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Isaiah 37:1

Hezekiah
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On hearing this report, King Hezekiah tore his clothes, put on sackcloth, and entered the house of the LORD.

2 And he sent Eliakim the palace administrator, Shebna the scribe, and the leading priests, all wearing sackcloth, to the prophet Isaiah son of Amoz

3 to tell him, “This is what Hezekiah says: Today is a day of distress, rebuke, and disgrace; for children have come to the point of birth, but there is no strength to deliver them.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
On hearing this report, King Hezekiah tore his clothes, put on sackcloth, and entered the house of the LORD.
KJV
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.
WEB
When King Hezekiah heard it, he tore his clothes, covered himself with sackcloth, and went into the LORD’s house.
ASV
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.
DARBY
And it came to pass when king Hezekiah heard [it], that he rent his garments, and covered himself with sackcloth, and went into the house of Jehovah.
BLB
And it came to pass, when king Hezekiah heard [it], that he tore his clothes and covered himself with sackcloth, and he entered the house of YHWH.
ÅB
Da kong Hiskia hørte det, sønderrev han sine klær og kledde seg i sekk og gikk inn i Herrens hus.
OTB
Da kong Hiskia mottok rapporten, rev han sine klær, kledde seg i sekkestrie og gikk inn i Herrens hus.
B1930
Da kong Esekias hørte det, sønderrev han sine klær og klædde sig i sekk og gikk inn i Herrens hus.

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  • 2 Kings 19:1–37

    On hearing this report, King Hezekiah tore his clothes, put on sackcloth, and entered the house of the LORD.

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  • 2 Kings 22:11

    When the king heard the words of the Book of the Law, he tore his clothes

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  • Isaiah 36:22–37:38

    Then Hilkiah’s son Eliakim the palace administrator, Shebna the scribe, and Asaph’s son Joah the recorder came to Hezekiah with their clothes torn, and they relayed to him the words of the Rabshakeh.

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  • Ezra 9:5

    At the evening offering, I got up from my humiliation with my tunic and cloak torn, and I fell on my knees, spread out my hands to the LORD my God,

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  • Job 1:20–21

    Then Job stood up, tore his robe, and shaved his head. He fell to the ground and worshiped,

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  • Jonah 3:5–6

    And the Ninevites believed God. They proclaimed a fast and dressed in sackcloth, from the greatest of them to the least.

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  • Matthew 11:21

    “Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.

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  • Jeremiah 36:24

    Yet in hearing all these words, the king and his servants did not become frightened or tear their garments.

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