New American Standard Bible 2020

Ezra 9:3-10

3When I heardH8085 about thisH2088 matterH1697, I 1toreH7167 my garmentH899 and my robeH4598, and pulledH4803 outH4803 someH4480 of the hairH8181 from my headH7218 and my beardH2206, and 2satH3427 downH3427 3appalledH8074. 4Then 4everyoneH3605 who was frightenedH2730 by the wordsH1697 of the GodH430 of IsraelH3478 onH5921 accountH5921 ofH5921 the unfaithfulnessH4604 of the exilesH1473 gatheredH622 to me, and I satH3427 5appalledH8074 untilH5704 6the eveningH6153 offeringH4503.

5But at the eveningH6153 offeringH4503 I stoodH6965 upH6965 from my 7humiliationH8589, even with my garmentH899 and my robeH4598 tornH7167, and I bowedH3766 downH3766 on my kneesH1290 and 8spreadH6566 outH6566 my 9handsH3709 to the LordH3068 my GodH430; 6and I saidH559, “My GodH430, I amH954 ashamedH954 and humiliatedH3637 to liftH7311 upH7311 my faceH6440 to You, my GodH430, for our wrongfulH5771 deedsH5771 have 10risenH7235 aboveH4605 our headsH7218, and our 11guiltH819 has grownH1431 evenH5704 to the heavensH8064. 7 12SinceH4480 the daysH3117 of our fathersH1 to thisH2088 dayH3117 we have been in greatH1419 guiltH819, and because of our wrongfulH5771 deedsH5771 we, our kingsH4428, and our priestsH3548 have been handedH5414 H3027 overH5414 to the kingsH4428 of the landsH776, to the swordH2719, to captivityH7628, to plunderH961, and to 13 14openH6440 shameH1322, as it is thisH2088 dayH3117. 8But nowH6258 for a briefH4592 momentH7281 graceH8467 has beenH1961 shown from the LordH3068 our GodH430, 15to leaveH7604 us an escapedH6413 remnantH6413 and to giveH5414 us a 16 17pegH3489 in His holyH6944 placeH4725, so that our GodH430 may 18enlightenH215 our eyesH5869 and grantH5414 us a littleH4592 revivingH4241 in our bondageH5659. 9 19For we are slavesH5650; yet in our bondageH5659 our GodH430 has not abandonedH5800 us, but 20has extendedH5186 favorH2617 to us in the sightH6440 of the kingsH4428 of PersiaH6539, to giveH5414 us revivingH4241 to erectH7311 the houseH1004 of our GodH430, to restoreH5975 its ruinsH2723, and to giveH5414 us a wallH1447 in JudahH3063 and JerusalemH3389.

10“And nowH6258, our GodH430, whatH4100 shall we sayH559 afterH310 thisH2088? For we have abandonedH5800 Your commandmentsH4687,

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Notes

1. Ezra 9:3 2 Kin 18:37 ↩
2. Ezra 9:3 Neh 1:4 ↩
3. Ezra 9:3 Or shattered ↩
4. Ezra 9:4 Ezra 10:3; Is 66:2 ↩
5. Ezra 9:4 Or shattered ↩
6. Ezra 9:4 Ex 29:39 ↩
7. Ezra 9:5 Or penitence ↩
8. Ezra 9:5 Ex 9:29 ↩
9. Ezra 9:5 Lit palms ↩
10. Ezra 9:6 Lit increased over the head ↩
11. Ezra 9:6 2 Chr 28:9; Ezra 9:13, 15; Rev 18:5 ↩
12. Ezra 9:7 2 Chr 29:6; Ps 106:6 ↩
13. Ezra 9:7 Lit shame of faces ↩
14. Ezra 9:7 Dan 9:7 ↩
15. Ezra 9:8 Ezra 9:13-15 ↩
16. Ezra 9:8 I.e., a foothold ↩
17. Ezra 9:8 Is 22:23 ↩
18. Ezra 9:8 Ps 13:3 ↩
19. Ezra 9:9 Neh 9:36 ↩
20. Ezra 9:9 Ezra 7:28 ↩

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