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.
Parallel translations
- WEB When king Hezekiah heard it, he tore his clothes, covered himself with sackcloth, and went into Yahweh’s house.
- BSB On hearing this report, King Hezekiah tore his clothes, put on sackcloth, and entered the house of the LORD.
- NKJV And so it was, when King Hezekiah heard it, that he tore his clothes, covered himself with sackcloth, and went into the house of the Lord.
- NASB Now when King Hezekiah heard the report, he tore his clothes, covered himself with sackcloth, and entered the house of the Lord.
- NLT When King Hezekiah heard their report, he tore his clothes and put on burlap and went into the Temple of the Lord.
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Hearing the report, Hezekiah humbles himself in mourning and goes into the temple to seek the Lord.
Overview
Hezekiah responds to the crisis not with despair or negotiation but by tearing his clothes, putting on sackcloth, and entering Yahweh's house. His turning to God in humility models faith under threat. This act of seeking the Lord, rather than relying on Egypt or his own strength, becomes the channel through which God delivers Jerusalem.
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Cross-references · 8
- 2 Kgs 19:1–37And 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.
- Jonah 3:5–6So 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.
- Ezra 9:5And 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,
- Job 1:20–21Then Job arose, and rent his mantle, and shaved his head, and fell down upon the ground, and worshipped,
- Isa 36:22Then 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.
- 2 Kgs 22:11And it came to pass, when the king had heard the words of the book of the law, that he rent his clothes.
- Jer 36:24Yet they were not afraid, nor rent their garments, neither the king, nor any of his servants that heard all these words.
- Matt 11:21Woe 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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