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Isaiah 37:1

Hezekiah
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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.

2 And he sent Eliakim, who was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and the elders of the priests covered with sackcloth, unto Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz.

3 And they said unto him, Thus saith Hezekiah, This day is a day of trouble, and of rebuke, and of blasphemy: for the children are come to the birth, and there is not strength to bring forth.

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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

    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.

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  • 2 Kings 22:11

    And it came to pass, when the king had heard the words of the book of the law, that he rent his clothes.

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  • Isaiah 36:22–37:38

    Then came Eliakim, the son of Hilkiah, that was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah, the son of Asaph, the recorder, to Hezekiah with their clothes rent, and told him the words of Rabshakeh.

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  • Ezra 9:5

    And at the evening sacrifice I arose up from my heaviness; and having rent my garment and my mantle, I fell upon my knees, and spread out my hands unto the LORD my God,

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  • Job 1:20–21

    Then Job arose, and rent his mantle, and shaved his head, and fell down upon the ground, and worshipped,

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  • Jonah 3:5–6

    So the people of Nineveh believed God, and proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them even to the least of them.

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  • Matthew 11:21

    Woe unto thee, Chorazin! woe unto thee, Bethsaida! for if the mighty works, which were done in you, had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.

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  • Jeremiah 36:24

    Yet they were not afraid, nor rent their garments, neither the king, nor any of his servants that heard all these words.

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