The account reads: “As soon as Ahab heard these words, he ripped his garments apart and put sackcloth on his body; and he went on a fast and kept lying down in sackcloth and walking despondently. ”
تقول الرواية :‏ « وكان لما سمع اخآب هذا الكلام انه مزق ثيابه ووضع مسحا على جسده ،‏ وصام واضطجع في المسح وسار يائسا » .‏