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href="/bsb/ezra/9.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/ezra/9.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />When I heard this, I tore my tunic and cloak, pulled hair from my head and beard and sat down appalled.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/ezra/9.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />When I heard this, I tore my cloak and my shirt, pulled hair from my head and beard, and sat down utterly shocked.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/ezra/9.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />As soon as I heard this, I tore my garment and my cloak and pulled hair from my head and beard and sat appalled.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/ezra/9.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />When I heard this report, I tore my tunic and cloak, pulled out some hair from my head and beard, and sat down in horror.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/ezra/9.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And when I heard this thing, I rent my garment and my mantle, and plucked off the hair of my head and of my beard, and sat down astonied.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/ezra/9.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />So when I heard this thing, I tore my garment and my robe, and plucked out some of the hair of my head and beard, and sat down astonished.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/ezra/9.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />When I heard about this matter, I tore my garment and my robe, and pulled out some of the hair from my head and my beard, and sat down appalled.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/ezra/9.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />When I heard about this matter, I tore my garment and my robe, and pulled some of the hair from my head and my beard, and sat down appalled.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/ezra/9.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And when I heard about this matter, I tore my garment and my robe, and pulled some of the hair from my head and my beard, and sat down appalled.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/ezra/9.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />When I heard about this matter, I tore my garment and my robe, and pulled some of the hair from my head and my beard, and sat down in consternation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/ezra/9.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />When I heard this, I tore my clothing and my robe [in grief], I pulled out some of the hair from my head and my beard, and sat down appalled [at the shame of it].<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/ezra/9.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />When I heard this report, I tore my tunic and robe, pulled out some of the hair from my head and beard, and sat down devastated.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/ezra/9.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />When I heard this report, I tore my tunic and robe, pulled out some of the hair from my head and beard, and sat down devastated. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/ezra/9.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And when I heard this thing, I rent my garment and my robe, and plucked off the hair of my head and of my beard, and sat down confounded.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/ezra/9.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />This news made me so angry that I ripped my clothes and tore hair from my head and beard. Then I just sat in shock <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/ezra/9.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And when I heard this thing, I rent my garment and my mantle, and plucked off the hair of my head and of my beard, and sat down astonied.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/ezra/9.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />When I heard this, I tore my clothes [in distress], pulled hair from my scalp and my beard, and sat down in shock.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/ezra/9.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />When I heard this, I tore my clothes in despair, tore my hair and my beard, and sat down crushed with grief. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/ezra/9.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />When I heard this, I tore both my garment and robe, plucked hair from both my head and my beard, and collapsed in shock! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/ezra/9.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />When I heard this report, I tore my tunic and my robe and ripped out some of the hair from my head and beard. Then I sat down, quite devastated.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/ezra/9.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />When I heard this thing, I tore my garment and my robe, and plucked off the hair of my head and of my beard, and sat down confounded.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/ezra/9.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And when I heard this thing, I rent my garment and my mantle, and plucked off the hair of my head and of my beard, and sat down confounded.<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/ezra/9.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />When I heard this report, I tore my tunic and cloak, pulled out some hair from my head and beard, and sat down in horror.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/ezra/9.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />When I heard this thing, I tore my garment and my robe, and pulled the hair out of my head and of my beard, and sat down confounded. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/ezra/9.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And at my hearing this word, I have torn my garment and my upper robe, and pluck out of the hair of my head, and of my beard, and sit astonished,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/ezra/9.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And at my hearing this word, I have rent my garment and my upper robe, and pluck out of the hair of my head, and of my beard, and sit astonished,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/ezra/9.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And in my hearing this word I rent my garment and my robe, and I shall pluck off from the hair of my head and my beard, and I shall sit down, being astonished.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/ezra/9.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And when I had heard this word, I rent my mantle and my coat, and plucked off the hairs of my head and my beard, and I sat down mourning. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/ezra/9.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And when I had heard this word, I tore my cloak and my tunic, and I pulled out the hairs of my head and beard, and I sat in mourning.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/ezra/9.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />When I had heard this, I tore my cloak and my mantle, plucked hair from my head and beard, and sat there devastated.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/ezra/9.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />When I heard this, I tore my garment and my mantle, and pulled hair from my head and beard, and sat appalled.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/ezra/9.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And when I heard this thing, I tore my garments and my mantle and pulled the hair of my head and of my beard and sat down speechless.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/ezra/9.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Then, when I heard this matter, I tore my garments and my robe, and I pulled out of the hair of my head and of my beard, and I was sitting down and was speechless.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/ezra/9.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And when I heard this thing, I rent my garment and my mantle, and plucked off the hair of my head and of my beard, and sat down appalled.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/ezra/9.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And when I heard this thing, I rent my garments, and trembled, and plucked <i>some</i> of the hairs of my head and of my beard, and sat down mourning.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/ezra/9-3.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/sh6ec6iQe9M?start=2321" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/ezra/9.htm">Intermarriage with Neighboring Peoples</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">2</span>Indeed, the Israelites have taken some of their daughters as wives for themselves and their sons, so that the holy seed has been mixed with the people of the land. And the leaders and officials have taken the lead in this unfaithfulness!” <span class="reftext">3</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/8085.htm" title="8085: ū·ḵə·šā·mə·‘î (Conj-w, Prep-k:: V-Qal-Inf:: 1cs) -- To hear. A primitive root; to hear intelligently.">When I heard</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2088.htm" title="2088: haz·zeh (Art:: Pro-ms) -- This, here. A primitive word; the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that.">this</a> <a href="/hebrew/1697.htm" title="1697: had·dā·ḇār (Art:: N-ms) -- Speech, word. From dabar; a word; by implication, a matter or thing; adverbially, a cause.">report,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7167.htm" title="7167: qā·ra‘·tî (V-Qal-Perf-1cs) -- To tear. A primitive root; to rend, literally or figuratively.">I tore</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/899.htm" title="899: biḡ·ḏî (N-msc:: 1cs) -- A covering, clothing, treachery, pillage. From bagad; a covering, i.e. Clothing; also treachery or pillage.">my tunic</a> <a href="/hebrew/4598.htm" title="4598: ū·mə·‘î·lî (Conj-w:: N-msc:: 1cs) -- A robe. From ma'al in the sense of covering; a robe.">and cloak,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4803.htm" title="4803: wā·’em·rə·ṭāh (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-1cs:: 3fs) -- A primitive root; to polish; by implication, to make bald, to gall; also, to sharpen.">pulled out</a> <a href="/hebrew/8181.htm" title="8181: miś·śə·‘ar (Prep-m:: N-msc) -- Hair. Or sa.ar; from sa'ar in the sense of dishevelling; hair.">some hair</a> <a href="/hebrew/7218.htm" title="7218: rō·šî (N-msc:: 1cs) -- Head. From an unused root apparently meaning to shake; the head, whether literal or figurative.">from my head</a> <a href="/hebrew/2206.htm" title="2206: ū·zə·qā·nî (Conj-w:: N-csc:: 1cs) -- Beard, chin. From zaqen; the beard.">and beard,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3427.htm" title="3427: wā·’ê·šə·ḇāh (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-1cs:: 3fs) -- A primitive root; properly, to sit down; by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry.">and sat down</a> <a href="/hebrew/8074.htm" title="8074: mə·šō·w·mêm (V-Piel-Prtcpl-ms) -- To be desolated or appalled. A primitive root; to stun, i.e. Devastate or stupefy.">in horror.</a> </span><span class="reftext">4</span>Then everyone who trembled at the words of the God of Israel gathered around me because of the unfaithfulness of the exiles, while I sat there in horror until the evening offering.