Then Jacob tore his clothes, put sackcloth round his waist, and mourned for his son for many days.
2 Kings 19:1 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised When King Hezekiah heard their report, he tore his clothes, covered himself with sackcloth, and went into the Lord’s temple. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And it came to pass, when king Hezekiah heard it, that he rent his clothes, and covered himself with sackcloth, and went into the house of the LORD. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition WHEN KING Hezekiah heard it, he rent his clothes and covered himself with sackcloth and went into the house of the Lord. [Isa. 37:1-13.] American Standard Version (1901) And it came to pass, when king Hezekiah heard it, that he rent his clothes, and covered himself with sackcloth, and went into the house of Jehovah. Common English Bible When King Hezekiah heard this, he ripped his clothes, covered himself with mourning clothes, and went to the LORD’s temple. Catholic Public Domain Version And when king Hezekiah had heard this, he tore his garments, and he covered himself with sackcloth, and he entered the house of the Lord. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And when king Ezechias heard these words, he rent his garments, and covered himself with sackcloth, and went into the house of the Lord. |
Then Jacob tore his clothes, put sackcloth round his waist, and mourned for his son for many days.
When Ahab heard these words, he tore his clothes, put sackcloth over his body, and fasted. He lay down in sackcloth and walked around subdued.
‘Have you seen how Ahab has humbled himself before me? I will not bring the disaster during his lifetime, because he has humbled himself before me. I will bring the disaster on his house during his son’s lifetime.’
Then Eliakim son of Hilkiah, who was in charge of the palace, Shebna the court secretary, and Joah son of Asaph, the court historian, came to Hezekiah with their clothes torn and reported to him the words of the royal spokesman.
When the king of Israel read the letter, he tore his clothes and asked, ‘Am I God, killing and giving life, that this man expects me to cure a man of his skin disease? Recognise that he is only picking a fight with me.’
When the king heard the woman’s words he tore his clothes. Then, as he was passing by on the wall, the people saw that there was sackcloth under his clothes next to his skin.
When I heard this report, I tore my tunic and robe, pulled out some of the hair from my head and beard, and sat down devastated.
So King Sennacherib of Assyria broke camp and left. He returned home and lived in Nineveh.
As they heard all these words, the king and all his servants did not become terrified or tear their clothes.
Then the people of Nineveh believed God. They proclaimed a fast and dressed in sackcloth #– #from the greatest of them to the least.
Furthermore, both people and animals must be covered with sackcloth, and everyone must call out earnestly to God. Each must turn from his evil ways and from his wrongdoing.
‘Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles that were done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented in sackcloth and ashes long ago.
Then the high priest tore his robes and said, ‘He has blasphemed! Why do we still need witnesses? See, now you’ve heard the blasphemy.
I will grant my two witnesses authority to prophesy for 1,260 days, dressed in sackcloth.’
That same day, a Benjaminite man ran from the battle and came to Shiloh. His clothes were torn, and there was dirt on his head.