Verse 1

Now when Ezra{H5830} had prayed{H6419}{(H8692)}, and when he had confessed{H3034}{(H8692)}, weeping{H1058}{(H8802)} and casting himself down{H5307}{(H8693)} before{H6440} the house{H1004} of God{H430}, there assembled{H6908}{(H8738)} unto him out of Israel{H3478} a very{H3966} great{H7227} congregation{H6951} of men{H582} and women{H802} and children{H3206}: for the people{H5971} wept{H1058}{(H8804)} very{H7235}{(H8687)} sore{H1059}.

Referenced Verses

  • Dan 9:20 : 20 And whiles I was speaking{H1696}{(H8764)}, and praying{H6419}{(H8693)}, and confessing{H3034}{(H8693)} my sin{H2403} and the sin{H2403} of my people{H5971} Israel{H3478}, and presenting{H5307}{(H8688)} my supplication{H8467} before{H6440} the LORD{H3068} my God{H430} for the holy{H6944} mountain{H2022} of my God{H430};
  • Ps 119:136 : 136 Rivers{H6388} of waters{H4325} run down{H3381}{(H8804)} mine eyes{H5869}, because they keep{H8104}{(H8804)} not thy law{H8451}.
  • 2 Chr 20:9 : 9 If, when evil{H7451} cometh{H935}{(H8799)} upon us, as the sword{H2719}, judgment{H8196}, or pestilence{H1698}, or famine{H7458}, we stand{H5975}{(H8799)} before{H6440} this house{H1004}, and in thy presence{H6440},(for thy name{H8034} is in this house{H1004},) and cry{H2199}{(H8799)} unto thee in our affliction{H6869}, then thou wilt hear{H8085}{(H8799)} and help{H3467}{(H8686)}.
  • 1 Kgs 8:30 : 30 And hearken{H8085}{(H8804)} thou to the supplication{H8467} of thy servant{H5650}, and of thy people{H5971} Israel{H3478}, when they shall pray{H6419}{(H8691)} toward this place{H4725}: and hear{H8085}{(H8799)} thou in heaven{H8064} thy dwelling{H3427}{(H8800)} place{H4725}: and when thou hearest{H8085}{(H8804)}, forgive{H5545}{(H8804)}.
  • Luke 19:41 : 41 And{G2532} when{G5613} he was come near{G1448}{(G5656)}, he beheld{G1492}{(G5631)} the city{G4172}, and wept{G2799}{(G5656)} over{G1909} it{G846},
  • Rom 9:2 : 2 That{G3754} I{G3427} have{G2076}{(G5748)} great{G3173} heaviness{G3077} and{G2532} continual{G88} sorrow in{G3601} my{G3450} heart{G2588}.
  • 1 John 1:8-9 : 8 If{G1437} we say{G2036}{(G5632)} that{G3754} we have{G2192}{(G5719)} no{G3756} sin{G266}, we deceive{G4105}{(G5719)} ourselves{G1438}, and{G2532} the truth{G225} is{G2076}{(G5748)} not{G3756} in{G1722} us{G2254}. 9 If{G1437} we confess{G3670}{(G5725)} our{G2257} sins{G266}, he is{G2076}{(G5748)} faithful{G4103} and{G2532} just{G1342} to{G2443} forgive{G863}{(G5632)} us{G2254} our sins{G266}, and{G2532} to cleanse{G2511}{(G5661)} us{G2248} from{G575} all{G3956} unrighteousness{G93}. 10 If{G1437} we say{G2036}{(G5632)} that{G3754} we have{G264} not{G3756} sinned{G264}{(G5758)}, we make{G4160}{(G5719)} him{G846} a liar{G5583}, and{G2532} his{G846} word{G3056} is{G2076}{(G5748)} not{G3756} in{G1722} us{G2254}.
  • 1 Kgs 9:3 : 3 And the LORD{H3068} said{H559}{(H8799)} unto him, I have heard{H8085}{(H8804)} thy prayer{H8605} and thy supplication{H8467}, that thou hast made{H2603}{(H8694)} before{H6440} me: I have hallowed{H6942}{(H8689)} this house{H1004}, which thou hast built{H1129}{(H8804)}, to put{H7760}{(H8800)} my name{H8034} there for{H5704} ever{H5769}; and mine eyes{H5869} and mine heart{H3820} shall be there perpetually{H3117}.
  • Lev 26:40-41 : 40 If they shall confess{H3034}{(H8694)} their iniquity{H5771}, and the iniquity{H5771} of their fathers{H1}, with their trespass{H4604} which they trespassed{H4603}{(H8804)} against me, and that also they have walked{H1980}{(H8804)} contrary{H7147} unto me; 41 And that I also have walked{H3212}{(H8799)} contrary{H7147} unto them, and have brought{H935}{(H8689)} them into the land{H776} of their enemies{H341}{(H8802)}; if then{H176} their uncircumcised{H6189} hearts{H3824} be humbled{H3665}{(H8735)}, and they then accept{H7521}{(H8799)} of the punishment of their iniquity{H5771}:
  • Deut 31:12 : 12 Gather{H6950} the people{H5971} together{H6950}{(H8685)}, men{H582}, and women{H802}, and children{H2945}, and thy stranger{H1616} that is within thy gates{H8179}, that they may hear{H8085}{(H8799)}, and that they may learn{H3925}{(H8799)}, and fear{H3372}{(H8804)} the LORD{H3068} your God{H430}, and observe{H8104}{(H8804)} to do{H6213}{(H8800)} all the words{H1697} of this law{H8451}:
  • Neh 8:9 : 9 And Nehemiah{H5166}, which is the Tirshatha{H8660}, and Ezra{H5830} the priest{H3548} the scribe{H5608}{(H8802)}, and the Levites{H3881} that taught{H995}{(H8688)} the people{H5971}, said{H559}{(H8799)} unto all the people{H5971}, This day{H3117} is holy{H6918} unto the LORD{H3068} your God{H430}; mourn{H56}{(H8691)} not, nor weep{H1058}{(H8799)}. For all the people{H5971} wept{H1058}{(H8802)}, when they heard{H8085}{(H8800)} the words{H1697} of the law{H8451}.
  • Neh 10:28 : 28 And the rest{H7605} of the people{H5971}, the priests{H3548}, the Levites{H3881}, the porters{H7778}, the singers{H7891}{(H8789)}, the Nethinims{H5411}, and all they that had separated{H914}{(H8737)} themselves from the people{H5971} of the lands{H776} unto the law{H8451} of God{H430}, their wives{H802}, their sons{H1121}, and their daughters{H1323}, every one having knowledge{H3045}{(H8802)}, and having understanding{H995}{(H8688)};
  • Ps 32:5 : 5 I acknowledged{H3045}{(H8686)} my sin{H2403} unto thee, and mine iniquity{H5771} have I not hid{H3680}{(H8765)}. I said{H559}{(H8804)}, I will confess{H3034}{(H8686)} my transgressions{H6588} unto the LORD{H3068}; and thou forgavest{H5375}{(H8804)} the iniquity{H5771} of my sin{H2403}. Selah{H5542}.
  • Jer 9:1 : 1 Oh that{H5414}{(H8799)} my head{H7218} were waters{H4325}, and mine eyes{H5869} a fountain{H4726} of tears{H1832}, that I might weep{H1058}{(H8799)} day{H3119} and night{H3915} for the slain{H2491} of the daughter{H1323} of my people{H5971}!
  • Jer 13:17 : 17 But if ye will not hear{H8085}{(H8799)} it, my soul{H5315} shall weep{H1058}{(H8799)} in secret places{H4565} for{H6440} your pride{H1466}; and mine eye{H5869} shall weep{H1830}{(H8799)} sore{H1830}{(H8800)}, and run down{H3381}{(H8799)} with tears{H1832}, because the LORD'S{H3068} flock{H5739} is carried away captive{H7617}{(H8738)}.
  • Dan 9:3-4 : 3 And I set{H5414}{(H8799)} my face{H6440} unto the Lord{H136} God{H430}, to seek{H1245}{(H8763)} by prayer{H8605} and supplications{H8469}, with fasting{H6685}, and sackcloth{H8242}, and ashes{H665}: 4 And I prayed{H6419}{(H8691)} unto the LORD{H3068} my God{H430}, and made my confession{H3034}{(H8691)}, and said{H559}{(H8799)}, O{H577} Lord{H136}, the great{H1419} and dreadful{H3372}{(H8737)} God{H410}, keeping{H8104}{(H8802)} the covenant{H1285} and mercy{H2617} to them that love{H157}{(H8802)} him, and to them that keep{H8104}{(H8802)} his commandments{H4687};
  • Hos 14:2 : 2 Take{H3947}{(H8798)} with you words{H1697}, and turn{H7725}{(H8798)} to the LORD{H3068}: say{H559}{(H8798)} unto him, Take away{H5375}{(H8799)} all iniquity{H5771}, and receive{H3947}{(H8798)} us graciously{H2896}: so will we render{H7999}{(H8762)} the calves{H6499} of our lips{H8193}.
  • Joel 2:16-18 : 16 Gather{H622}{(H8798)} the people{H5971}, sanctify{H6942}{(H8761)} the congregation{H6951}, assemble{H6908}{(H8798)} the elders{H2205}, gather{H622}{(H8798)} the children{H5768}, and those that suck{H3243}{(H8802)} the breasts{H7699}: let the bridegroom{H2860} go forth{H3318}{(H8799)} of his chamber{H2315}, and the bride{H3618} out of her closet{H2646}. 17 Let the priests{H3548}, the ministers{H8334}{(H8764)} of the LORD{H3068}, weep{H1058}{(H8799)} between the porch{H197} and the altar{H4196}, and let them say{H559}{(H8799)}, Spare{H2347}{(H8798)} thy people{H5971}, O LORD{H3068}, and give{H5414}{(H8799)} not thine heritage{H5159} to reproach{H2781}, that the heathen{H1471} should rule over{H4910}{(H8800)} them: wherefore should they say{H559}{(H8799)} among the people{H5971}, Where is their God{H430}? 18 Then will the LORD{H3068} be jealous{H7065}{(H8762)} for his land{H776}, and pity{H2550}{(H8799)} his people{H5971}.
  • Zech 12:10 : 10 And I will pour{H8210}{(H8804)} upon the house{H1004} of David{H1732}, and upon the inhabitants{H3427}{(H8802)} of Jerusalem{H3389}, the spirit{H7307} of grace{H2580} and of supplications{H8469}: and they shall look{H5027}{(H8689)} upon me whom they have pierced{H1856}{(H8804)}, and they shall mourn{H4553} for him, as one mourneth{H5594}{(H8804)} for his only{H3173} son, and shall be in bitterness{H4843}{(H8687)} for him, as one that is in bitterness{H4843}{(H8687)} for his firstborn{H1060}.
  • 2 Chr 20:13 : 13 And all Judah{H3063} stood{H5975}{(H8802)} before{H6440} the LORD{H3068}, with{H1571} their little ones{H2945}, their wives{H802}, and their children{H1121}.
  • Judg 2:4-5 : 4 And it came to pass, when the angel{H4397} of the LORD{H3068} spake{H1696}{(H8763)} these words{H1697} unto all the children{H1121} of Israel{H3478}, that the people{H5971} lifted up{H5375}{(H8799)} their voice{H6963}, and wept{H1058}{(H8799)}. 5 And they called{H7121}{(H8799)} the name{H8034} of that place{H4725} Bochim{H1066}: and they sacrificed{H2076}{(H8799)} there unto the LORD{H3068}.
  • Acts 10:30 : 30 And{G2532} Cornelius{G2883} said{G5346}{(G5713)}, Four{G5067} days{G2250} ago{G575} I was{G2252}{(G5713)} fasting{G3522}{(G5723)} until{G3360} this{G5026} hour{G5610}; and{G2532} at the ninth{G1766} hour{G5610} I prayed{G4336}{(G5740)} in{G1722} my{G3450} house{G3624}, and{G2532}, behold{G2400}{(G5628)}, a man{G435} stood{G2476}{(G5627)} before{G1799} me{G3450} in{G1722} bright{G2986} clothing{G2066},
  • Acts 21:5 : 5 And{G1161} when{G3753} we{G2248} had{G1096}{(G5633)} accomplished{G1822}{(G5658)} those days{G2250}, we departed{G1831}{(G5631)} and went our way{G4198}{(G5711)}; and they all{G3956} brought{G4311} us{G2248} on our way{G4311}{(G5723)}, with{G4862} wives{G1135} and{G2532} children{G5043}, till{G2193} we were out of{G1854} the city{G4172}: and{G2532} we kneeled down{G5087}{(G5631)}{G1119} on{G1909} the shore{G123}, and prayed{G4336}{(G5662)}.