Ezra 9:4

Then were assembled unto me every one that trembled at the words of the God of Israel, because of the transgression of those that had been carried away; and I sat astonied until the evening sacrifice.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
assembled	יֵאָסְפ֗וּ ye.'a.se.Fu	H622	to gather for any purpose · verb, niphal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
trembled	חָרֵד֙ cha.Red	H2730	fearful · adjective, masculine singular absolute
words	בְּדִבְרֵ֣י be.div.Rei	H1697	a word · preposition + noun, common masculine plural construct
God	אֱלֹהֵֽי 'e.lo.hei-	H430	gods in the ordinary sense · noun, common masculine plural construct
Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל Yis.ra.'El	H3478	Jisrael · proper noun, a place name
transgression	מַ֣עַל Ma.'al	H4604	treachery · noun, common masculine singular construct
away	הַגּוֹלָ֑ה ha.go.Lah	H1473	exile · definite article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
sat	יֹשֵׁ֣ב yo.Shev	H3427	properly · verb, qal active participle, masculine singular absolute
astonied	מְשׁוֹמֵ֔ם me.sho.Mem	H8074	to stun (or intransitively · verb, piel active participle, masculine singular absolute
evening	הָעָֽרֶב ha.'A.rev	H6153	dusk · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
sacrifice	לְמִנְחַ֥ת le.min.Chat	H4503	a donation · preposition + noun, common feminine singular construct

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Cross-references

Ezra 10:3 Now therefore let us make a covenant with our God to put away all the wives, and such as are born of them, according to the counsel of my lo…
Isaiah 66:2 For all those things hath mine hand made, and all those things have been, saith the LORD: but to this man will I look, even to him that is p…
Exodus 29:39 The one lamb thou shalt offer in the morning; and the other lamb thou shalt offer at even:
2 Chronicles 34:27 Because thine heart was tender, and thou didst humble thyself before God, when thou heardest his words against this place, and against the i…
Psalms 119:136 Rivers of waters run down mine eyes, because they keep not thy law.
Ezekiel 9:4 And the LORD said unto him, Go through the midst of the city, through the midst of Jerusalem, and set a mark upon the foreheads of the men t…
Daniel 9:21 Yea, whiles I was speaking in prayer, even the man Gabriel, whom I had seen in the vision at the beginning, being caused to fly swiftly, tou…
Acts 3:1 Now Peter and John went up together into the temple at the hour of prayer, being the ninth hour.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Ezra 9:1-4

Ezra, like Barnabas when he came to Jerusalem and saw the grace of God to his brethren there, no doubt was glad, and exhorted them all that with purpose of heart they would cleave to the Lord, Act 11:23. He saw nothing amiss (many corruptions lurk out of the view of the most vigilant rulers); but here is a damp upon his joys: information is brought him that many of the people, yea, and some of the rulers, had married wives out of heathen families, and joined themselves in affinity with strangers. Observe, I. What the sin was that they were guilty of: it was mingling with the people of those lands (Ezr 9:2), associating with them both in trade and in conversation, making themselves familiar w…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ezra 9:4

Then were assembled unto me every one that trembled at the words of the God of Israel, &c.--All the pious people who reverenced God's word and dreaded its threatenings and judgments joined with Ezra in bewailing the public sin, and devising the means of redressing it. I sat astonied until the evening sacrifice--The intelligence of so gross a violation of God's law by those who had been carried into captivity on account of their sins, and who, though restored, were yet unreformed, produced such a stunning effect on the mind of Ezra that he remained for a while incapable either of speech or of action. The hour of the evening sacrifice was the usual time of the people assembling; and at that…

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Adam Clarke on Ezra 9:4

Those that had been carried away - Those that had returned long before with Zerubbabel; see Ezr 9:1. Until the evening sacrifice - The morning sacrifice was the first of all the offerings of the day, the evening sacrifice the last. As the latter was offered between the two evenings, i.e., between sunset and the end of twilight, so the former was offered between break of day and sunrise. Ezra sat astonied - confounded in his mind, distressed in his soul, and scarcely knowing what to do. He probably had withdrawn himself into some sequestered place, or into some secret part of the temple, spending the time in meditation and reflection.

The Church Fathers

And all those who feared the Lord gathered to me, etc. O, what a great change of things! It was previously said that the treachery of princes and magistrates led many to luxury, and now with a good prince turned to lamentation, and indicating through his grief and tears what should be done by sinners, it is said that all those who feared the word of God, which threatens to punish transgressors, gathered to him. O, how much pious examples help good teachers! Ezras spoke nothing at all, but, having only heard of the crime, it is written that he was turned to tears and weeping, and drew the crowd of the faithful to him not by shouting, but by mourning. It is added:
— Bede, Commentary on Ezra and Nehemiah

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Dictionary and topics

Evening, The · Humiliation often continued until — Humiliation often continued until

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Ezra 9:4

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Ezra 9:1-4

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ezra 9:4

Adam Clarke on Ezra 9:4

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Ezra 9:4

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Ezra 9:1-4

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ezra 9:4

Adam Clarke on Ezra 9:4

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Gill on Ezra 9:4

Keil & Delitzsch on Ezra 9:3-4

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Ezra 9:4

Rashi on Ezra 9:3