Ezra 9:3 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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.”

Ezra 9:3 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Ezra 9:3 in 6 Bible Translations

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Ezra 9:3 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“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.”

Ezra 9:3 — World English Bible

Ezra 9:3 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“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.”

Ezra 9:3 — American Standard Version

Ezra 9:3 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“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,”

Ezra 9:3 — Young's Literal Translation

Ezra 9:3 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And when I heard this thing, I rent my mantle and my garment, and plucked off the hair of my head and of my beard, and sat down overwhelmed.”

Ezra 9:3 — Darby Translation

Ezra 9:3 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“But when I heard this saying, I rent my clothes and my garment, and pluckt off the heare of mine head, and of my beard, and sate downe astonied.”

Ezra 9:3 — Geneva Bible

Ezra 9:3 in Context — Ezra 9

1 Acabadas, pois, estas coisas, os príncipes se achegaram a mim, dizendo: O povo de Israel, os sacerdotes e os levitas, não têm se separado dos povos destas terras, segundo suas abominações: dos cananeus, heteus, perizeus, jebuseus, amonitas, moabitas, egípcios, e amorreus.

2 Pois tomaram de suas filhas para si e para seus filhos, e [assim] a descendência santa se misturou com os povos destas terras; e os príncipes e os oficiais foram os primeiros nesta transgressão.

3 Quando eu ouvi isto, rasguei a minha roupa e meu manto; e arranquei dos cabelos de minha cabeça e de minha barba, e me sentei atônito.

4 Então se juntaram a mim todos os que se tremiam pelas palavras do Deus de Israel, por causa da transgressão dos que eram do cativeiro; mas eu fiquei sentado, atônito, até o sacrifício da tarde.

5 E perto do sacrifício da tarde eu me levantei de minha aflição; e já tendo rasgado minha roupa e meu manto, inclinei-me de joelhos, e estendi minhas mãos ao SENHOR meu Deus,

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What Does Ezra 9:3 Mean?

Ezra 9:3 is a verse from the Book of Ezra, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Ezra chapter 9. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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