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/13-25.htm">Nehemiah 13:25</a></span><br />I rebuked them and called down curses on them. I beat some of these men and pulled out their hair. Then I made them take an oath before God and said, “You must not give your daughters in marriage to their sons or take their daughters as wives for your sons or for yourselves!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/9-3.htm">Daniel 9:3-4</a></span><br />So I turned my attention to the Lord God to seek Him by prayer and petition, with fasting, sackcloth, and ashes. / And I prayed to the LORD my God and confessed, “O, Lord, the great and awesome God, who keeps His covenant of loving devotion to those who love Him and keep His commandments,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/6-26.htm">Jeremiah 6:26</a></span><br />O daughter of my people, dress yourselves in sackcloth and roll in ashes. Mourn with bitter wailing, as you would for an only son, for suddenly the destroyer will come upon us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/22-11.htm">2 Kings 22:11</a></span><br />When the king heard the words of the Book of the Law, he tore his clothes<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/58-5.htm">Isaiah 58:5</a></span><br />Is this the fast I have chosen: a day for a man to deny himself, to bow his head like a reed, and to spread out sackcloth and ashes? Will you call this a fast and a day acceptable to the LORD?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joel/2-12.htm">Joel 2:12-13</a></span><br />“Yet even now,” declares the LORD, “return to Me with all your heart, with fasting, weeping, and mourning.” / So rend your hearts and not your garments, and return to the LORD your God. For He is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion. And He relents from sending disaster.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/10-6.htm">Leviticus 10:6</a></span><br />Then Moses said to Aaron and his sons Eleazar and Ithamar, “Do not let your hair become disheveled and do not tear your garments, or else you will die, and the LORD will be angry with the whole congregation. But your brothers, the whole house of Israel, may mourn on account of the fire that the LORD has ignited.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/7-6.htm">Joshua 7:6</a></span><br />Then Joshua tore his clothes and fell facedown before the ark of the LORD until evening, as did the elders of Israel; and they all sprinkled dust on their heads.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/1-11.htm">2 Samuel 1:11</a></span><br />Then David took hold of his own clothes and tore them, and all the men who were with him did the same.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/1-20.htm">Job 1:20</a></span><br />Then Job stood up, tore his robe, and shaved his head. He fell to the ground and worshiped,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/26-65.htm">Matthew 26:65</a></span><br />At this, the high priest tore his clothes and declared, “He has blasphemed! Why do we need any more witnesses? Look, now you have heard the blasphemy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/14-14.htm">Acts 14:14</a></span><br />But when the apostles Barnabas and Paul found out about this, they tore their clothes and rushed into the crowd, shouting,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/18-19.htm">Revelation 18:19</a></span><br />Then they will throw dust on their heads as they weep and mourn and cry out: “Woe, woe to the great city, where all who had ships on the sea were enriched by her wealth! For in a single hour she has been destroyed.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/14-63.htm">Mark 14:63</a></span><br />At this, the high priest tore his clothes and declared, “Why do we need any more witnesses?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/5-2.htm">1 Corinthians 5:2</a></span><br />And you are proud! Shouldn’t you rather have been stricken with grief and have removed from your fellowship the man who did this?</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And when I heard this thing, I rent my garment and my mantle, and plucked off the hair of my head and of my beard, and sat down astonished.</p><p class="hdg">rent</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joshua/7-6.htm">Joshua 7:6</a></b></br> And Joshua rent his clothes, and fell to the earth upon his face before the ark of the LORD until the eventide, he and the elders of Israel, and put dust upon their heads.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/18-37.htm">2 Kings 18:37</a></b></br> Then came Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, which <i>was</i> over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah the son of Asaph the recorder, to Hezekiah with <i>their</i> clothes rent, and told him the words of Rabshakeh.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/19-1.htm">2 Kings 19:1</a></b></br> And it came to pass, when king Hezekiah heard <i>it</i>, that he rent his clothes, and covered himself with sackcloth, and went into the house of the LORD.</p><p class="hdg">off</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/21-5.htm">Leviticus 21:5</a></b></br> They shall not make baldness upon their head, neither shall they shave off the corner of their beard, nor make any cuttings in their flesh.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/nehemiah/13-25.htm">Nehemiah 13:25</a></b></br> And I contended with them, and cursed them, and smote certain of them, and plucked off their hair, and made them swear by God, <i>saying</i>, Ye shall not give your daughters unto their sons, nor take their daughters unto your sons, or for yourselves.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/15-2.htm">Isaiah 15:2</a></b></br> He is gone up to Bajith, and to Dibon, the high places, to weep: Moab shall howl over Nebo, and over Medeba: on all their heads <i>shall be</i> baldness, <i>and</i> every beard cut off.</p><p class="hdg">sat</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/nehemiah/1-4.htm">Nehemiah 1:4</a></b></br> And it came to pass, when I heard these words, that I sat down and wept, and mourned <i>certain</i> days, and fasted, and prayed before the God of heaven,</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/2-12.htm">Job 2:12,13</a></b></br> And when they lifted up their eyes afar off, and knew him not, they lifted up their voice, and wept; and they rent every one his mantle, and sprinkled dust upon their heads toward heaven… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/66-3.htm">Psalm 66:3</a></b></br> Say unto God, How terrible <i>art thou in</i> thy works! 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The report he heard concerned the Israelites' intermarriage with pagan nations, which was against God's commandments (<a href="/deuteronomy/7-3.htm">Deuteronomy 7:3-4</a>). This was a serious issue as it threatened the purity of the Israelite community and their covenant relationship with God. The report highlighted the spiritual decline and disobedience of the people, which deeply troubled Ezra.<p><b>I tore my tunic and cloak</b><br>Tearing one's garments was a traditional expression of grief, mourning, or distress in ancient Near Eastern cultures (<a href="/genesis/37-29.htm">Genesis 37:29</a>, <a href="/2_samuel/13-31.htm">2 Samuel 13:31</a>). It symbolized a heart torn by sorrow or repentance. Ezra's actions demonstrated his deep anguish over the people's sin and his personal identification with their transgression, despite his own faithfulness.<p><b>pulled out some hair from my head and beard</b><br>Pulling out hair was another sign of extreme distress and mourning (<a href="/nehemiah/13-25.htm">Nehemiah 13:25</a>, <a href="/isaiah/50-6.htm">Isaiah 50:6</a>). It was a physical manifestation of inner turmoil and a sign of humility and repentance. This act underscored the severity of the situation and Ezra's profound emotional response to the people's unfaithfulness.<p><b>and sat down in horror</b><br>Sitting down in horror indicates a state of shock and dismay. Ezra's reaction reflects the gravity of the sin and its potential consequences for the community. This posture of sitting also suggests a period of contemplation and prayer, seeking God's guidance and mercy. It parallels other biblical instances where leaders interceded for their people in times of crisis (<a href="/exodus/32-11.htm">Exodus 32:11-14</a>, <a href="/daniel/9-3.htm">Daniel 9:3-19</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/e/ezra.htm">Ezra</a></b><br>A scribe and priest who led a group of exiles back to Jerusalem. He was deeply committed to the Law of God and played a crucial role in the spiritual reformation of the Jewish people.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a></b><br>The city where Ezra and the returning exiles were rebuilding the temple and re-establishing the Jewish community after the Babylonian exile.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_report.htm">The Report</a></b><br>The news that the Israelites, including priests and Levites, had intermarried with the surrounding pagan nations, which was against God's commandments.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/tearing_of_garments.htm">Tearing of Garments</a></b><br>A traditional expression of grief, mourning, or repentance in ancient Jewish culture.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/s/sitting_in_horror.htm">Sitting in Horror</a></b><br>Ezra's reaction to the sin of the people, indicating a deep sense of shock and dismay at their disobedience to God's laws.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_seriousness_of_sin.htm">The Seriousness of Sin</a></b><br>Ezra's reaction highlights the gravity of sin and the importance of recognizing and responding to it with genuine repentance.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/leadership_and_responsibility.htm">Leadership and Responsibility</a></b><br>As a leader, Ezra took personal responsibility for the spiritual state of his people, demonstrating the role of leaders in guiding others toward righteousness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/cultural_separation_for_spiritual_purity.htm">Cultural Separation for Spiritual Purity</a></b><br>The call for separation from pagan practices is a reminder for Christians to maintain spiritual purity and not be conformed to worldly standards.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_example.htm">The Power of Example</a></b><br>Ezra's public display of grief set an example for the community, showing that leaders' actions can inspire others to repentance and change.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_obedience.htm">The Importance of Obedience</a></b><br>Obedience to God's commands is crucial for maintaining a relationship with Him and ensuring His blessings on His people.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ezra_9.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ezra 9</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_is_intermarriage_severe_in_ezra_9_3-4.htm">Considering Ezra 9:3–4, why does the text portray intermarriage so severely, when similar unions elsewhere in the Bible are treated with less alarm? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/could_all_ages_stand_attentive_for_hours.htm">In Nehemiah 8:3, is it plausible that people of all ages could stand attentive “from early morning until midday”? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/key_events_in_ezra's_life.htm">What are the key events in Ezra's life?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/should_ezra_abandon_foreign_families.htm">Should Ezra have ordered abandoning foreign wives and children?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ezra/9.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 3.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">I rent my garment and my mantle.