Ezra 9:3 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Bible Comments

My garment and my mantle; both my inner and my upper garment. Plucked off the hair of my head, and of my beard, in testimony of my great grief and indignation; which was usual among all these eastern and ancient people, wherein he did not transgress that law, Leviticus 19:27 Deuteronomy 14:1, because he did not shave off all the hair, but only plucked off some hairs. Sat down astonied; partly for grief and shame at the sin; and partly for fear of some great and dreadful judgment which he expected and feared for it.

Ezra 9:3

3 And when I heard this thing, I rent my garment and my mantle, and plucked off the hair of my head and of my beard, and sat down astonied.