Ezra 9:3
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Ezra 9:3 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Ezra 9:3 is a verse from the book of Ezra in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "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 s..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Ezra 9:3 — 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 (KJV)
Ezra 9:3 in Context — About the Book of Ezra
Ezra records the first waves of return from Babylonian exile — rebuilding the altar, then the temple, against opposition and discouragement. Ezra himself arrives as a scribe devoted to studying, obeying, and teaching God's Word, modeling how revival begins with Scripture and honest confession.
Cross-References for Ezra 9:3
“Now when Pharaoh heard this thing, he sought to slay Moses. But Moses fled from the face of Pharaoh, and dwelt in the land of Midian: and he sat down by a well.”
Shares key themes with Ezra 9:3: heard, thing, sat
“But it shall be on the seventh day, that he shall shave all his hair off his head and his beard and his eyebrows, even all his hair he shall shave off: and he shall wash his clothes, also he shall wash his flesh in water, and he shall be clean.”
Shares key themes with Ezra 9:3: off, hair, head
“Then Job arose, and rent his mantle, and shaved his head, and fell down upon the ground, and worshipped, mantle: or, robe”
Shares key themes with Ezra 9:3: rent, mantle, head
“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.”
Shares key themes with Ezra 9:3: rent, mantle, off
“It is like the precious ointment upon the head, that ran down upon the beard, even Aaron's beard: that went down to the skirts of his garments;”
Shares key themes with Ezra 9:3: garment, head, beard
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