Bible Dictionaries
Sackcloth
King James Dictionary
SACK'CLOTH, n. sack and cloth. Cloth of which sacks are made coarse cloth. This word is chiefly used in Scripture to denote a cloth or garment worn in mourning, distress or mortification.
Gird you with sackcloth and mourn before Abner. 2 Samuel 3 .
Esther 4 . Job 46 .
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Entry for 'Sackcloth'. King James Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/kjd/s/sackcloth.html.