When the Jews sinned by taking foreign wives, Ezra knelt, spread out his loyal palms to God, and humbly prayed: “O my God, I do feel ashamed and embarrassed to raise my face to you, O my God, for our errors themselves have multiplied over our head and our guiltiness has grown great even to the heavens.
Kad ebreji bija grēkojuši, apprecēdami sievietes no citām tautām, Ezra metās ceļos, pacēla savas rokas pret Dievu un pazemīgi lūdza: ” Mans Dievs, es kaunos un bīstos pacelt savu vaigu uz Tevi, mans Dievs, jo mūsu noziegumi ir auguši pāri mūsu galvām un mūsu vaina sniedzas līdz debesīm.