Ezra 9:3

KJV1611 – Modern English

And when I heard this thing, I tore my garment and my mantle, and pulled out the hair of my head and of my beard, and sat down astonished.

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  • Neh 1:4 : 4 And it happened, when I heard these words, that I sat down and wept, and mourned for days, and fasted, and prayed before the God of heaven,
  • Josh 7:6 : 6 And Joshua tore his clothes, and fell to the earth upon his face before the ark of the LORD until the evening, he and the elders of Israel, and put dust upon their heads.
  • 2 Kgs 18:37-19:1 : 37 Then Eliakim son of Hilkiah, who was over the household, Shebna the scribe, and Joah son of Asaph the recorder, went to Hezekiah with their clothes torn, and told him the words of Rabshakeh. 1 And it happened, when King Hezekiah heard it, that he tore his clothes, and covered himself with sackcloth, and went into the house of the LORD.
  • Lev 21:5 : 5 They shall not make baldness upon their heads, nor shave off the corner of their beards, nor make any cuts in their flesh.
  • Neh 13:25 : 25 So I contended with them and cursed them, struck some of them and pulled out their hair, and made them swear by God, saying, You shall not give your daughters as wives to their sons, nor take their daughters for your sons or yourselves.
  • Job 1:20 : 20 Then Job arose, tore his robe, shaved his head, and fell to the ground and worshipped.
  • Job 2:12-13 : 12 And when they lifted up their eyes from afar and did not recognize him, they lifted up their voices and wept; and they tore every one his mantle and sprinkled dust upon their heads toward heaven. 13 So they sat down with him on the ground seven days and seven nights, and none spoke a word to him: for they saw that his grief was very great.
  • Ps 66:3 : 3 Say to God, How awesome are your works! Through the greatness of your power shall your enemies submit themselves to you.
  • Ps 143:4 : 4 Therefore my spirit is overwhelmed within me; my heart within me is desolate.
  • Isa 15:2 : 2 He has gone up to Bajith and to Dibon, the high places, to weep: Moab shall wail over Nebo and over Medeba; on all their heads shall be baldness, and every beard cut off.
  • Jer 7:29 : 29 Cut off your hair, O Jerusalem, and cast it away, and take up a lamentation on high places; for the LORD has rejected and forsaken the generation of his wrath.
  • Jer 36:24 : 24 Yet they were not afraid, nor did they tear their garments, neither the king, nor any of his servants that heard all these words.
  • Jer 48:37-38 : 37 For every head shall be bald and every beard clipped; upon all the hands shall be cuttings, and upon the loins sackcloth. 38 There shall be lamentation generally upon all the housetops of Moab and in its streets, for I have broken Moab like a vessel in which is no pleasure, says the LORD.
  • Ezek 3:15 : 15 Then I came to those of the captivity at Tel Abib, who dwelt by the river of Chebar, and I sat where they sat, and remained there astonished among them for seven days.
  • Ezek 7:18 : 18 They shall also clothe themselves with sackcloth, and horror shall cover them; and shame shall be upon all faces, and baldness upon all their heads.
  • Dan 4:19 : 19 Then Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, was astonished for a time, and his thoughts troubled him. The king spoke, and said, Belteshazzar, let not the dream or its interpretation trouble you. Belteshazzar answered and said, My lord, may the dream concern those who hate you, and its interpretation concern your enemies.
  • Dan 8:27 : 27 And I Daniel fainted, and was sick for several days; afterward I rose up, and did the king's business; and I was astonished at the vision, but none understood it.
  • Mic 1:16 : 16 Make yourself bald, and cut off your hair for your delicate children; enlarge your baldness like the eagle; for they have gone into captivity from you.

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