The king and some of his attendants heard all these words. But they weren’t afraid. They didn’t tear their clothes.

王和听见这一切话的臣仆都不惧怕，也不撕裂衣服。

王和听见这一切话的臣仆都不惧怕，也不撕裂衣服。

王和听见这一切话的臣仆都不惧怕，也不撕裂衣服。

王和他所有听见这一切话的臣仆，都不惊惧，也不撕裂衣服。

王和聽見這一切話的臣僕都不懼怕，也不撕裂衣服。

王和聽見這一切話的臣僕都不懼怕，也不撕裂衣服。

王和聽見這一切話的臣僕都不懼怕，也不撕裂衣服。

王和他所有聽見這一切話的臣僕，都不驚懼，也不撕裂衣服。

王和他的眾臣僕、就是聽見這一切話的人、都不震驚恐懼，也不撕裂衣服。

王及臣僕雖聞斯言、不畏懼、不裂衣、

王臣雖聽所誦之言、不知警、不裂衣、

王與其諸臣聽此諸言、竟不畏懼、亦不裂衣、

The king and all his attendants who heard all these words showed no fear, nor did they tear their clothes.

Yet neither the king nor any of his servants who heard all these words was afraid, nor did they tear their garments.

Neither the king nor his attendants showed any signs of fear or repentance at what they heard.

As they heard all these words, the king and all his servants did not become terrified or tear their clothes.

Yet the king and all his servants who heard all these words did not tremble in fear, nor did they tear their garments.

Yet they were not afraid, nor did they tear their garments, the king nor any of his servants who heard all these words.

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

As they heard all these words, the king and all of his servants did not become terrified or tear their garments.

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

Neither he nor any of his attendants showed any alarm when they heard all that had been read. Nor did they tear their clothes to show any grief or sorrow.

The king and his servants who heard all these words were not afraid, and didn’t tear their garments.

They heard all its words. Then they looked at one another in fear. They said to Baruch,“ We must report all these words to the king.”

I have a message from God in my heart. It is about the evil ways of anyone who sins. They don’t have any respect for God.

Then Eliakim, the son of Hilkiah, went to Hezekiah. Eliakim was in charge of the palace. Shebna the secretary went with him. So did Joah, the son of Asaph. Joah kept the records. All of them went to Hezekiah with their clothes torn. They told him what the field commander had said.When King Hezekiah heard what the field commander had said, he tore his clothes. He put on the rough clothing people wear when they’re sad. Then he went into the Lord’ s temple.

When King Hezekiah heard what the field commander had said, he tore his clothes. He put on the rough clothing people wear when they’re sad. Then he went into the Lord’ s temple.Hezekiah sent Eliakim, who was in charge of the palace, to Isaiah the prophet. Isaiah was the son of Amoz. Hezekiah also sent to Isaiah the leading priests and Shebna the secretary. All of them were wearing the same rough clothing.

They help one another make evil plans. They talk about hiding their traps. They say,“ Who can see what we are doing?”

Jonah’s warning reached the king of Nineveh. He got up from his throne. He took off his royal robes. He also dressed himself in the clothing of sadness. And then he sat down in the dust.

When Ahab heard what Elijah had said, he tore his clothes. He put on the rough clothing people wear when they’re sad. He went without eating. He even slept in his clothes. He went around looking sad.

