以斯拉記 9:5 RCUVTS

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary - Ezra 9:5

A HEAVY-HEARTED LEADER‘My Heaviness.’ Ezra 9:5 I. On Ezra’s arrival at Jerusalem complaint was made to him of the failure and sin of the people.—What an appalling story it was, that during these sixty years, even though there had been no return to heathen idolatry, there had been the wilful breaking of God’s law about inter-mixture with the people of the land, and the chief offenders had been the princes and the rulers. The picture of Ezra in the presence of this confession is very fine. It... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Ezra 9:1-15

Ezra Deals With The Problem Of Returnees Who Have Been Led Astray Into Idolatry Having Taken Foreign Wives (Ezra 9:1 to Ezra 10:44 ). It is important here to recognise that what was in question was not the taking of foreign wives who willingly turned away from all false gods and became worshippers of YHWH, but the problem of taking foreign wives who introduced their false gods and ideas into the worship of Israel. This is specifically brought out in Ezra 9:1-2; Ezra 9:11-12. It was as a... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Ezra 9:5-15

Ezra’s Admission Of Israel’s Guilt Before YHWH On Behalf Of The People (Ezra 9:5-15 ). When the time of the evening sacrifice came, no doubt feeling that this act of atonement and dedication on the behalf of the whole of Israel was a suitable time , Ezra then rose from his sitting position and fell on his knees with his arms spread out towards YHWH. This presumably indicated spreading out his hands towards the sanctuary. And then he confessed before YHWH the sin of the people in the face of... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Ezra 9:5-15

Ezra 9:5-: . Ezra’ s Confession. Ezra 9:5 . at the evening Oblation: therefore in the presence of the assembled worshippers. Ezra 9:7 . from the days of our fathers: i.e. from the times of the patriarchs onwards. Ezra 9:8 . a nail in his holy place: lit. ‘ a tent-peg in, etc.” ; the rendering in the Greek Ezra is to be preferred, viz.: “ a root and a name in the place of thy sanctuary.”— in our bondage: the expression is a strong one; the Jews, though dependents of the Persian king, were not... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Ezra 9:5

From my heaviness, i.e. from that mournful posture, Ezra 8:4, and put myself into the posture of a petitioner. Or, by reason of my heaviness, or affliction. Having mourned for the sin, I considered that was not sufficient, and that God expected the confession and amendment of it, and therefore I fell to prayer. read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Ezra 9:1-15

CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES.] We now come to the social and religious reformation effected by Ezra amongst the Jews who had previously returned to their own land (chaps. 9 and 10). And in this chapter we have—(i.) The complaint of the princes to Ezra concerning the mingling of the people of Israel with the idolatrous people of the lands (Ezra 9:1-2). (ii.) The great amazement and grief of Ezra because of this (Ezra 9:3-4). (iii.) The confession and prayer of Ezra for the people of Israel... read more

Charles Simeon

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae - Ezra 9:5-6

DISCOURSE: 437EZRA’S HUMILIATION FOR THE SINS OF HIS PEOPLEEzra 9:5-6. 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 said, O my God, I am ashamed and blush to lift up my face to thee, my God: for our iniquities are increased over our head, and our trespass is grown up unto the heavens.IT is common both for individuals and Churches to appear hopeful before men, when a... read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Ezra 9:1-15

Chapter 9Now when these things were done, the princes came to me, saying, The people of Israel, and the priests, and the Levites, have not separated themselves from the people of the lands, doing according to their abominations, even of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Jebusites, the Ammonites, the Moabites, the Egyptians, and the Amorites. For they have taken of their daughters for themselves, and for their sons: so that the holy seed have mingled themselves with the people of... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Ezra 9:1-15

Ezra 9:2 . The holy seed have mingled with the people. The distinction of the Jews from the heathen was not by nature, but by grace. Their nobility lay in adherence to the covenant of God, and so they became his sons and daughters. Therefore to marry with idolaters was a total breach, and caused Ezekiel to call them descendants of the Amorites: chap. 16. The idolaters must first be proselyted to righteousness, and their household baptised; then the Jews, but not the priests, might marry... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Ezra 9:5

Ezr 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, Ver. 5. I arose up from my heaviness ] In affliction, sc. of spirit, wherewith his heart was leavened and soured, as David’s was, Psalms 73:21 ; embittered, as Peter’s, Matthew 26:75 ; poured out upon him, as Job’s, Job 30:16 . He did really afflict himself with voluntary sorrows for the transgressions of his people. ... read more