Yet they were not afraid, nor rent their garments, neither the king, nor any of his servants that heard all these words.
Yet they were not afraid ... neither the king, nor any of his servants that heard all these words. The king and his "servants" were more hardened than the "princes" and councilors (Jeremiah 36:12-16, notes). Contrast the humble fear exhibited by Josiah at the reading of the law (2 Kings 22:11; 2 Kings 22:19).