Exodus 33:4

And when the people heard these evil tidings, they mourned: and no man did put on him his ornaments.

Cross-references

Exodus 33:6 Parallel

Exodus 33:6 immediately follows: the people strip off their ornaments from Horeb onward — the direct fulfillment of their mourning in verse 4.

Numbers 14:1 shows the people weeping after the spies' bad report—a parallel mourning response to divine judgment.

Numbers 14:39 records the people mourning greatly after hearing God's punishment—mirroring the sorrow here over God's refusal to go with them.

2 Samuel 19:24 shows Mephibosheth neglecting personal care as a sign of mourning, similar to the people here removing ornaments.

In Ezekiel 24:17, Ezekiel is commanded to keep his turban on and not mourn — directly opposite to the people removing ornaments in mourning here.

In Ezekiel 24:23, the people are told to keep turbans on and not mourn — contrasting with the removal of ornaments in mourning here.

Jonah 3:6 Parallel

In Jonah 3:6, the king of Nineveh removes his robe and puts on sackcloth in repentance — mirroring the mourning and ornament removal here.

Leviticus 10:6 describes mourning signs (tearing clothes) forbidden for priests, while the people here remove ornaments—both responses to divine judgment.

In Isaiah 32:11, this same action of stripping off ornaments appears as a call to mourn over judgment — a parallel response to divine warning.

In Ezekiel 26:16, princes remove their robes in trembling over Tyre's fall — paralleling the removal of ornaments in distress here.

1 Kings 21:27 has Ahab tearing clothes and wearing sackcloth in repentance, mirroring the people's outward mourning here.

2 Kings 19:1 shows Hezekiah tearing clothes and wearing sackcloth in distress, a parallel to this mourning over God's word.

Ezra 9:3 Parallel

Ezra 9:3 has Ezra tearing garments and plucking hair in grief, similar to the people removing ornaments here.

Esther 4:1-4 describes Mordecai wearing sackcloth and ashes in mourning, paralleling the people's removal of ornaments.

Job 1:20 Parallel

Job 1:20 shows Job tearing robe and shaving head in grief, a similar outward sign of mourning as removing ornaments.

Job 2:12 Parallel

Job 2:12 shows Job's friends tearing robes and sprinkling dust, another instance of external mourning like the people here.