ESV Reformation Study Bible – Ezra 9:3
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Ezra 9:3

9:3 I tore my garment and my cloak. This action was a typical way of expressing grief (2 Sam. 13:19).

pulled hair from my head and beard. This action is unusual. Some years later, Nehemiah would encounter the same sin, but rather than pulling out his own hair, he would pull out the hair of the offenders (Neh. 13:25).