Yet the kingand allhis servantswho heardallthesewordswere not afraid,nordid they rendtheir garments.
Now Reubenreturnedto the pit,and behold,Josephwas not in the pit;so he torehis garments.
So Jacobtorehis clothes,and putsackclothon his loinsand mournedfor his sonmanydays.
Then Davidtookholdof his clothesand torethem, and [so] also[did] allthe menwho[were] with him.
It cameabout when Ahabheardthesewords,that he torehis clothesand puton sackclothand fasted,and he layin sackclothand wentabout despondently.
"Indeed,you doawaywith reverenceAnd hindermeditationbeforeGod.
Transgressionspeaksto the ungodlywithinhis heart;Thereis nofearof Godbeforehis eyes.
For it flattershim in his [own] eyesConcerning the discoveryof his iniquity[and] the hatred[of it].
They holdfastto themselves an evilpurpose;They talkof layingsnaressecretly;They say,"Whocan seethem?"
Then Pharaohturnedand wentinto his housewith noconcernevenfor this.
O LORD,Your handis liftedup [yet] they do not seeit. They see[Your] zealfor the peopleand are putto shame;Indeed,firewill devourYour enemies.
Then Eliakimthe sonof Hilkiah,whowas overthe household,and Shebnathe scribeand Joahthe sonof Asaph,the recorder,cameto Hezekiahwith their clothestornand toldhim the wordsof Rabshakeh.
And when KingHezekiahheard[it], he torehis clothes,coveredhimself with sackclothand enteredthe houseof the LORD.
When they had heardallthe words,they turnedin fearoneto anotherand saidto Baruch,"We will surelyreportallthesewordsto the king."
O LORD,do not Your eyes[look] for truth?You have smittenthem, [But] they did not weaken;You have consumedthem, But they refusedto takecorrection.They have madetheir facesharderthanrock;They have refusedto repent.
When the wordreachedthe kingof Nineveh,he arosefrom his throne,laidasidehis robefrom him, covered[himself] with sackclothand saton the ashes.
"The menof Ninevehwill standup with thisgenerationat the judgment,and will condemnit becausethey repentedat the preachingof Jonah;and behold,something greaterthan Jonahis here.
"THERE IS NOFEAROF GODBEFORETHEIR EYES."
