Ezra 9:3-6
New King James Version
3 So when I heard this thing, (A)I tore my garment and my robe, and plucked out some of the hair of my head and beard, and sat down (B)astonished. 4 Then everyone who (C)trembled at the words of the God of Israel assembled to me, because of the transgression of those who had been carried away captive, and I sat astonished until the (D)evening sacrifice.
5 At the evening sacrifice I arose from my fasting; and having torn my garment and my robe, I fell on my knees and (E)spread out my hands to the Lord my God. 6 And I said: “O my God, I am too (F)ashamed and humiliated to lift up my face to You, my God; for (G)our iniquities have risen higher than our heads, and our guilt has (H)grown up to the heavens.
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