When the king heard the words of the book of the law, he tore his clothes.
Isaiah 37:1 - New Revised Standard Version When King Hezekiah heard it, he tore his clothes, covered himself with sackcloth, and went into the house of the Lord. 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 AND WHEN King Hezekiah heard it, he rent his clothes and covered himself with sackcloth and went into the house of the Lord. [II Kings 19:1-13.] 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 it happened that, when king Hezekiah had heard this, he rent his garments, and he wrapped himself in sackcloth, and he entered the house of the Lord. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version AND it came to pass, when king Ezechias had heard it, that he rent his garments and covered himself with sackcloth and went into the house of the Lord. |
When the king heard the words of the book of the law, he tore his clothes.
Then King Hezekiah and the prophet Isaiah son of Amoz prayed because of this and cried to heaven.
At the evening sacrifice I got up from my fasting, with my garments and my mantle torn, and fell on my knees, spread out my hands to the Lord my God,
When Mordecai learned all that had been done, Mordecai tore his clothes and put on sackcloth and ashes, and went through the city, wailing with a loud and bitter cry;
In that day the Lord God of hosts called to weeping and mourning, to baldness and putting on sackcloth;
Then Eliakim son of Hilkiah, who was in charge of the palace, and Shebna the secretary, and Joah son of Asaph, the recorder, came to Hezekiah with their clothes torn, and told him the words of the Rabshakeh.
Hezekiah received the letter from the hand of the messengers and read it; then Hezekiah went up to the house of the Lord and spread it before the Lord.
Did King Hezekiah of Judah and all Judah actually put him to death? Did he not fear the Lord and entreat the favor of the Lord, and did not the Lord change his mind about the disaster that he had pronounced against them? But we are about to bring great disaster on ourselves!”
Yet neither the king, nor any of his servants who heard all these words, was alarmed, nor did they tear their garments.
“Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the deeds of power done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.