Ezra 9:2-4

Expanded Bible

² ·The Israelite men and their sons [^LThey] have ·married [^Ltaken] these women. They have ·mixed [intermingled] the ·people who belong to God [^Lholy race] with the people ·around them [^Lof the land]. The leaders and ·officers of Israel [officials] have led the rest of the Israelites to do this unfaithful thing.”

³ When I heard this, I angrily tore my ·robe [tunic; clothes] and ·coat [cloak; mantle], pulled hair from my head and beard, and sat down ·in shock [devastated; appalled; in horror]. ⁴ Everyone who trembled at the words of the God of Israel gathered around me because of the unfaithfulness of the ·captives [exiles] who had returned. I sat there ·in shock [devastated; appalled; in horror] until the evening ·sacrifice [offering].