Ezra 10:9

Ezra 10:9 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then all the men of Judah and Benjamin gathered themselves together unto Jerusalem within three days. It was the ninth month, on the twentieth day of the month; and all the people sat in the street of the house of God, trembling because of this matter, and for the great rain.
• New International Version (NIV)Within the three days, all the men of Judah and Benjamin had gathered in Jerusalem. And on the twentieth day of the ninth month, all the people were sitting in the square before the house of God, greatly distressed by the occasion and because of the rain.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then all the men of Judah and Benjamin assembled at Jerusalem within the three days. It was the ninth month, on the twentieth day of the month. And all the people sat in the open square before the house of God, trembling because of this matter and because of the heavy rain.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So all the men of Judah and Benjamin gathered at Jerusalem within three days. It was the ninth month, on the twentieth of the month; and all the people sat in the open square of the house of God, trembling because of this matter and because of heavy rain.

Context of Ezra 10:9

7Then a proclamation was made throughout Judah and Jerusalem that all the exiles should come to Jerusalem. 8Those who failed to come within three days would, if the leaders and elders so decided, forfeit all their property and be expelled from the assembly of the exiles. Within three days, all the people of Judah and Benjamin had gathered in Jerusalem. This took place on December 19, and all the people were sitting in the square before the Temple of God. They were trembling both because of the seriousness of the matter and because it was raining. 10Then Ezra the priest stood and said to them: “You have committed a terrible sin. By marrying pagan women, you have increased Israel’s guilt. 11So now confess your sin to the Lord, the God of your ancestors, and do what he demands. Separate yourselves from the people of the land and from these pagan women.”

Ezra 10:9 word by word

וַיִּקָּבְצ֣וּ כָל־אַנְשֵֽׁי־יְהוּדָה֩ וּבִנְיָמִ֨ן׀ יְרוּשָׁלִַ֜ם לִשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁת הַיָּמִ֗ים ה֛וּא חֹ֥דֶשׁ הַתְּשִׁיעִ֖י בְּעֶשְׂרִ֣ים בַּחֹ֑דֶשׁ וַיֵּשְׁב֣וּ כָל־הָעָ֗ם בִּרְחוֹב֙ בֵּ֣ית הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים מַרְעִידִ֥ים עַל־הַדָּבָ֖ר וּמֵהַגְּשָׁמִֽים׃ פRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Then all the menאֱנוֹשׁ'ĕnôsh · humanH582
• of Judahיְהוּדָהyehûdâh · JudahH3063
• and Benjaminבִּנְיָמִיןbinyâmîyn · BenjaminH1144
• gathered themselves togetherקָבַץqâbats · to gatherH6908
• unto Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵםyerûshâlaim yerûshâlayim · JerusalemH3389
• within threeשָׁלֹשׁshâlôsh shâlôsh shelôshâh shelôshâh · threeH7969
• daysיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• the ninthתְּשִׁיעִיteshîy‛îy · ninthH8671
• monthחֹ֫דֶשׁchôdesh · monthH2320
• on the twentiethעֶשְׂרִים‛eώrîym · twentyH6242
• and all the peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• satיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
• in the streetרְחוֹבrechôb rechôb · street/plazaH7339
• of the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: templeH1004
• of Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• tremblingרָעַדrâ‛ad · to trembleH7460
• matterדָּבָרdâbâr · word: becauseH1697
• and for the great rainגֶּ֫שֶׁםgeshem · rainH1653

Cross-references for Ezra 10:9

• Ezra 7:8Ezra arrived in Jerusalem in August of that year.
• Esther 2:16Esther was taken to King Xerxes at the royal palace in early winter of the seventh year of his reign.
• 1 Samuel 12:17You know that it does not rain at this time of the year during the wheat harvest. I will ask the Lord to send thunder and rain today. Then you will realize how wicked you have been in asking the Lord for a king!”
• Jeremiah 10:10But the Lord is the only true God. He is the living God and the everlasting King! The whole earth trembles at his anger. The nations cannot stand up to his wrath.

Commentaries on Ezra 10:9

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9Ninth month - Answering to a part of our December. Trembling because of - the great rain - , Because of the winter, Septuagint; it was now December, the coldest and most rainy part of the year in Palestine.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9It was the ninth month - Or, our December, a time when rain fails heavily in Palestine: four months, therefore, after Ezra‘s arrival in Jerusalem (compare Ezra 7:9). The street - Rather, “the court,” the “broad,” “spacious, place” (compare the 2 Chronicles 29:4 note).Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 6-14Verses 6-14 There is hope concerning people, when they are convinced, not only that it is good to part with their sins, but that it is necessary; we must do it, or we are undone. So rich is the mercy, and so plenteous the redemption of God, that there is hope for the vilest who hear the gospel, and are willing to accept of free salvation. When sinners mourn for their sins, and tremble at the word of God, there is hope that they will forsake them. To…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9on the twentieth day of the ninth month...the heavy rain: The cold and wet weather made meeting outside uncomfortable.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 9-119-11. Then all the men of Judah and Benjamin--The returned captives belonged chiefly to these tribes; but other Israelites are also included under these names, as they all were then occupying the territory formerly assigned to those two tribes. It was the ninth month--that is, between the end of December and the beginning of January, which is the coldest and most rainy season of the year in Palestine. all the people sat in the street--that is, the court.Read the comment

Topics related to Ezra 10:9

• Chisleu
• Church
• Decision
• Divorce
• Ezra
• Government
• Jerusalem
• Month
• Rain

In the dictionaries

• Benjamin
• God
• Jerusalem
• Judah
• House of God
• Covenant
• Dedication, Feast of the
• Rain
• Transgression
• Trespass

Commentaries on Ezra 10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings