Ezra 9:3

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

When I heard about this, I tore my robe and my coat to show I was upset. I pulled hair from my head and beard. I sat down, shocked and upset.

Cross References

Nehemiah 1:4

When I heard this about the people of Jerusalem and about the wall, I sat down and cried. I was very sad. I fasted and prayed to the God of heaven for several days.

Joshua 7:6

When Joshua heard about this, he tore his clothes to show his sadness. He bowed down to the ground before the Holy Box and stayed there until evening. The leaders of Israel did the same thing. They also threw dirt on their heads to show their sadness.

Micah 1:16

So cut off your hair, make yourself bald, because you will cry for the children you love. Make yourself bald like an eagle and show your sadness, because your children will be taken away from you.

Daniel 8:27

I, Daniel, became very weak. I was sick for several days after that vision. Then I got up and went back to work for the king, but I was very upset about the vision. I did not understand what it meant.

Daniel 4:19

Then Daniel (also called Belteshazzar) became very quiet for a while. What he was thinking bothered him. So the king said, “Belteshazzar, don’t let the dream or its meaning make you afraid.” Then Belteshazzar answered the king, “My lord, I wish the dream were about your enemies, and I wish the meaning of the dream were about those against you.

Ezekiel 7:18

They will wear sackcloth and be covered with fear. You will see the shame on every face. They will shave their heads to show their sadness.

Ezekiel 3:15

I went to the people of Israel who were forced to live in Tel Aviv by the Kebar Canal. I sat there among them for seven days, shocked and silent.

Jeremiah 36:24

And, when King Jehoiakim and his servants heard the message from the scroll, they were not afraid. They did not tear their clothes to show sorrow for doing wrong.

Jeremiah 7:29

“Jeremiah, cut off your hair and throw it away. Go up to the bare hilltop and cry, because the Lord has rejected this generation of people. He has turned his back on these people. And in anger he will punish them.

Isaiah 15:2

The king’s family and the people of Dibon go to the places of worship to cry. The people of Moab are crying for Nebo and Medeba. They have shaved their heads and beards to show their sadness.

Psalm 143:4

I am ready to give up. I am losing my courage.

Psalm 66:3

Tell God, “Your works are wonderful! Your great power makes your enemies bow down in fear before you.

Job 1:20

When Job heard this, he got up, tore his clothes, and shaved his head to show his sadness. Then he fell to the ground to bow down before God

Nehemiah 13:25

So I told the men that they were wrong. I said bad things to them. I hit some of them, and I pulled out their hair. I forced them to make a promise in God’s name. I said to them, “You must not marry the daughters of these foreigners. Don’t let their daughters marry your sons, and don’t let your daughters marry the sons of these foreigners.

2 Kings 18:37

Then the palace manager (Eliakim son of Hilkiah), the royal secretary (Shebna), and the record keeper (Joah son of Asaph) went to Hezekiah. Their clothes were torn to show they were upset. They told Hezekiah everything the Assyrian commander had said.

Leviticus 21:5

“Priests must not shave their heads bald. They must not shave off the edges of their beards. They must not make any cuts in their bodies.

2 Samuel 1:11

Then David tore his clothes to show he was very sad. All the men with him did the same thing.

Psalm 119:53

I am overcome with anger when I see wicked people, who have stopped following your teachings.