The king heard the words of the Law. When he did, he tore his royal robes.He gave orders to Hilkiah, Ahikam, Abdon, Shaphan the secretary and Asaiah. Ahikam was the son of Shaphan. Abdon was the son of Micah. And Asaiah was the king’s attendant. Josiah commanded them,“ Go. Ask the Lord for advice. Ask him about what is written in this book that has been found. Do it for me. Also do it for the people who remain in Israel and Judah. The Lord has been very angry with us. That’s because our people before us didn’t obey what the Lord had said. They didn’t do everything written in this book.”Hilkiah and the people the king had sent with him went to speak to Huldah the prophet. She was the wife of Shallum. Shallum was the son of Tokhath. Tokhath was the son of Hasrah. Shallum took care of the sacred robes. Huldah lived in the New Quarter of Jerusalem.Huldah said to them,“ The Lord is the God of Israel. He says,‘ Here is what you should tell the man who sent you to me.“ The Lord says,‘ I am going to bring horrible trouble on this place and its people. There are curses written down in the book that has been read to the king of Judah. All those curses will take place.That’s because the people have deserted me. They have burned incense to other gods. They have made me very angry because of everything their hands have made. So my anger will burn like a fire against this place. And the fire of my anger will not be put out.’ ” ’The king of Judah sent you to ask for advice. Tell him,‘ The Lord is the God of Israel. He has a message for you about the things you heard.The Lord says,“ Your heart was tender. You made yourself humble in my sight. You heard what I spoke against this place and its people. So you made yourself humble. You tore your royal robes and wept. And I have heard you,” announces the Lord.You will join the members of your family who have already died. You will be buried in peace. You will not see all the trouble I am going to bring. I am going to bring trouble on this place and the people who live here.’ ” Huldah’s answer was taken back to the king.Then the king called together all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem.He went up to the Lord’ s temple. The people of Judah and Jerusalem went with him. So did the priests and Levites. All of them went, from the least important of them to the most important. The king had all the words of the Book of the Covenant read to them. The book had been found in the Lord’ s temple.The king stood next to his pillar. He agreed to the terms of the covenant in front of the Lord. The king promised to serve the Lord and obey his commands, directions and rules. He promised to obey them with all his heart and with all his soul. So the king promised to obey the terms of the covenant that were written in that book.

But you even cause others to lose their respect for God. You make it hard for them to be faithful to him.

Lord, don’t your eyes look for truth? You struck down your people. But they didn’t feel any pain. You crushed them. But they refused to be corrected. They made their faces harder than stone. They refused to turn away from their sins.

Later, Reuben came back to the empty well. He saw that Joseph wasn’t there. He was so upset that he tore his clothes.

“ They don’t have any respect for God.”( Psalm 36:1)

Lord, you have raised your hand high to punish them. But they don’t even see it. Let them see how much you love your people. Then they will be put to shame. Let the fire you are saving for your enemies burn them up.

The king heard the words of the Book of the Law. When he did, he tore his royal robes.He gave orders to Hilkiah the priest, Ahikam, Akbor, Shaphan the secretary and Asaiah. Ahikam was the son of Shaphan. Akbor was the son of Micaiah. And Asaiah was the king’s attendant. Josiah commanded them,“ Go. Ask the Lord for advice. Ask him about what is written in this book that has been found. Do it for me. Also do it for the people and the whole nation of Judah. The Lord is very angry with us. That’s because our people who have lived before us didn’t obey the words of this book. They didn’t do everything written there about us.”Hilkiah the priest went to speak to Huldah the prophet. So did Ahikam, Akbor, Shaphan and Asaiah. Huldah was the wife of Shallum. Shallum was the son of Tikvah. Tikvah was the son of Harhas. Shallum took care of the sacred robes. Huldah lived in the New Quarter of Jerusalem.Huldah said to them,“ The Lord is the God of Israel. He says,‘ Here is what you must tell the man who sent you to me.Tell him,“ The Lord says,‘ I am going to bring horrible trouble on this place and its people. Everything written in the book the king of Judah has read will take place.That’s because the people have deserted me. They have burned incense to other gods. They have made me very angry because of the statues of gods their hands have made. So my anger will burn like a fire against this place. And the fire of my anger will not be put out.’ ” ’The king of Judah sent you to ask the Lord for advice. Tell him,‘ The Lord is the God of Israel. He has a message for you about the things you heard. He says,“ Your heart was tender. You made yourself humble in the eyes of the Lord. You heard what I spoke against this place and its people. I said they would be under a curse. I told them they would be destroyed. You tore your royal robes and wept in front of me. And I have heard you,” announces the Lord.

The men of Nineveh will stand up on judgment day with the people now living. And the Ninevites will prove that these people are guilty. The men of Nineveh turned away from their sins when Jonah preached to them. And now something more important than Jonah is here.