Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version When I heard this, I tore my tunic and cloak, pulled hair from my head and beard and sat down appalled. New Living Translation When I heard this, I tore my cloak and my shirt, pulled hair from my head and beard, and sat down utterly shocked. English Standard Version As soon as I heard this, I tore my garment and my cloak and pulled hair from my head and beard and sat appalled. Berean Standard Bible When I heard this report, I tore my tunic and cloak, pulled out some hair from my head and beard, and sat down in horror. King James Bible 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. New King James Version So when I heard this thing, I tore my garment and my robe, and plucked out some of the hair of my head and beard, and sat down astonished. New American Standard Bible When I heard about this matter, I tore my garment and my robe, and pulled out some of the hair from my head and my beard, and sat down appalled. NASB 1995 When I heard about this matter, I tore my garment and my robe, and pulled some of the hair from my head and my beard, and sat down appalled. NASB 1977 And when I heard about this matter, I tore my garment and my robe, and pulled some of the hair from my head and my beard, and sat down appalled. Legacy Standard Bible When I heard about this matter, I tore my garment and my robe, and pulled some of the hair from my head and my beard, and sat down in consternation. Amplified Bible When I heard this, I tore my clothing and my robe [in grief], I pulled out some of the hair from my head and my beard, and sat down appalled [at the shame of it]. Christian Standard Bible When I heard this report, I tore my tunic and robe, pulled out some of the hair from my head and beard, and sat down devastated. Holman Christian Standard Bible When I heard this report, I tore my tunic and robe, pulled out some of the hair from my head and beard, and sat down devastated. American Standard Version 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. Contemporary English Version This news made me so angry that I ripped my clothes and tore hair from my head and beard. Then I just sat in shock English Revised Version 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. GOD'S WORD® Translation When I heard this, I tore my clothes [in distress], pulled hair from my scalp and my beard, and sat down in shock. Good News Translation When I heard this, I tore my clothes in despair, tore my hair and my beard, and sat down crushed with grief. International Standard Version When I heard this, I tore both my garment and robe, plucked hair from both my head and my beard, and collapsed in shock! Majority Standard Bible When I heard this report, I tore my tunic and cloak, pulled out some hair from my head and beard, and sat down in horror. NET Bible When I heard this report, I tore my tunic and my robe and ripped out some of the hair from my head and beard. Then I sat down, quite devastated. New Heart English Bible When I heard this thing, I tore my garment and my robe, and plucked off the hair of my head and of my beard, and sat down confounded. Webster's Bible Translation 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 confounded. World English Bible 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. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd at my hearing this word, I have torn my garment and my upper robe, and pluck out of the hair of my head, and of my beard, and sit astonished, Young's Literal Translation 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, Smith's Literal Translation And in my hearing this word I rent my garment and my robe, and I shall pluck off from the hair of my head and my beard, and I shall sit down, being astonished. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd when I had heard this word, I rent my mantle and my coat, and plucked off the hairs of my head and my beard, and I sat down mourning. Catholic Public Domain Version And when I had heard this word, I tore my cloak and my tunic, and I pulled out the hairs of my head and beard, and I sat in mourning. New American Bible When I had heard this, I tore my cloak and my mantle, plucked hair from my head and beard, and sat there devastated. New Revised Standard Version When I heard this, I tore my garment and my mantle, and pulled hair from my head and beard, and sat appalled. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd when I heard this thing, I tore my garments and my mantle and pulled the hair of my head and of my beard and sat down speechless. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Then, when I heard this matter, I tore my garments and my robe, and I pulled out of the hair of my head and of my beard, and I was sitting down and was speechless. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And 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 appalled. Brenton Septuagint Translation And when I heard this thing, I rent my garments, and trembled, and plucked some of the hairs of my head and of my beard, and sat down mourning. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Intermarriage with Neighboring Peoples…2Indeed, the Israelites have taken some of their daughters as wives for themselves and their sons, so that the holy seed has been mixed with the people of the land. And the leaders and officials have taken the lead in this unfaithfulness!” 3When I heard this report, I tore my tunic and cloak, pulled out some hair from my head and beard, and sat down in horror. 4Then everyone who trembled at the words of the God of Israel gathered around me because of the unfaithfulness of the exiles, while I sat there in horror until the evening offering.… Cross References Nehemiah 13:25 I rebuked them and called down curses on them. I beat some of these men and pulled out their hair. Then I made them take an oath before God and said, “You must not give your daughters in marriage to their sons or take their daughters as wives for your sons or for yourselves! Daniel 9:3-4 So I turned my attention to the Lord God to seek Him by prayer and petition, with fasting, sackcloth, and ashes. / And I prayed to the LORD my God and confessed, “O, Lord, the great and awesome God, who keeps His covenant of loving devotion to those who love Him and keep His commandments, Jeremiah 6:26 O daughter of my people, dress yourselves in sackcloth and roll in ashes. Mourn with bitter wailing, as you would for an only son, for suddenly the destroyer will come upon us. 2 Kings 22:11 When the king heard the words of the Book of the Law, he tore his clothes Isaiah 58:5 Is this the fast I have chosen: a day for a man to deny himself, to bow his head like a reed, and to spread out sackcloth and ashes? Will you call this a fast and a day acceptable to the LORD? Joel 2:12-13 “Yet even now,” declares the LORD, “return to Me with all your heart, with fasting, weeping, and mourning.” / So rend your hearts and not your garments, and return to the LORD your God. For He is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion. And He relents from sending disaster. Leviticus 10:6 Then Moses said to Aaron and his sons Eleazar and Ithamar, “Do not let your hair become disheveled and do not tear your garments, or else you will die, and the LORD will be angry with the whole congregation. But your brothers, the whole house of Israel, may mourn on account of the fire that the LORD has ignited. Joshua 7:6 Then Joshua tore his clothes and fell facedown before the ark of the LORD until evening, as did the elders of Israel; and they all sprinkled dust on their heads. 