When Ahab learned of Jehovah’s adverse judgment, “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. ” Ahab humbled himself! With what result?
لَمَّا سَمِعَ أَخْآبُ حُكْمَ يَهْوَهَ ،‏ « مَزَّقَ ثِيَابَهُ وَوَضَعَ مِسْحًا عَلَى جَسَدِهِ ،‏ وَصَامَ وَٱضْطَجَعَ فِي ٱلْمِسْحِ وَسَارَ يَائِسًا » .‏