold of the new cloak he was wearing, tore it into twelve pieces, and said to Jeroboam, 'Take ten pieces for yourself, for this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: "Behold, I will tear the kingdom out of the hand of Solomon and give you ten tribes."'). Theological Significance: The act of tearing, whether garments or other objects, carries deep theological significance in the biblical narrative. It serves as a powerful symbol of human emotion, divine intervention, and the transformative power of repentance. The tearing of the temple veil, in particular, marks a pivotal moment in Christian theology, symbolizing the new covenant established through Jesus Christ. Cultural and Historical Insights: In ancient Near Eastern cultures, tearing one's garments was a customary expression of intense emotion. This practice is well-documented in biblical accounts and other historical records, highlighting its significance as a cultural norm in expressing grief, repentance, or protest. Related Concepts: · Sackcloth and Ashes: Often associated with the tearing of garments, wearing sackcloth and ashes was another expression of mourning and repentance. · Veil of the Temple: The tearing of the temple veil is a key event in the New Testament, symbolizing the new access to God through Christ. · Prophetic Symbolism: Prophets used physical actions, such as tearing garments, to convey divine messages and warnings. References in Scripture: · <a href="/genesis/37-34.htm">Genesis 37:34</a> · <a href="/joel/2-13.htm">Joel 2:13</a> · <a href="/matthew/27-51.htm">Matthew 27:51</a> · <a href="/1_kings/11-30.htm">1 Kings 11:30-31</a> The act of tearing, as depicted in the Bible, serves as a multifaceted symbol reflecting the human condition and divine interaction throughout the biblical narrative.<a name="web" id="web"></a><div class="vheading2">Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary</div>1. (imp.) of Tear.2. (v.) imp. of Tear.3. (n.) The dead grass that remains on mowing land in winter and spring.4. (n.) Same as Torus.5. (n.) The surface described by the circumference of a circle revolving about a straight line in its own plane.6. (n.) The solid enclosed by such a surface; -- sometimes called an anchor ring.<a name="grk" id="grk"></a><div class="vheading2">Greek</div><a href="/greek/4489.htm">4489. rhetor -- a public speaker</a> ... a public speaker. Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine Transliteration: rhetor Phonetic Spelling: (hray'-tore) Short Definition: an orator Definition: an orator ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/4489.htm - 6k<a href="/greek/2935.htm">2935. ktetor -- a possessor</a> ... a possessor. Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine Transliteration: ktetor Phonetic Spelling: (ktay'-tore) Short Definition: a possessor, owner Definition: a possessor ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/2935.htm - 6k<a href="/greek/282.htm">282. ametor -- without a mother</a> ... without a mother. Part of Speech: Adjective Transliteration: ametor Phonetic Spelling: (am-ay'-tore) Short Definition: whose mother's name is not recorded or ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/282.htm - 6k<a href="/greek/4048.htm">4048. periregnumi -- to tear off all around</a> ... garments. Word Origin from peri and rhegnumi Definition to tear off all around NASB Word Usage tore...off (1). tear off completely. ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/4048.htm - 6k<a href="/greek/1284.htm">1284. diarresso -- to tear asunder</a> ... rend. Word Origin from dia and rhegnumi Definition to tear asunder NASB Word Usage break (2), tearing (1), tore (2). break, rend. ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/1284.htm - 6k<a href="/greek/220.htm">220. alektor -- a rooster</a> ... a rooster. Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine Transliteration: alektor Phonetic Spelling: (al-ek'-tore) Short Definition: a cock, rooster Definition: a cock ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/220.htm - 6k<a name="heb" id="heb"></a><div class="vheading2">Strong's Hebrew</div><a href="/hebrew/7167.htm">7167. qara -- to tear</a> ... 7166, 7167. qara. 7168 . to tear. Transliteration: qara Phonetic Spelling: (kaw-rah') Short Definition: tore. Word Origin a prim. ... /hebrew/7167.htm - 6k <a href="/hebrew/3730.htm">3730. kaphtor -- capital, knob, bulb</a> ... 3729, 3730. kaphtor or kaphtor. 3731 . capital, knob, bulb. Transliteration: kaphtor or kaphtor Phonetic Spelling: (kaf-tore') Short Definition: bulb. ... /hebrew/3730.htm - 6k <a href="/hebrew/8449.htm">8449. tor -- turtledove</a> tor or tor. 8448, 8449. tor or tor. 8450 . turtledove. Transliteration: tor or tor Phonetic Spelling: (tore) Short Definition: turtledoves. ... /hebrew/8449.htm - 6k <a href="/hebrew/8447.htm">8447. tor -- a plait, turn</a> tor or tor. 8446, 8447. tor or tor. 8448 . a plait, turn. Transliteration: tor or tor Phonetic Spelling: (tore) Short Definition: ornaments. ... /hebrew/8447.htm - 6k <a href="/hebrew/3731.htm">3731. Kaphtor -- probably a name for Crete</a> ... 3730, 3731. Kaphtor or Kaphtor. 3732 . probably a name for Crete. Transliteration: Kaphtor or Kaphtor Phonetic Spelling: (kaf-tore') Short Definition: Caphtor ... /hebrew/3731.htm - 6k <a href="/hebrew/7008.htm">7008. qitor -- thick smoke</a> qitor or qitor. 7007, 7008. qitor or qitor. 7009 . thick smoke. Transliteration: qitor or qitor Phonetic Spelling: (kee-tore') Short Definition: smoke. ... /hebrew/7008.htm - 6k <a href="/hebrew/8450.htm">8450. tor -- a bullock</a> ... 8449, 8450. tor. 8451 . a bullock. Transliteration: tor Phonetic Spelling: (tore) Short Definition: cattle. Word Origin (Aramaic ... /hebrew/8450.htm - 6k <a href="/hebrew/2963.htm">2963. taraph -- to tear, rend, pluck</a> ... to tear, rend, pluck NASB Word Usage feed (1), ravening (1), ravenous (1), surely been torn to pieces (2), tear (7), tearing (2), tears (2), tore (2), torn (2 ... /hebrew/2963.htm - 6k <a href="/hebrew/7665.htm">7665. shabar -- to break, break in pieces</a> ... fractured (1), hurt (2), injured (1), pieces (1), placed (1), point of birth (1), quench (1), shatter (2), shattered (13), smash (3), smashed (2), tore down (1 ... /hebrew/7665.htm - 6k <a href="/hebrew/5423.htm">5423. nathaq -- to pull, draw, or tear away, apart, or off</a> ... draw away (1), drawn away (3), lifted (1), pull (1), pull off (1), separated (1), snapped (2), snaps (1), tear (1), tear apart (1), tear off (2), tore off (1 ... /hebrew/5423.htm - 6k<a name="lib" id="lib"></a><div class="vheading2">Library</div><a href="/library/emmerich/the_dolorous_passion_of_our_lord_jesus_christ/chapter_xxii_the_scourging_of.htm">The Scourging of Jesus.</a> ... It is quite impossible to describe the cruelty shown by these ruffians towards Jesus: they tore off the mantle with which he had been clothed in derision at ... /.../the dolorous passion of our lord jesus christ/chapter xxii the scourging of.htm<a href="/library/various/life_and_works_of_rufinus_with_jeromes_apology_against_rufinus_/15_moreoverto_touch_briefly_some.htm">Moreover, --To Touch Briefly Some of the More Recondite Topics ...</a> ... Under that bond then every man was held by those most wicked rulers, which same bond Christ, when He came, tore down and stripped them of this their power. ... /.../15 moreoverto touch briefly some.htm<a href="/library/farrar/gathering_clouds_a_tale_of_the_days_of_st_chrysostom/chapter_ii_the_riot.htm">The Riot</a> ... Rushing in tumultuously, they swept the attendants before them, smashed the benches, broke the taps, daubed the frescoes with mud, tore down the candelabra ... /.../gathering clouds a tale of the days of st chrysostom/chapter ii the riot.htm<a href="/library/teresa/the_life_of_st_teresa_of_jesus/chapter_xxxix_other_graces_bestowed.htm">Other Graces Bestowed on the Saint. The Promises of Our Lord to ...