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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)