Ezra 9

1 ♥ 📝 N ow when these things were done,^H3615 the princes^H8269 drew^H5066 near unto me, saying,^H559 The people^H5971 of Israel,^H3478 and the priests^H3548 and the Levites,^H3881 have not separated^H914 themselves from the peoples^H5971 of the lands,^H776 [doing] according to their abominations,^H8441 even of the Canaanites,^H3669 the Hittites,^H2850 the Perizzites,^H6522 the Jebusites,^H2983 the Ammonites,^H5984 the Moabites,^H4125 the Egyptians,^H4713 and the Amorites.^H567

2 ♥ 📝 For they have taken^H5375 of their daughters^H1323 for themselves and for their sons,^H1121 so that the holy^H6944 seed^H2233 have mingled^H6148 themselves with the peoples^H5971 of the lands:^H776 Yes, the hand^H3027 of the princes^H8269 and rulers^H5461 has been chief^H7223 in this trespass.^H4604

3 ♥ 📝 And when I heard^H8085 this thing,^H1697 I tore^H7167 my garment^H899 and my robe,^H4598 and plucked off^H4803 the hair^H8181 of my head^H7218 and of my beard,^H2206 and sat down^H3427 confounded.^H8074

4 ♥ 📝 Then were assembled^H622 unto me every one that trembled^H2730 at the words^H1697 of the God^H430 of Israel,^H3478 because of the trespass^H4604 of them of the captivity;^H1473 and I sat^H3427 confounded^H8074 until the evening^H6153 oblation.^H4503

5 ♥ 📝 And at the evening^H6153 oblation^H4503 I arose up^H6965 from my humiliation,^H8589 even with my garment^H899 and my robe^H899 tore;^H7167 and I fell^H3766 upon my knees,^H1290 and spread out^H6566 my hands^H3709 unto Jehovah^H3068 my God;^H430

6 ♥ 📝 and I said,^H559 O my God,^H430 I am ashamed^H954 and blush^H3637 to lift up^H7311 my face^H6440 to you, my God;^H430 for our iniquities^H5771 are increased^H7235 over^H4605 our head,^H7218 and our guiltiness^H819 is grown up^H1431 unto the heavens.^H8064

7 ♥ 📝 Since the days^H3117 of our fathers^H1 we have been exceedingly^H1419 guilty^H819 unto this day;^H3117 and for our iniquities^H5771 have we, our kings,^H4428 and our priests,^H3548 been delivered^H5414 into the hand^H3027 of the kings^H4428 of the lands,^H776 to the sword,^H2719 to captivity,^H7628 and to plunder,^H961 and to confusion^H1322 of face,^H6440 as it is this day.^H3117

8 ♥ 📝 And now for a little^H4592 moment^H7281 grace^H8467 has been showed from Jehovah^H3068 our God,^H430 to leave^H7604 us a remnant to escape,^H6413 and to give^H5414 us a nail^H3489 in his holy^H6944 place,^H4725 that our God^H430 may lighten^H215 our eyes,^H5869 and give^H5414 us a little^H4592 reviving^H4241 in our bondage.^H5659

9 ♥ 📝 For we are bondmen;^H5650 yet our God^H430 has not forsaken^H5800 us in our bondage,^H5659 but has extended^H5186 lovingkindness^H2617 unto us in the sight^H6440 of the kings^H4428 of Persia,^H6539 to give^H5414 us a reviving,^H4241 to set up^H7311 the house^H1004 of our God,^H430 and to repair^H5975 the ruins^H2723 there, and to give^H5414 us a wall^H1447 in Judah^H3063 and in Jerusalem.^H3389

10 ♥ 📝 And now, O our God,^H430 what shall we say^H559 after^H310 this? for we have forsaken^H5800 your commandments,^H4687

11 ♥ 📝 which you have commanded^H6680 by^H3027 your servants^H5650 the prophets,^H5030 saying,^H559 The land,^H776 unto which you go^H935 to possess^H3423 it, is an unclean^H5079 land^H776 through the uncleanness^H5079 of the peoples^H5971 of the lands,^H776 through their abominations,^H8441 which have filled^H4390 it from one end^H6310 to another^H6310 with their filthiness:^H2932

12 ♥ 📝 now therefore give^H5414 not your daughters^H1323 unto their sons,^H1121 neither take^H5375 their daughters^H1323 unto your sons,^H1121 nor seek^H1875 their peace^H7965 or their prosperity^H2896 for^H5704 ever;^H5769 that you may be strong,^H2388 and eat^H398 the good^H2898 of the land,^H776 and leave it for an inheritance^H3423 to your sons^H1121 for ever.^H5769

13 ♥ 📝 And after^H310 all that is come^H935 upon us for our evil^H7451 deeds,^H4639 and for our great^H1419 guilt,^H819 seeing that you our God^H430 have punished^H2820 us less^H4295 than our iniquities^H5771 deserve, and have given^H5414 us such a remnant,^H6413

14 ♥ 📝 shall we again^H7725 break^H6565 your commandments,^H4687 and join in affinity^H2859 with the peoples^H5971 that do these abominations?^H8441 would not you be angry^H599 with us until you had consumed^H3615 us, so that there should be no remnant,^H7611 nor any to escape?^H6413

15 ♥ 📝 O Jehovah,^H3068 the God^H430 of Israel,^H3478 you are righteous;^H6662 for we are left a remnant^H7604 that is escaped,^H6413 as it is this day:^H3117 behold, we are before^H6440 you in our guiltiness;^H819 for none can stand^H5975 before^H6440 you because of this.