Ezra 9 · Verse 4

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.
Ezra 9:4, King James Version

Ezra 9:4 in other translations

BSBThen 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.
WEBThen everyone who trembled at the words of the God of Israel were assembled to me because of the trespass of the exiles; and I sat confounded until the evening offering.
ASVThen were assembled unto me every one that trembled at the words of the God of Israel, because of the trespass of them of the captivity; and I sat confounded until the evening oblation.
YLTand unto me are gathered every one trembling at the words of the God of Israel, because of the trespass of the removal, and I am sitting astonished till the present of the evening.
DARBYThen were assembled to me every one that trembled at the words of the God of Israel, because of the unfaithfulness of those that had been carried away; and I sat overwhelmed until the evening oblation.
BBEThen everyone who went in fear of the words of the God of Israel, because of the sin of those who had come back, came together to me; and I kept where I was, overcome with grief, till the evening offering.
WebsterThen were assembled to 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 confounded until the evening sacrifice.

What does Ezra 9:4 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
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 season, having again rent his hair and garments, he made public prayer and confession of sin.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 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.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Ezra 9:1-4

Many corruptions lurk out of the view of the most careful rulers. Some of the people disobeyed the express command of God, which forbade all marriages with the heathen, De 7. Disbelief of God's all-sufficiency, is at the bottom of the sorry shifts we make to help ourselves. They exposed themselves and their children to the peril of idolatry, that had ruined their church and nation. Carnal professors may make light…

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Ezra 9:4 in the original Hebrew

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וְאֵלַ֣יve.'e.Laiand to meH413
יֵאָסְפ֗וּye.'a.se.Futhey gatheredH622
כֹּ֤לkoleveryH3605
חָרֵד֙cha.Red[person] tremblingH2730
בְּדִבְרֵ֣יbe.div.Reiat [the] words ofH1697
אֱלֹהֵֽי\־'e.lo.hei-[the] God ofH430
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
עַ֖ל'alonH5921
מַ֣עַלMa.'al[the] unfaithfulness ofH4604
הַגּוֹלָ֑הha.go.Lahthe exile[s]H1473
וַאֲנִי֙va.'a.Niand IH589
יֹשֵׁ֣בyo.Shev[was] sittingH3427
מְשׁוֹמֵ֔םme.sho.MemappalledH8074
עַ֖ד'aduntilH5704
לְמִנְחַ֥תle.min.Chat<to> [the] offering ofH4503
הָעָֽרֶב\׃ha.'A.revthe eveningH6153

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Cross references for Ezra 9:4

  • 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 lord, and of those that tremble at the commandment of our God; and let it be done according to the law.

  • 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 poor and of a contrite spirit, and trembleth at my word.

  • Exodus 29:39

    The one lamb thou shalt offer in the morning; and the other lamb thou shalt offer at even:

  • 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 that sigh and that cry for all the abominations that be done in the midst thereof.

  • Psalms 119:136

    Rivers of waters run down mine eyes, because they keep not thy law.

  • 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 inhabitants thereof, and humbledst thyself before me, and didst rend thy clothes, and weep before me; I have even heard thee also, saith the Lord.

  • 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, touched me about the time of the evening oblation.

  • 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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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
trembled.
10:3; 2Ch 34:27; Ps 119:136; Isa 66:2; Eze 9:4
until.
Ex 29:39; Da 9:21; Ac 3:1

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Context

  • Ezra 9:3

    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 9:4

    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.

  • Ezra 9:5

    And at the evening sacrifice I arose up from my heaviness; and having rent my garment and my mantle, I fell upon my knees, and spread out my hands unto the Lord my God,

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Ezra 9:4 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y juntáronse á mí todos los temerosos de las palabras del Dios de Israel, á causa de la prevaricación de los de la transmigración; mas yo estuve sentado atónito hasta el sacrificio de la tarde.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		et vers moi s’assemblèrent tous ceux qui tremblaient aux paroles du Dieu d’Israël, à cause du péché de ceux qui avaient été transportés; et je restai assis, désolé, jusqu’à l’offrande du soir.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und zu mir versammelten sich alle, die da zitterten vor den Worten des Gottes Israels wegen der Treulosigkeit der Weggeführten; und ich saß betäubt da bis zum Abendopfer.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Convenerunt autem ad me omnes qui timebant verbum Dei Israël, pro transgressione eorum qui de captivitate venerant, et ego sedebam tristis usque ad sacrificium vespertinum: