It was verydispleasingto me, so I threwallof Tobiah'shouseholdgoodsout of the room.
Now while Ezrawas prayingand makingconfession,weepingand prostratinghimself beforethe houseof God,a verylargeassembly,men,womenand children,gatheredto him from Israel;for the peopleweptbitterly.
Then I gavean orderand they cleansedthe rooms;and I returnedtherethe utensilsof the houseof Godwith the grain offeringsand the frankincense.
Then I was veryangrywhenI had heardtheir outcryand thesewords.
For zealfor Your househas consumedme, And the reproachesof those who reproachYou have fallenon me.
