God’s Word Translation
Ezra 9:13
13“After all that has happened to us because of the evil things we have done and because of our overwhelming guilt, you, our God, have punished us far less than we deserve and have permitted a few of us to survive.
Ezra 9:13 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And after all that is come upon us for our evil deeds, and for our great trespass, seeing that thou our God hast punished us less than our iniquities deserve, and hast given us such deliverance as this;
- New International Version (NIV)“What has happened to us is a result of our evil deeds and our great guilt, and yet, our God, you have punished us less than our sins deserved and have given us a remnant like this.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And after all that has come upon us for our evil deeds and for our great guilt, seeing that you, our God, have punished us less than our iniquities deserved and have given us such a remnant as this,
- New King James Version (NKJV)And after all that has come upon us for our evil deeds and for our great guilt, since You our God have punished us less than our iniquities deserve, and have given us such deliverance as this,
Context of Ezra 9:13
11The commandments you gave us through your servants the prophets, said, ‘The land you are going to take possession of has been polluted by its perverted people and by their disgusting practices that have filled it with wickedness from one end to another. 12So never let your daughters marry their sons or your sons marry their daughters, and never seek peace or trade with them. Then you will be strong, be able to eat the good things the land produces, and be able to give this land as a long-lasting inheritance to your children.’ “After all that has happened to us because of the evil things we have done and because of our overwhelming guilt, you, our God, have punished us far less than we deserve and have permitted a few of us to survive. 14If we break your commandments again and intermarry with people doing these disgusting things, you will become even more angry with us until you finally destroy us and no survivors are left. 15Lord God of Israel, because you are fair, a few of us continue to remain as survivors. Look at us. All of us are guilty. None of us can stand in your presence because of this.”
Read all of Ezra 9Ezra 9:13 word by word
וְאַֽחֲרֵי֙ כָּל־הַבָּ֣א עָלֵ֔ינוּ בְּמַעֲשֵׂ֙ינוּ֙ הָרָעִ֔ים וּבְאַשְׁמָתֵ֖נוּ הַגְּדֹלָ֑ה כִּ֣י׀ אַתָּ֣ה אֱלֹהֵ֗ינוּ חָשַׂ֤כְתָּֽ לְמַ֙טָּה֙ מֵֽעֲוֹנֵ֔נוּ וְנָתַ֥תָּה לָּ֛נוּ פְּלֵיטָ֖ה כָּזֹֽאת׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And afterאַחַר'achar · afterH310
- all that is comeבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
- upon us for our evilרַעra‛ râ‛âh · bad: evilH7451
- deedsמַעֲשֶׂהma‛ăώeh · deedH4639
- and for our greatגָּדוֹלgâdôl gâdôl · great: largeH1419
- trespassאַשְׁמָה'ashmâh · guiltinessH819
- seeing that thou our Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
- hast punishedחָשַׂךְchâώak · to withholdH2820
- us lessמַ֫טָּהmaţţâh · beneathH4295
- than our iniquitiesעָוֺן‛âvôn ‛âvôn · iniquity: crimeH5771
- and hast givenנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
- deliveranceפְּלֵיטָהpelêyţâh pelêţâh · survivorH6413
Cross-references for Ezra 9:13
- Nehemiah 9:32And now, our God, you are the great, mighty, and awe-inspiring God. You faithfully keep your promises. Do not consider all the hardships that we have been going through as unimportant. The hardships have come to our kings, leaders, priests, prophets, ancestors, and all your people from the time of the kings of Assyria until now.
- Ezekiel 24:13I tried to clean you of your filthy lust, but you wouldn’t clean yourself from your filth. You will never be clean until I unleash my fury on you.
- Galatians 3:4Did you suffer so much for nothing? ⌞I doubt⌟ that it was for nothing!
- Psalms 103:10He has not treated us as we deserve for our sins or paid us back for our wrongs.
- Lamentations 3:22the Lord’s mercy. We were not completely wiped out. His compassion is never limited.
- Habakkuk 3:2Lord, I have heard the report about you. Lord, I fear your work. In the course of the years, renew it. In the course of the years, reveal it. In all this chaos, remember to be merciful.
- Psalms 106:45He remembered his promise to them. In keeping with his rich mercy, he changed his plans.
Commentaries on Ezra 9:13
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13Hast punished us less than our iniquities - Great, numerous, and oppressive as our calamities have been, yet merely as temporal punishments, they have been much less than our provocations have deserved.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13Deliverance - Or, “remnant,” as in Ezra 9:8.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 5-15Verses 5-15 The sacrifice, especially the evening sacrifice, was a type of the blessed Lamb of God, who in the evening of the world, was to take away sin by the sacrifice of himself. Ezra's address is a penitent confession of sin, the sin of his people. But let this be the comfort of true penitents, that though their sins reach to the heavens, God's mercy is in the heavens. Ezra, speaking of sin, speaks as one much ashamed. Holy shame is as necessary in…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6-15Ezra’s prayer serves as a model for intercessory prayer (compare Nehemiah 1:5–11; Daniel 9:4–19). It involves: Confessing sin (Ezra 9:6–7) Recalling God’s past kindness (Ezra 9:8–9) Admitting the people have ignored God (Ezra 9:10–12) Acknowledging their unworthiness (Ezra 9:13–15)Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 5-155-15. I fell upon my knees, and spread out my hands unto the Lord my God--The burden of his prayer, which was dictated by a deep sense of the emergency, was that he was overwhelmed at the flagrant enormity of this sin, and the bold impiety of continuing in it after having, as a people, so recently experienced the heavy marks of the divine displeasure. God had begun to show returning favor to Israel by the restoration of some. But this only aggravated…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Ezra 9
- 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
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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