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When I heard this
When Ezra heard that many Israelites had married foreign women and were worshiping their gods
I tore apart my clothing and robe and pulled out hair from my head and beard
Ezra was showing everyone how unhappy he was that people were doing things that offended God. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit)
evening offering
a sacrifice that the priests would offer around the time the sun was going down