</a> ... to show the wound in His left hand; with the other He drew out the great nail that was in it, and it seemed to me that, in drawing the nail, He tore the flesh. ... /.../teresa/the life of st teresa of jesus/chapter xxxix other graces bestowed.htm<a href="/library/emmerich/the_dolorous_passion_of_our_lord_jesus_christ/chapter_xxxviii_the_nailing_of.htm">The Nailing of Jesus to the Cross.</a> ... found it was impossible to drag the woollen garment which his Mother had woven for him over his head, on account of the crown of thorns; they tore off this ... /.../chapter xxxviii the nailing of.htm<a href="/library/augustine/the_confessions_of_saint_augustine/chapter_viii_then_in_this.htm">Then in this Great Contention of My Inward Dwelling...</a> ... Are we ashamed to follow, because others are gone before, and not ashamed not even to follow?" Some such words I uttered, and my fever of mind tore me away ... /.../augustine/the confessions of saint augustine/chapter viii then in this.htm<a href="/library/ambrose/works_and_letters_of_st_ambrose/introduction_2.htm">Introduction.</a> ... he alone put to flight the people of the aliens, and at another time inaccessible to the bite of the lion, he, unconquerable in his strength, tore him asunder ... /.../ambrose/works and letters of st ambrose/introduction 2.htm<a href="/library/sherman/the_childrens_bible/the_story_of_job.htm">The Story of Job</a> ... I alone have escaped to tell you.". Then Job rose, tore his robe, shaved his head, threw himself on the ground and worshipped, saying: ... //christianbookshelf.org/sherman/the childrens bible/the story of job.htm<a href="/library/sherman/the_childrens_bible/the_young_josiah_and_the.htm">The Young Josiah and the Book of the Law</a> ... And Shaphan read it to him. When Josiah had heard the words of the book of the law, he tore his clothes. Then he gave this command ... /.../christianbookshelf.org/sherman/the childrens bible/the young josiah and the.htm<a href="/library/emmerich/the_dolorous_passion_of_our_lord_jesus_christ/chapter_xiv_the_despair_of.htm">The Despair of Judas</a> ... He with a frantic gesture tore the thirty pieces of silver from his side, and holding them forth with his right hand, exclaimed in accents of the most deep ... /.../the dolorous passion of our lord jesus christ/chapter xiv the despair of.htm<a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/t/tore.htm">Tore (59 Occurrences)</a> ... Multi-Version Concordance Tore (59 Occurrences). Matthew 26:65 Then the high priest tore his clothing, saying, "He has spoken blasphemy! ... /t/tore.htm - 25k<a href="/topical/s/sackcloth.htm">Sackcloth (47 Occurrences)</a> ... Genesis 37:34 Jacob tore his clothes, and put sackcloth on his waist, and mourned for his son many days. (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV). ... /s/sackcloth.htm - 23k<a href="/topical/c/clothes.htm">Clothes (208 Occurrences)</a> ... (DBY). Mark 14:63 The high priest tore his clothes, and said, "What further need have we of witnesses? (WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS NAS NIV). ... /c/clothes.htm - 37k<a href="/topical/w/witnesses.htm">Witnesses (69 Occurrences)</a> ... NIV). Matthew 26:65 Then the high priest tore his clothing, saying, "He has spoken blasphemy! Why do we need any more witnesses? ... /w/witnesses.htm - 27k<a href="/topical/r/robes.htm">Robes (124 Occurrences)</a> ... BBE). Matthew 26:65 Then the High Priest tore his robes and exclaimed, "Impious language! What further need have we of witnesses! ... /r/robes.htm - 39k<a href="/topical/t/treason.htm">Treason (6 Occurrences)</a> ... Then