Ezra 9:3

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When I heard this, I tore my garment and my robe, pulled out some of the hair from my head and beard, and sat down appalled.

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  • Neh 1:4 : 4 When I heard these things, I sat down and wept. For some days I mourned, fasted, and prayed before the God of heaven.
  • Josh 7:6 : 6 Then Joshua tore his clothes and fell face down to the ground before the ark of the Lord, remaining there until evening. The elders of Israel did the same and put dust on their heads.
  • 2 Kgs 18:37-19:1 : 37 Then Eliakim son of Hilkiah, the palace administrator, Shebna the scribe, and Joah son of Asaph, the recorder, came to Hezekiah with their clothes torn and reported to him the words of the Rab-shakeh. 1 When King Hezekiah heard this, he tore his clothes, put on sackcloth, and went into the house of the Lord.
  • Lev 21:5 : 5 They must not shave bald spots on their heads, trim the edges of their beards, or make cuts on their bodies.
  • Neh 13:25 : 25 So I confronted them, cursed them, struck some of them, pulled out their hair, and made them swear by God: 'You must not give your daughters in marriage to their sons or take their daughters for your sons or yourselves.'
  • Job 1:20 : 20 At this, Job got up, tore his robe, shaved his head, and fell to the ground in worship.
  • Job 2:12-13 : 12 When they saw him from a distance, they could not recognize him. They raised their voices and wept. Each of them tore his robe and threw dust on their heads skyward as a sign of grief. 13 Then they sat with him on the ground for seven days and seven nights, and no one spoke a word to him because they saw how very great his suffering was.
  • Ps 66:3 : 3 Say to God, 'How awesome are Your works! Through the greatness of Your power, Your enemies submit themselves to You.'
  • Ps 143:4 : 4 My spirit is overwhelmed within me; my heart is appalled inside me.
  • Isa 15:2 : 2 They have gone up to the temple and to Dibon, to the high places, to weep. Moab wails over Nebo and Medeba. Every head is shaved, and every beard is cut off.
  • Jer 7:29 : 29 Cut off your hair and throw it away, and raise a lament on the barren heights, for the LORD has rejected and abandoned the generation of his wrath.
  • Jer 36:24 : 24 Neither the king nor any of his servants who heard all these words were afraid or tore their garments in sorrow.
  • Jer 48:37-38 : 37 Every head is shaved, every beard is cut off, gashes are on all their hands, and sackcloth is wrapped around their waists. 38 On every rooftop of Moab and in its public squares, there is nothing but lamentation. For I have broken Moab like a jar no one wants, declares the LORD.
  • Ezek 3:15 : 15 I came to the exiles at Tel Aviv who were living by the Kebar River, and I sat among them for seven days, stunned and overwhelmed by their presence.
  • Ezek 7:18 : 18 They will put on sackcloth, and horror will cover them. Shame will be on every face, and every head will be shaved.
  • Dan 4:19 : 19 you, O king, are that tree! You have grown great and strong. Your greatness has grown and reaches to the heavens, and your rule extends to the ends of the earth.
  • Dan 8:27 : 27 I, Daniel, was exhausted and lay ill for several days. Then I got up and went about the king’s business, but I was appalled by the vision, for it was beyond understanding.
  • Mic 1:16 : 16 Shave your head bald and cut off your hair because of your precious children. Make yourself as bald as the eagle, for they have been taken away from you into exile.

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    4Then everyone who trembled at the words of the God of Israel because of this unfaithfulness of the exiles gathered around me as I sat there appalled until the evening sacrifice.

    5At the time of the evening sacrifice, I arose from my self-abasement, with my garment and robe torn, and I knelt with my hands spread out to the Lord my God.

    6I said, 'My God, I am ashamed and humiliated to lift my face to you, my God, because our sins are higher than our heads, and our guilt has reached the heavens.'

    7'From the days of our ancestors until now, we have been steeped in great guilt. Because of our sins, we, our kings and priests, have been handed over to the kings of the lands, to the sword, captivity, plunder, and humiliation, as it is today.'

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    3They said to me, 'Those who survived the exile and are back in the province are in great trouble and disgrace. The wall of Jerusalem is broken down, and its gates have been burned with fire.'

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