Est 4:1 | HCSB | STEP | When Mordecai learned all that had occurred , he tore his clothes , put on sackcloth and ashes , went into the middle of the city , and cried loudly and bitterly .

Esther 4:1

1 When Mordecai learned all that had occurred, ^a he tore his clothes, ^b put on ^{▼▼sackcloth: Garment made of poor quality material and worn as a sign of grief and mourning}sackcloth and ashes, ^d went into the middle of the city, and cried loudly and bitterly. ^e