Ezra 9:4

9:4 Everyone who held the words of the God of Israel in awe ¹  gathered around me because of the unfaithful acts of the people of the exile. ²  Devastated, I continued to sit there until the evening offering.

Ezra 10:1

The People Confess Their Sins

10:1 While Ezra was praying and confessing, weeping and throwing himself to the ground before the temple of God, a very large crowd of Israelites – men, women, and children alike – gathered around him. The people wept loudly. ³ 

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¹ tn Heb “who trembled at the words of the God of Israel.”

² tn Heb “the exile”; the words “the people” are not in the Hebrew text, but are supplied in the translation for clarity.

³ tn Heb “with much weeping.”