Esther 4:3

4:3 Throughout each and every province where the king’s edict and law were announced there was considerable mourning among the Jews, along with fasting, weeping, and sorrow. Sackcloth and ashes were characteristic of many.

Joshua 7:6

7:6 Joshua tore his clothes; he and the leaders of Israel lay face down on the ground before the ark of the Lord until evening and threw dirt on their heads.

Joshua 7:2

7:2 Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai (which is located near Beth Aven, east of Bethel) and instructed them, “Go up and spy on the land.” So the men went up and spied on Ai.

Joshua 13:19

13:19 Kiriathaim, Sibmah, Zereth Shahar on the hill in the valley,

Job 2:8

2:8 Job took a shard of broken pottery to scrape himself with while he was sitting among the ashes.

Job 42:6

42:6 Therefore I despise myself,

and I repent in dust and ashes!

Isaiah 58:5

58:5 Is this really the kind of fasting I want?

Do I want a day when people merely humble themselves,

bowing their heads like a reed

and stretching out on sackcloth and ashes?

Is this really what you call a fast,

a day that is pleasing to the Lord?

Ezekiel 27:30

27:30 They will lament loudly over you and cry bitterly.

They will throw dust on their heads and roll in the ashes;

Daniel 9:3

9:3 So I turned my attention to the Lord God to implore him by prayer and requests, with fasting, sackcloth, and ashes.

Jonah 3:6

3:6 When the news reached the king of Nineveh, he got up from his throne, took off his royal robe, put on sackcloth, and sat on ashes.

Matthew 11:21

11:21 “Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! If the miracles done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.