626 B
626 B
clothes torn and earth on his head
This is a way to express deep mourning in Israelite culture.
his heart trembled with concern
This is an idiom which means he was very fearful or terribly concerned about something. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom)
the whole city
This is a metonym for "all the people in the city." (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)