## Look now ##

These words emphasize what they will say. AT: "Listen" or "Pay attention to what we are about to tell you"

## put sackcloth around our waists and ropes around our heads ##

This was a sign of surrender.

## Is he still alive? ##

Ahab asks this question to express surprise. AT: "I am surprised that he is still alive!" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])

## He is my brother ##

AT: "He is like a brother to me" (UDB) or "He is like family"