2 Samuel 1:11 Then David took hold of his own clothes and tore them, and all the men who were with him did the same. Job 1:20 Then Job stood up, tore his robe, and shaved his head. He fell to the ground and worshiped, Matthew 26:65 At this, the high priest tore his clothes and declared, “He has blasphemed! Why do we need any more witnesses? Look, now you have heard the blasphemy. Acts 14:14 But when the apostles Barnabas and Paul found out about this, they tore their clothes and rushed into the crowd, shouting, Revelation 18:19 Then they will throw dust on their heads as they weep and mourn and cry out: “Woe, woe to the great city, where all who had ships on the sea were enriched by her wealth! For in a single hour she has been destroyed.” Mark 14:63 At this, the high priest tore his clothes and declared, “Why do we need any more witnesses? 1 Corinthians 5:2 And you are proud! Shouldn’t you rather have been stricken with grief and have removed from your fellowship the man who did this? Treasury of Scripture 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 astonished. rent Joshua 7:6 And Joshua rent his clothes, and fell to the earth upon his face before the ark of the LORD until the eventide, he and the elders of Israel, and put dust upon their heads. 2 Kings 18:37 Then came Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, which was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah the son of Asaph the recorder, to Hezekiah with their clothes rent, and told him the words of Rabshakeh. 2 Kings 19:1 And it came to pass, when king Hezekiah heard it, that he rent his clothes, and covered himself with sackcloth, and went into the house of the LORD. off Leviticus 21:5 They shall not make baldness upon their head, neither shall they shave off the corner of their beard, nor make any cuttings in their flesh. Nehemiah 13:25 And I contended with them, and cursed them, and smote certain of them, and plucked off their hair, and made them swear by God, saying, Ye shall not give your daughters unto their sons, nor take their daughters unto your sons, or for yourselves. Isaiah 15:2 He is gone up to Bajith, and to Dibon, the high places, to weep: Moab shall howl over Nebo, and over Medeba: on all their heads shall be baldness, and every beard cut off. sat Nehemiah 1:4 And it came to pass, when I heard these words, that I sat down and wept, and mourned certain days, and fasted, and prayed before the God of heaven, Job 2:12,13 And when they lifted up their eyes afar off, and knew him not, they lifted up their voice, and wept; and they rent every one his mantle, and sprinkled dust upon their heads toward heaven… Psalm 66:3 Say unto God, How terrible art thou in thy works! through the greatness of thy power shall thine enemies submit themselves unto thee. Jump to Previous Appalled Astonied Astonished Beard Chin Cloak Confounded Deeply Earth Garment Garments Grief Hair Head Heard Hearing Mantle Matter Overwhelmed Pluck Plucked Pulled Pulling Rent Robe Sat Seat Signs Sit Tore Troubled Tunic WordJump to Next Appalled Astonied Astonished Beard Chin Cloak Confounded Deeply Earth Garment Garments Grief Hair Head Heard Hearing Mantle Matter Overwhelmed Pluck Plucked Pulled Pulling Rent Robe Sat Seat Signs Sit Tore Troubled Tunic WordEzra 9 1. Ezra mourns for the affinity of the people with strangers5. He prays unto God, with confession of sins When I heard this This phrase marks the beginning of Ezra's personal reaction to the news of the Israelites' unfaithfulness. The Hebrew root for "heard" is "שָׁמַע" (shama), which implies not just hearing but understanding and internalizing the message. Ezra's response is immediate and profound, indicating the depth of his commitment to God's law and his role as a spiritual leader. Historically, this moment reflects the gravity of the situation, as Ezra is confronted with the reality of the people's sin, which threatens the community's covenant relationship with God. I tore my tunic and cloak pulled hair from my head and beard and sat down appalled Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew When I heardוּכְשָׁמְעִי֙ (ū·ḵə·šā·mə·‘î) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | first person common singular Strong's 8085: To hear intelligently this הַזֶּ֔ה (haz·zeh) Article | Pronoun - masculine singular Strong's 2088: This, that report, הַדָּבָ֣ר (had·dā·ḇār) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1697: A word, a matter, thing, a cause I tore קָרַ֥עְתִּי (qā·ra‘·tî) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular Strong's 7167: To rend my tunic בִּגְדִ֖י (biḡ·ḏî) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 899: A covering, clothing, treachery, pillage and cloak, וּמְעִילִ֑י (ū·mə·‘î·lî) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 4598: A robe pulled out וָאֶמְרְטָ֞ה (wā·’em·rə·ṭāh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular | third person feminine singular Strong's 4803: To make smooth, bare or bald, to scour, polish some hair מִשְּׂעַ֤ר (miś·śə·‘ar) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 8181: Hair from my head רֹאשִׁי֙ (rō·šî) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 7218: The head and beard, וּזְקָנִ֔י (ū·zə·qā·nî) Conjunctive waw | Noun - common singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 2206: Beard, chin and sat down וָאֵשְׁבָ֖ה (wā·’ê·šə·ḇāh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular | third person feminine singular Strong's 3427: To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry in horror. מְשׁוֹמֵֽם׃ (mə·šō·w·mêm) Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 8074: To stun, devastate, stupefy Links Ezra 9:3 NIVEzra 9:3 NLT Ezra 9:3 ESV Ezra 9:3 NASB Ezra 9:3 KJV Ezra 9:3 BibleApps.com Ezra 9:3 Biblia Paralela Ezra 9:3 Chinese Bible Ezra 9:3 French Bible Ezra 9:3 Catholic Bible OT History: Ezra 9:3 When I heard this thing I tore (Ezr. 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