Then Jacob tore his clothes, put sackcloth round his waist, and mourned for his son for many days.
2 Kings 22:11 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised When the king heard the words of the book of the law, he tore his clothes. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And it came to pass, when the king had heard the words of the book of the law, that he rent his clothes. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And when the king heard the words of the Book of the Law, he rent his clothes. American Standard Version (1901) And it came to pass, when the king had heard the words of the book of the law, that he rent his clothes. Common English Bible As soon as the king heard what the Instruction scroll said, he ripped his clothes. Catholic Public Domain Version and the king had heard the words of the book of the law of the Lord, he tore his garments. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And the king had heard the words of the law of the Lord: he rent his garments. |
Then Jacob tore his clothes, put sackcloth round his waist, and mourned for his son for many days.
Then the court secretary Shaphan told the king, ‘The priest Hilkiah has given me a book,’ and Shaphan read it in the presence of the king.
because your heart was tender and you humbled yourself before the Lord when you heard what I spoke against this place and against its inhabitants, that they would become a desolation and a curse, and because you have torn your clothes and wept before me, I myself have heard” #– #this is the Lord’s declaration.
My hand made all these things, and so they all came into being. This is the Lord’s declaration. I will look favourably on this kind of person: one who is humble, submissive in spirit, and trembles at my word.
When they had heard all the words, they turned to each other in fear and said to Baruch, ‘We must surely tell the king all these things.’
As they heard all these words, the king and all his servants did not become terrified or tear their clothes.
Tear your hearts, not just your clothes, and return to the Lord your God. For he is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger, abounding in faithful love, and he relents from sending disaster.
The Lord says: I will not relent from punishing Judah for three crimes, even four, because they have rejected the instruction of the Lord and have not kept his statutes. The lies that their ancestors followed have led them astray.
Then Joshua tore his clothes and fell face down to the ground before the ark of the Lord until evening, as did the elders of Israel; they all put dust on their heads.