Ezra 9:3

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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.

Rent

Jeremiah 36:24

Off

Micah 1:16

Sat

Daniel 8:27

General references

Genesis 37:34

Nehemiah 10:30

Bible References

Rent

And Joshua tore his clothes and fell to the earth on his face before the ark of Jehovah until the eventide, he and the elders of Israel, and put dust on their heads.

And Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, who was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah the son of Asaph the recorder, came to Hezekiah with their clothes torn. And they told him the words of the chief of the cupbearers.

And it happened when King Hezekiah heard, he tore his clothes and covered himself with sackcloth. And he went into the house of Jehovah.

And Job arose, and tore his robe, and shaved his head, and fell down upon the ground and worshiped.

Yet the king and all his servants who heard these words were not afraid, nor did they tear their garments.

Off

They shall not make baldness on their head, nor shall they shave the corner of their beard, nor make any cutting in their flesh.

And I contended with them, and cursed them, and struck certain of them, and plucked off their hair. And I made them swear by the name of God, saying, You shall not give your daughters to their sons, or take their daughters to your sons, or for yourselves.

One has gone up to the house, even to Dibon, the high places, to weep. Moab shall howl over Nebo, and over Medeba; baldness shall be on all their heads, every beard cut off.

Cut off your hair and throw it away, and take up a weeping on the high places. For Jehovah has rejected and forsaken the generation of His wrath.

For every head shall be bald, and every beard clipped. On all the hands shall be cuttings, and on the loins sackcloth.

They shall also gird on sackcloth, and trembling shall cover them; and shame shall be on all faces, and baldness on all heads.

Make yourself bald, and cut off your hair for the sons of your delight; make your baldness large like the eagle; for they go into exile from you.

Sat

And it happened when I heard these words, I sat down and wept. And I mourned for days, and fasted, and prayed before the God of Heaven.

And when they lifted up their eyes afar off, and did not know him, they lifted up their voice and wept. And each one tore his robe, and they sprinkled dust upon their heads toward Heaven.

Say to God, How awesome are Your works! Through the greatness of Your power, Your enemies pretend obedience to You.

And my spirit has fainted within me; my heart has become weary within me.

Then I came to the exiles at Tel-at-abib, who lived by the river Chebar. And I sat where they sat; and I also dwelt seven days, being stricken dumb among them.

Then Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, was stunned for one hour, and his thoughts troubled him. The king spoke and said, Belteshazzar, do not let the dream or its meaning trouble you. Belteshazzar answered and said, My lord, the dream is to those who hate you, and its meaning to your foes.

And I Daniel fainted, and was sick for days. Afterward I rose up, and did the king's business. And I was amazed at the vision, but there was no understanding.

General references

And Jacob tore his clothes, and put sackcloth upon his loins, and mourned for his son many days.

And we swore that we would not give our daughters to the people of the land nor take their daughters for our sons.