Jacob was so sorry about his son that he tore his clothes. Then Jacob put on special clothes to show that he was sad. Jacob continued to be sad about his son for a long time.
2 Kings 22:11 - Easy To Read Version When the king heard the words of the Book of the Law, he tore his clothes {to show he was sad and upset}. 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. |
Jacob was so sorry about his son that he tore his clothes. Then Jacob put on special clothes to show that he was sad. Jacob continued to be sad about his son for a long time.
Then Shaphan the secretary told the king, “And Hilkiah the priest also gave this book to me.” Then Shaphan read the book to the king.
When King Josiah heard the words of the law being read, he tore his clothes. {\cf2\super [429]}
I myself made all things.\par All things are here because I made them.”\par The Lord himself said these things.\par “Tell me, what people do I care for?\par I care for the poor people.\par I care for the people that are very sad.\par I care for people that obey my words.\par
Those royal officials heard all the messages from the scroll. {\cf2\super [308]} Then they became afraid, and they looked at one another. They said to Baruch, “We must tell King Jehoiakim about these messages on the scroll.”
And, when King Jehoiakim and his servants heard the message from the scroll, they were not afraid. They didn’t tear their clothes to show sorrow for doing wrong.
Tear your hearts, not your clothes.” {\cf2\super [13]} \par Come back to the Lord your God.\par He is kind and merciful.\par He does not become angry quickly.\par He has great love.\par Maybe he will change his mind\par about the bad \{punishment he planned\}.\par
The Lord says this: “I will definitely punish Judah for the many crimes they did. {\cf2\super [35]} Why? Because they refused to obey the Lord’s commands. They didn’t keep his commands. Their ancestors {\cf2\super [36]} believed \{lies\}. And those same lies caused the people of Judah to quit following God.
When Joshua heard about this, he tore his clothes {to show his sadness}. He bowed down on the ground before the Holy Box. [33] Joshua stayed there until evening. The leaders of Israel did the same thing. They also threw dirt on their heads {to show their sadness}.