I was furious and threw out all of Tobiah's belongings.
While Ezra was bowing in prayer in front of the Temple, weeping and confessing these sins, a large group of Israelites—men, women, and children—gathered around him, weeping bitterly.
I gave orders for the rooms to be ritually purified and for the Temple equipment, grain offerings, and incense to be put back.
When I heard their complaints, I grew angry
My devotion to your Temple burns in me like a fire; the insults which are hurled at you fall on me.