Verse 5

Ezra opened the book in full view of all the people because he was standing above them. As he opened it, all the people stood up.

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  • Judg 3:20 : 20 Ehud then approached him while he was sitting alone in the upper room of his palace, a room designed to stay cool. Ehud said, 'I have a word from God for you.' As the king rose from his seat,
  • 1 Kgs 8:14 : 14 Then the king turned around and gave a blessing to the entire assembly of Israel, while all the assembly of Israel stood.
  • Luke 4:16-17 : 16 He came to Nazareth, where He had been brought up. As was His custom, He entered the synagogue on the Sabbath day and stood up to read. 17 The scroll of the prophet Isaiah was handed to Him. Unrolling it, He found the place where it was written: