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,”

"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," - Ezra 9:5
Commentary

What does Ezra 9:5 mean?

Ezra 9:5 in the King James Version of the Bible reads, "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." This verse is a powerful and emotional expression of…

Read full commentaryDevotional

From Heaviness to Hope: A Journey of Desperation to Devotion

The verse Ezra 9:5 from the King James Version offers a vivid portrayal of emotional vulnerability and spiritual intensity: "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…

Read devotionalPrayer

A Prayer of Repentance and Surrender

O Sovereign Lord, the Almighty God of heaven and earth, I come before You in humility and reverence, reflecting upon the powerful words written in 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…

Read prayer

Artwork for Ezra 9:5

See all →
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,"
Ezra 5:9 - "Then asked we those elders, and said unto them thus, Who commanded you to build this house, and to make up these walls?"
Ezra 9:6
Ezra 3:9
Ezra 9:3
Ezra 9:1
Ezra 9:1
Ezra 9:1
Ezra 10:5 - "Then arose Ezra, and made the chief priests, the Levites, and all Israel, to swear that they should do according to this word. And they sware."
Ezra 9:1-2
Ezra 9:13-15
Zerubbabel in Ezra chapter 5
Ezra 9:1-2
Ezra 2:9 - "The children of Zaccai, seven hundred and threescore."
Ezra 2:5 - "The children of Arah, seven hundred seventy and five."
"Then asked we those elders, and said unto them thus, Who commanded you to build this house, and to make up these walls?" - Ezra 5:9
Zerubbabel in Ezra chapter 5 but zerubbabel is not a priest
Ezra 8:5 - "Of the sons of Shechaniah; the son of Jahaziel, and with him three hundred males."
Ezra 7:5 - "The son of Abishua, the son of Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the chief priest:"
Ezra 8:9 - "Of the sons of Joab; Obadiah the son of Jehiel, and with him two hundred and eighteen males."
Ezra 1:9 - "And this is the number of them: thirty chargers of gold, a thousand chargers of silver, nine and twenty knives,"
Ezra 5:5 - "But the eye of their God was upon the elders of the Jews, that they could not cause them to cease, till the matter came to Darius: and then they returned answer by letter concerning this matter."
"The children of Zaccai, seven hundred and threescore." - Ezra 2:9
Ezra 5:4 - "Then said we unto them after this manner, What are the names of the men that make this building?"
Ezra 5:13 - "But in the first year of Cyrus the king of Babylon the same king Cyrus made a decree to build this house of God."
"Then arose Ezra, and made the chief priests, the Levites, and all Israel, to swear that they should do according to this word. And they sware." - Ezra 10:5
Ezra 5:7 - "They sent a letter unto him, wherein was written thus; Unto Darius the king, all peace."
Ezra 9:10 - "And now, O our God, what shall we say after this? for we have forsaken thy commandments,"
Ezra 5:10 - "We asked their names also, to certify thee, that we might write the names of the men that were the chief of them."