6 When the king of Nineveh heard what was happening, he also dressed in sackcloth; he left the royal palace and sat in dust.3.5,6 dressed in sackcloth … sat in dust: Sackcloth was a rough, dark-colored cloth made from goat or camel hair and used to make grain sacks. Sometimes people wore sackcloth and sat in dust to show how sorry they were for their sins.