Eliakim, &c.] See v. 18. clothes rent] This rite was of old used upon occasion of grief, as an expression of much passion, Genesis 37:34. Judges 11:35. and upon apprehension of Gods displeasure, as a sign of deep contrition, 2 King. 22. 11, 19. And also used, upon hearing of blasphemy, as an evidence of great indignation, Matthew 26:65. All these may here be applied.