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2 Kings 19:1

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

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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 Jehovah.

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.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיְהִ֗יvay.Hiand it wasH1961 →
כִּשְׁמֹ֙עַ֙kish.Mo.a'when heardH8085 →
הַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428 →
חִזְקִיָּ֔הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huHezekiahH2396 →
וַיִּקְרַ֖עvai.yik.Ra'and he toreH7167 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
בְּגָדָ֑יוbe.ga.Davclothes hisH899 →
וַיִּתְכַּ֣סvai.yit.Kasand he covered himselfH3680 →
בַּשָּׂ֔קba.Sakwith <the> sackclothH8242 →
וַיָּבֹ֖אvai.ya.Vo'and he wentH935 →
בֵּ֥יתbeit[the] house ofH1004 →
יְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehYahwehH3068 →

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1 Kings 21:27When Ahab heard these words, he tore his clothes, put on sackcloth, and fasted. He lay down in sackcloth and walked around meekly.2 Kings 18:37Then 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.Job 1:20–21Then Job stood up, tore his robe, and shaved his head. He fell to the ground and worshiped,Genesis 37:34Then Jacob tore his clothes, put sackcloth around his waist, and mourned for his son many days.2 Chronicles 32:20–22In response, King Hezekiah and the prophet Isaiah son of Amoz cried out to heaven in prayer,Isaiah 37:1–7On hearing this report, King Hezekiah tore his clothes, put on sackcloth, and entered the house of the LORD.Psalms 35:13Yet when they were ill, I put on sackcloth; I humbled myself with fasting, but my prayers returned unanswered.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.Ezra 9:3When I heard this report, I tore my tunic and cloak, pulled out some hair from my head and beard, and sat down in horror.2 Chronicles 7:15–16Now My eyes will be open and My ears attentive to the prayers offered in this place.2 Kings 6:30When the king heard the words of the woman, he tore his clothes. And as he passed by on the wall, the people saw the sackcloth under his clothes next to his skin.Jeremiah 36:24Yet in hearing all these words, the king and his servants did not become frightened or tear their garments.Esther 4:1–4When Mordecai learned of all that had happened, he tore his clothes, put on sackcloth and ashes, and went out into the middle of the city, wailing loudly and bitterly.Jonah 3:8Furthermore, let both man and beast be covered with sackcloth, and have everyone call out earnestly to God. Let each one turn from his evil ways and from the violence in his hands.1 Kings 21:29“Have you seen how Ahab has humbled himself before Me? Because he has humbled himself before Me, I will not bring the calamity during his days, but I will bring it upon his house in the days of his son.”2 Kings 5:7When the king of Israel read the letter, he tore his clothes and asked, “Am I God, killing and giving life, that this man expects me to cure a leper? Surely you can see that he is seeking a quarrel with me!”1 Samuel 4:12That same day a Benjamite ran from the battle line all the way to Shiloh, with his clothes torn and dirt on his head.1 Chronicles 21:16When David lifted up his eyes and saw the angel of the LORD standing between heaven and earth, with a drawn sword in his hand stretched out over Jerusalem, David and the elders, clothed in sackcloth, fell facedown.

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