Athaliah tore her clothes, and cried, "Treason! Treason!" (WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS NAS RSV NIV). ... Then Athaliah tore her clothes, and said, Treason! treason! ... /t/treason.htm - 9k<a href="/topical/t/torn.htm">Torn (100 Occurrences)</a> ... Judges 14:6 The Spirit of Yahweh came mightily on him, and he tore him as he would have torn a young goat; and he had nothing in his hand: but he didn't tell ... /t/torn.htm - 37k<a href="/topical/a/ahijah.htm">Ahijah (23 Occurrences)</a> ... of Shiloh, who was interested in Jeroboam I. In Solomon's lifetime Ahijah clothed himself with a new robe, met Jeroboam outside Jerusalem, tore the robe into ... /a/ahijah.htm - 21k<a href="/topical/r/rejoiced.htm">Rejoiced (83 Occurrences)</a> ... Then Athaliah tore her clothes, and cried, "Treason! Treason!" (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS). ... Then Athaliah tore her clothes, and said, Treason! treason! ... /r/rejoiced.htm - 33k<a href="/topical/w/wearing.htm">Wearing (43 Occurrences)</a> ... 2 Samuel 13:19 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 ... /w/wearing.htm - 18k<a name="res" id="res"></a><div class="vheading2">Resources</div><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/tear-clothes-Bible.html">What did it mean to tear one's clothes in the Bible? | GotQuestions.org</a> <a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/repent-dust-ashes.html">What does it mean that Job repented in dust and ashes? | GotQuestions.org</a> <a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/life-Samson.html">Who was Samson in the Bible? | GotQuestions.org</a> <a href="https://clyx.com/term/tore.htm">Tore: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com</a> <a href="/concordance/">Bible Concordance</a> • <a href="/dictionary/">Bible Dictionary</a> • <a href="/encyclopedia/">Bible Encyclopedia</a> • <a href="/topical/">Topical Bible</a> • <a href="/thesaurus/">Bible Thesuarus</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="cnc" id="cnc"></a><div class="vheading2">Concordance</div>Tore (59 Occurrences)<a href="/matthew/26-65.htm">Matthew 26:65</a> Then the high priest tore his clothing, saying, "He has spoken blasphemy! Why do we need any more witnesses? Behold, now you have heard his blasphemy. (WEB WEY NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/mark/5-4.htm">Mark 5:4</a> because he had been often bound with fetters and chains, and the chains had been torn apart by him, and the fetters broken in pieces. Nobody had the strength to tame him. (See NIV)<a href="/mark/9-20.htm">Mark 9:20</a> And they brought him to him. And seeing him the spirit immediately tore him; and falling upon the earth he rolled foaming. (DBY WBS)<a href="/mark/14-63.htm">Mark 14:63</a> The high priest tore his clothes, and said, "What further need have we of witnesses? (WEB RSV NIV)<a href="/luke/9-42.htm">Luke 9:42</a> But as he was yet coming, the demon tore him and dragged him all together. And Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, and healed the child and gave him back to his father. (DBY WBS YLT RSV)<a href="/acts/14-14.htm">Acts 14:14</a> But when the apostles, Barnabas and Paul, heard of it, they tore their clothes, and sprang into the multitude, crying out, (WEB NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/acts/16-22.htm">Acts 16:22</a> The multitude rose up together against them, and the magistrates tore their clothes off of them, and commanded them to be beaten with rods. (WEB NAS RSV)<a href="/galatians/2-18.htm">Galatians 2:18</a> For if I build up again those things which I destroyed, I prove myself a law-breaker. (See RSV)<a href="/genesis/37-29.htm">Genesis 37:29</a> Reuben returned to the pit; and saw that Joseph wasn't in the pit; and he tore his clothes. (WEB NAS NIV)<a