</span> Rending the clothes was always, and still is, one of the commonest Oriental modes of showing grief. Reuben rent his clothes when his brothers sold Joseph to the Midianites, and Jacob did the same when he believed that Joseph was dead (<a href="/genesis/37-29.htm">Genesis 37:29, 34</a>). Job "rent his mantle" on learning the death of his sons and daughters (<a href="/job/1-20.htm">Job 1:20</a>); and his friends "<span class="accented">rent</span> every one his mantle when they came to mourn with him and comfort him" (<a href="/job/2-11.htm">Job 2:11, 12</a>). Rent clothes indicated that a messenger was a messenger of woe (<a href="/1_samuel/4-12.htm">1 Samuel 4:12</a>; <a href="/2_samuel/1-2.htm">2 Samuel 1:2</a>), or that a man had heard something that had greatly shocked him, and of which he wished to express his horror (<a href="/2_kings/18-37.htm">2 Kings 18:37</a>; <a href="/matthew/26-65.htm">Matthew 26:65</a>). Ezra's action is of this last kind, expressive of horror more than of grief, but perhaps in some degree of grief also. <span class="cmt_word">And plucked off the hair of my head and of my beard.</span> These are somewhat unusual signs of grief among the Orientals, who were wont to shave the head in great mourning, but seldom tore the hair out by the roots. The practice is not elsewhere mentioned in Scripture, excepting in the apocryphal books (1 Esdras 8:71; 2 Esdras 1:8; Apoc. <a href="/esther/4-2.htm">Esther 4:2</a>). <span class="cmt_word">And sat down astonied.</span> Compare <a href="/daniel/4-19.htm">Daniel 4:19</a>; <a href="/daniel/8-27.htm">Daniel 8:27</a>, where the same verb is used in the same sense. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/ezra/9-3.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">When I heard</span><br /><span class="heb">וּכְשָׁמְעִי֙</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḵə·šā·mə·‘î)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8085.htm">Strong's 8085: </a> </span><span class="str2">To hear intelligently</span><br /><br /><span class="word">this</span><br /><span class="heb">הַזֶּ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(haz·zeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Pronoun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2088.htm">Strong's 2088: </a> </span><span class="str2">This, that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">report,</span><br /><span class="heb">הַדָּבָ֣ר</span> <span class="translit">(had·dā·ḇār)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1697.htm">Strong's 1697: </a> </span><span class="str2">A word, a matter, thing, a cause</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I tore</span><br /><span class="heb">קָרַ֥עְתִּי</span> <span class="translit">(qā·ra‘·tî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7167.htm">Strong's 7167: </a> </span><span class="str2">To rend</span><br /><br /><span class="word">my tunic</span><br /><span class="heb">בִּגְדִ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(biḡ·ḏî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_899.htm">Strong's 899: </a> </span><span class="str2">A covering, clothing, treachery, pillage</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and cloak,</span><br /><span class="heb">וּמְעִילִ֑י</span> <span class="translit">(ū·mə·‘î·lî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4598.htm">Strong's 4598: </a> </span><span class="str2">A robe</span><br /><br /><span class="word">pulled out</span><br /><span class="heb">וָאֶמְרְטָ֞ה</span> <span class="translit">(wā·’em·rə·ṭāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4803.htm">Strong's 4803: </a> </span><span class="str2">To make smooth, bare or bald, to scour, polish</span><br /><br /><span class="word">some hair</span><br /><span class="heb">מִשְּׂעַ֤ר</span> <span class="translit">(miś·śə·‘ar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8181.htm">Strong's 8181: </a> </span><span class="str2">Hair</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from my head</span><br /><span class="heb">רֹאשִׁי֙</span> <span class="translit">(rō·šî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7218.htm">Strong's 7218: </a> </span><span class="str2">The head</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and beard,</span><br /><span class="heb">וּזְקָנִ֔י</span> <span class="translit">(ū·zə·qā·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - common singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2206.htm">Strong's 2206: </a> </span><span class="str2">Beard, chin</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and sat down</span><br /><span class="heb">וָאֵשְׁבָ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(wā·’ê·šə·ḇāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3427.htm">Strong's 3427: </a> </span><span class="str2">To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in horror.</span><br /><span class="heb">מְשׁוֹמֵֽם׃</span> <span class="translit">(mə·šō·w·mêm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8074.htm">Strong's 8074: </a> </span><span class="str2">To stun, devastate, stupefy</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezra/9-3.htm">Ezra 9:3 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/ezra/9-3.htm">Ezra 9:3 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/ezra/9-3.htm">Ezra 9:3 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/ezra/9-3.htm">Ezra 9:3 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/ezra/9-3.htm">Ezra 9:3 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/ezra/9-3.htm">Ezra 9:3 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezra/9-3.htm">Ezra 9:3 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezra/9-3.htm">Ezra 9:3 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/ezra/9-3.htm">Ezra 9:3 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/ezra/9-3.htm">Ezra 9:3 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/ezra/9-3.htm">OT History: Ezra 9:3 When I heard this thing I tore (Ezr. 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