TSK
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge references in NET.
Although we are slaves, our God has not abandoned us in our servitude. He has extended kindness to us in the sight of the kings of Persia, in that he has revived us to restore the temple of our God and to raise up its ruins and to give us a protective wall in Judah and Jerusalem.
You are righteous with regard to all that has happened to us, for you have acted faithfully. It is we who have been in the wrong!
The LORD deserves praise, for he did not hand us over as prey to their teeth.
But these people are looted and plundered; all of them are trapped in pits and held captive in prisons. They were carried away as loot with no one to rescue them; they were carried away as plunder, and no one says,“Bring that back!”
Do not pay allegiance to other gods and worship and serve them. Do not make me angry by the things that you do. Then I will not cause you any harm.’
He said to me,“Son of man, can these bones live?” I said to him,“Sovereign LORD, you know.”
How else can someone enter a strong man’s house and steal his property, unless he first ties up the strong man? Then he can thoroughly plunder the house.