Verse | Translation | Text |
Ne 8:5 | King James | And Ezra opened the book in the sight of all the people; (for he was above all the people;) and when he opened it, all the people stood up: |
A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
when he opened it, all the people stood up--This attitude they assumed either from respect to God's word, or, rather, because the reading was prefaced by a solemn prayer, which was concluded by a general expression of "Amen, Amen." |