href="/genesis/37-34.htm">Genesis 37:34</a> Jacob tore his clothes, and put sackcloth on his waist, and mourned for his son many days. (WEB NAS NIV)<a href="/genesis/44-13.htm">Genesis 44:13</a> Then they tore their clothes, and every man loaded his donkey, and returned to the city. (WEB NAS NIV)<a href="/exodus/32-3.htm">Exodus 32:3</a> All the people took off the golden rings which were in their ears, and brought them to Aaron. (See NAS)<a href="/numbers/14-6.htm">Numbers 14:6</a> Joshua the son of Nun and Caleb the son of Jephunneh, who were of those who spied out the land, tore their clothes: (WEB NAS NIV)<a href="/joshua/7-6.htm">Joshua 7:6</a> Joshua tore his clothes, and fell to the earth on his face before the ark of Yahweh until the evening, he and the elders of Israel; and they put dust on their heads. (WEB NAS NIV)<a href="/judges/8-17.htm">Judges 8:17</a> He broke down the tower of Penuel, and killed the men of the city. (See NAS)<a href="/judges/11-35.htm">Judges 11:35</a> It happened, when he saw her, that he tore his clothes, and said, "Alas, my daughter! You have brought me very low, and you are one of those who trouble me; for I have opened my mouth to Yahweh, and I can't go back." (WEB NAS NIV)<a href="/judges/14-6.htm">Judges 14:6</a> The Spirit of Yahweh came mightily on him, and he tore him as he would have torn a young goat; and he had nothing in his hand: but he didn't tell his father or his mother what he had done. (WEB DBY NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/judges/16-3.htm">Judges 16:3</a> Samson lay until midnight, and arose at midnight, and laid hold of the doors of the gate of the city, and the two posts, and plucked them up, bar and all, and put them on his shoulders, and carried them up to the top of the mountain that is before Hebron. (See NIV)<a href="/1_samuel/15-27.htm">1 Samuel 15:27</a> As Samuel turned about to go away, Saul grabbed the skirt of his robe, and it tore. (WEB NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/2_samuel/1-11.htm">2 Samuel 1:11</a> Then David took hold on his clothes, and tore them; and likewise all the men who were with him. (WEB NAS NIV)<a href="/2_samuel/13-19.htm">2 Samuel 13:19</a> 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. (WEB NAS NIV)<a href="/2_samuel/13-31.htm">2 Samuel 13:31</a> Then the king arose, and tore his garments, and lay on the earth; and all his servants stood by with their clothes torn. (WEB WBS NAS NIV)<a href="/1_kings/11-30.htm">1 Kings 11:30</a> Ahijah laid hold of the new garment that was on him, and tore it in twelve pieces. (WEB NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/1_kings/14-8.htm">1 Kings 14:8</a> and tore the kingdom away from the house of David, and gave it you; and yet you have not been as my servant David, who kept my commandments, and who followed me with all his heart, to do that only which was right in my eyes, (WEB NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/1_kings/19-11.htm">1 Kings 19:11</a> He said, "Go out, and stand on the mountain before Yahweh." Behold, Yahweh passed by, and a great and strong wind tore the mountains, and broke in pieces the rocks before Yahweh; but Yahweh was not in the wind. After the wind an earthquake; but Yahweh was not in the earthquake. (WEB NIV)<a href="/1_kings/21-27.htm">1 Kings 21:27</a> It happened, when Ahab heard those words, that he tore his clothes, and put sackcloth on his flesh, and fasted, and lay in sackcloth, and went softly. (WEB NAS NIV)<a href="/2_kings/2-12.htm">2 Kings 2:12</a> Elisha saw it, and he cried, "My father, my father, the chariots of Israel and its horsemen!" He saw him no more: and he took hold of his own clothes, and tore them in two pieces. (WEB NAS NIV)<a href="/2_kings/2-24.htm">2 Kings 2:24</a> And he looked behind him and saw them, and cursed them in the name