4 Then (A)everyone who trembled at the words of the God of Israel on account of the unfaithfulness of the exiles gathered to me, and I sat appalled until (B)the evening offering.

Prayer of Confession

5 But at the evening offering I arose from my (a)humiliation, even with my garment and my robe torn, and I fell on my knees and (C)stretched out my (b)hands to the Lord my God;

Footnotes:

a. Ezra 9:5: ['Or ', fasting]
b. Ezra 9:5: ['Lit ', palms]