And when the king heard the words of the book of the law, he rent his clothes.
Jeremiah 36:16 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI) When they heard all the words, they turned one to another in fear; and they said to Baruch, “We must report all these words to the king.” More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Now it came to pass, when they had heard all the words, they were afraid both one and other, and said unto Baruch, We will surely tell the king of all these words. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Now when they had heard all the words, they turned one to another in fear and said to Baruch, We must surely tell the king of all these words. American Standard Version (1901) Now it came to pass, when they had heard all the words, they turned in fear one toward another, and said unto Baruch, We will surely tell the king of all these words. Common English Bible When they heard all its words, they were alarmed and said to Baruch: “We must at once report all this to the king!” Catholic Public Domain Version Therefore, when they had heard all the words, each one looked at his neighbor in astonishment, and they said to Baruch: "We ought to report all these words to the king." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And when they had heard all the words, they looked upon one another with astonishment and they said to Baruch: We must tell the king all these words. |
And when the king heard the words of the book of the law, he rent his clothes.
Say to the king and the queen mother: “Take a lowly seat, for your beautiful crown has come down from your head.”
Concerning the prophets: My heart is broken within me, all my bones shake; I am like a drunken man, like a man overcome by wine, because of the Lord and because of his holy words.
Yet neither the king, nor any of his servants who heard all these words, was afraid, nor did they rend their garments.