of Jehovah. And there came forth two she-bears out of the wood, and tare forty and two lads of them. (See JPS DBY WBS NAS RSV)<a href="/2_kings/5-7.htm">2 Kings 5:7</a> It happened, when the king of Israel had read the letter, that he tore his clothes, and said, "Am I God, to kill and to make alive, that this man sends to me to heal a man of his leprosy? But consider, please, and see how he seeks a quarrel against me." (WEB NAS NIV)<a href="/2_kings/6-30.htm">2 Kings 6:30</a> It happened, when the king heard the words of the woman, that he tore his clothes (now he was passing by on the wall); and the people looked, and behold, he had sackcloth underneath on his flesh. (WEB NAS NIV)<a href="/2_kings/10-27.htm">2 Kings 10:27</a> They broke down the pillar of Baal, and broke down the house of Baal, and made it a latrine, to this day. (See NIV)<a href="/2_kings/11-14.htm">2 Kings 11:14</a> and she looked, and behold, the king stood by the pillar, as the manner was, and the captains and the trumpets by the king; and all the people of the land rejoiced, and blew trumpets. Then Athaliah tore her clothes, and cried, "Treason! Treason!" (WEB NAS NIV)<a href="/2_kings/11-18.htm">2 Kings 11:18</a> And all the people of the land go in to the house of Baal, and break it down, its altars and its images they have thoroughly broken, and Mattan priest of Baal they have slain before the altars; and the priest setteth inspectors over the house of Jehovah, (See NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/2_kings/14-13.htm">2 Kings 14:13</a> Jehoash king of Israel took Amaziah king of Judah, the son of Jehoash the son of Ahaziah, at Beth Shemesh, and came to Jerusalem, and broke down the wall of Jerusalem from the gate of Ephraim to the corner gate, four hundred cubits. (See NAS)<a href="/2_kings/17-21.htm">2 Kings 17:21</a> For he tore Israel from the house of David; and they made Jeroboam the son of Nebat king: and Jeroboam drove Israel from following Yahweh, and made them sin a great sin. (WEB NIV)<a href="/2_kings/19-1.htm">2 Kings 19:1</a> It happened, when king Hezekiah heard it, that he tore his clothes, and covered himself with sackcloth, and went into the house of Yahweh. (WEB NAS NIV)<a href="/2_kings/22-11.htm">2 Kings 22:11</a> It happened, when the king had heard the words of the book of the law, that he tore his clothes. (WEB NAS NIV)<a href="/2_kings/22-19.htm">2 Kings 22:19</a> because your heart was tender, and you humbled yourself before Yahweh, when you heard what I spoke against this place, and against its inhabitants, that they should become a desolation and a curse, and have torn your clothes, and wept before me; I also have heard you,' says Yahweh. (See NIV)<a href="/2_chronicles/14-3.htm">2 Chronicles 14:3</a> for he took away the foreign altars, and the high places, and broke down the pillars, and cut down the Asherim, (See NAS)<a href="/2_chronicles/23-13.htm">2 Chronicles 23:13</a> and she looked, and, behold, the king stood by his pillar at the entrance, and the captains and the trumpets by the king; and all the people of the land rejoiced, and blew trumpets; the singers also played on instruments of music, and led the singing of praise. Then Athaliah tore her clothes, and said, Treason! treason! (WEB NAS NIV)<a href="/2_chronicles/23-17.htm">2 Chronicles 23:17</a> All the people went to the house of Baal, and broke it down, and broke his altars and his images in pieces, and killed Mattan the priest of Baal before the altars. (See NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/2_chronicles/25-23.htm">2 Chronicles 25:23</a> Joash king of Israel took Amaziah king of Judah, the son of Joash the son of Jehoahaz, at Beth Shemesh, and brought him to Jerusalem, and broke down the wall of Jerusalem from the gate of Ephraim to the corner gate, four hundred cubits. (See