and when they had heard all its words, they turned to each other in alarm and said to Baruch, “We have to tell the king all these things.”
When the king heard the words of the book of the law, he tore his garments.
Say to the king and to the queen mother: come down from your throne; From your heads your splendid crowns will fall.
Concerning the prophets: My heart is broken within me, all my bones tremble; I am like a drunk, like one overcome by wine, Because of the Lord, because of his holy words.
As they were listening to all these words the king and all his officials did not become alarmed, nor did they tear their garments.