NAS)<a href="/2_chronicles/34-4.htm">2 Chronicles 34:4</a> They broke down the altars of the Baals in his presence; and the incense altars that were on high above them he cut down; and the Asherim, and the engraved images, and the molten images, he broke in pieces, and made dust of them, and strewed it on the graves of those who had sacrificed to them. (See NAS)<a href="/2_chronicles/34-7.htm">2 Chronicles 34:7</a> He broke down the altars, and beat the Asherim and the engraved images into powder, and cut down all the incense altars throughout all the land of Israel, and returned to Jerusalem. (See NAS NIV)<a href="/2_chronicles/34-19.htm">2 Chronicles 34:19</a> It happened, when the king had heard the words of the law, that he tore his clothes. (WEB NAS NIV)<a href="/2_chronicles/34-27.htm">2 Chronicles 34:27</a> because your heart was tender, and you humbled yourself before God, when you heard his words against this place, and against its inhabitants, and have humbled yourself before me, and have torn your clothes, and wept before me; I also have heard you, says Yahweh. (See NAS NIV)<a href="/ezra/9-3.htm">Ezra 9:3</a> When I heard this thing, I tore my garment and my robe, and plucked off the hair of my head and of my beard, and sat down confounded. (WEB NAS NIV)<a href="/esther/4-1.htm">Esther 4:1</a> Now when Mordecai found out all that was done, Mordecai tore his clothes, and put on sackcloth with ashes, and went out into the midst of the city, and wailed loudly and a bitterly. (WEB NAS NIV)<a href="/job/1-20.htm">Job 1:20</a> Then Job arose, and tore his robe, and shaved his head, and fell down on the ground, and worshiped. (WEB NAS NIV)<a href="/job/2-12.htm">Job 2:12</a> When they lifted up their eyes from a distance, and didn't recognize him, they raised their voices, and wept; and they each tore his robe, and sprinkled dust on their heads toward the sky. (WEB NAS NIV)<a href="/psalms/35-15.htm">Psalms 35:15</a> But in my adversity, they rejoiced, and gathered themselves together. The attackers gathered themselves together against me, and I didn't know it. They tore at me, and didn't cease. (WEB)<a href="/isaiah/22-10.htm">Isaiah 22:10</a> And you had the houses of Jerusalem numbered, pulling down the houses to make the wall stronger. (See NAS NIV)<a href="/isaiah/37-1.htm">Isaiah 37:1</a> It happened, when king Hezekiah heard it, that he tore his clothes, covered himself with sackcloth, and went into Yahweh's house. (WEB NAS NIV)<a href="/jeremiah/2-20.htm">Jeremiah 2:20</a> For in the past, your yoke was broken by your hands and your cords parted; and you said, I will not be your servant; for on every high hill and under every branching tree, your behaviour was like that of a loose woman (See NAS NIV)<a href="/jeremiah/36-24.htm">Jeremiah 36:24</a> They were not afraid, nor tore their garments, neither the king, nor any of his servants who heard all these words. (WEB)<a href="/lamentations/3-11.htm">Lamentations 3:11</a> He has turned aside my ways, and pulled me in pieces; he has made me desolate. (See RSV)<a href="/ezekiel/29-7.htm">Ezekiel 29:7</a> When they took hold of you by your hand, you broke, and tore all their shoulders; and when they leaned on you, you broke, and paralyzed all of their thighs." (WEB NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/amos/1-11.htm">Amos 1:11</a> Thus says Yahweh: "For three transgressions of Edom, yes, for four, I will not turn away its punishment; because he pursued his brother with the sword, and cast off all pity, and his anger raged continually, and he kept his wrath forever; (See NAS RSV)<a href="/nahum/2-12.htm">Nahum 2:12</a> The lion tore in pieces enough for his cubs, and strangled for his lionesses, and filled his caves with the kill, and his dens with prey. 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