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[1] Now when these things were done, the princes came near to me, saying, “The people of Israel, the priests, and the Levites have not separated themselves from the peoples of the lands, following their abominations, even those of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Jebusites, the Ammonites, the Moabites, the Egyptians, and the Amorites. [2] For they have taken of their daughters for themselves and for their sons, so that the holy offspring have mixed themselves with the peoples of the lands. Yes, the hand of the princes and rulers has been chief in this trespass.” [3] When I heard this thing, I tore my garment and my robe, and pulled the hair out of my head and of my beard, and sat down confounded. [4] Then everyone who trembled at the words of the God of Israel were assembled to me because of the trespass of the exiles; and I sat confounded until the evening offering. [5] At the evening offering I rose up from my humiliation, even with my garment and my robe torn; and I fell on my knees, and spread out my hands to Yahweh my God; [6] and I said, “My God, I am ashamed and blush to lift up my face to you, my God, for our iniquities have increased over our head, and our guiltiness has grown up to the heavens. [7] Since the days of our fathers we have been exceedingly guilty to this day; and for our iniquities we, our kings, and our priests have been delivered into the hand of the kings of the lands, to the sword, to captivity, to plunder, and to confusion of face, as it is this day. [8] Now for a little moment grace has been shown from Yahweh our God, to leave us a remnant to escape, and to give us a stake in his holy place, that our God may lighten our eyes, and revive us a little in our bondage. [9] For we are bondservants; yet our God has not forsaken us in our bondage, but has extended loving kindness to us in the sight of the kings of Persia, to revive us, to set up the house of our God, and to repair its ruins, and to give us a wall in Judah and in Jerusalem. [10] “Now, our God, what shall we say after this? For we have forsaken your commandments, [11] which you have commanded by your servants the prophets, saying, ‘The land to which you go to possess is an unclean land through the uncleanness of the peoples of the lands, through their abominations, which have filled it from one end to another with their filthiness. [12] Now therefore don’t give your daughters to their sons. Don’t take their daughters to your sons, nor seek their peace or their prosperity forever, that you may be strong and eat the good of the land, and leave it for an inheritance to your children forever.’ [13] “After all that has come on 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 a remnant, [14] shall we again break your commandments, and join ourselves with the peoples that do these abominations? Wouldn’t you be angry with us until you had consumed us, so that there would be no remnant, nor any to escape? [15] Yahweh, the God of Israel, you are righteous; for we are left a remnant that has escaped, as it is today. Behold,§ we are before you in our guiltiness; for no one can stand before you because of this.”

Footnotes

  1. § 9:15 “Behold”, from “הִנֵּה”, means look at, take notice, observe, see, or gaze at. It is often used as an interjection.
King James Version

Foreign Marriages

[1] Now when these things were done, H3615 the princes H8269 came H5066 to me, saying, H559 The people H5971 of Israel, H3478 and the priests, H3548 and the Levites, H3881 have H914 not H3808 separated H914 themselves from the people 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 people H5971 of those lands: H776 yea, the hand H3027 of the princes H8269 and rulers H5461 hath been chief H7223 in this trespass. H4604 [3] And when I heard H8085 H853 this H2088 thing, H1697 I rent H7167 H853 my garment H899 and my mantle, H4598 and plucked off H4803 the hair H8181 of my head H7218 and of my beard, H2206 and sat down H3427 astonied. H8074 [4] Then were assembled H622 unto H413 me every one that trembled H2730 at the words H1697 of the God H430 of Israel, H3478 because of the transgression H4604 of those that had been carried away; H1473 and I sat H3427 astonied H8074 until H5704 the evening H6153 sacrifice. H4503 [5] And at the evening H6153 sacrifice H4503 I arose up H6965 from my heaviness; H8589§ and having rent H7167 my garment H899 and my mantle, H4598 I fell H3766 upon H5921 my knees, H1290 and spread out H6566 my hands H3709 unto H413 the Lord H3068 my God, H430 [6] and said, H559 O my God, H430 I am ashamed H954 and blush H3637 to lift up H7311 my face H6440 to thee, my God: H430 for H3588 our iniquities H5771 are increased H7235 over H4605 our head, H7218 and our trespass H819§ is grown up H1431 unto the heavens. H8064 [7] Since the days H3117 of our fathers H1 have we been in a great H1419 trespass H819 unto H5704 this H2088 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 a spoil, H961 and to confusion H1322 of face, H6440 as it is this day. H3117 [8] And now for a little H4592 space H7281§ grace H8467 hath been shewed from the Lord 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 were bondmen; H5650 yet our God H430 hath not forsaken H5800 us in our bondage, H5659 but hath extended H5186 mercy 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 H853 the house H1004 of our God, H430 and to repair H5975§ H853 the desolations H2723 thereof, and to give H5414 us a wall H1447 in Judah H3063 and in Jerusalem. H3389 [10] And now, O our God, H430 what H4100 shall we say H559 after H310 this? for we have forsaken H5800 thy commandments, H4687 [11] which H834 thou hast commanded H6680 by H3027 thy servants H5650§ the prophets, H5030 saying, H559 The land, H776 unto H413 which H834 ye go H935 to possess H3423 it, is an unclean H5079 land H776 with the filthiness H5079 of the people H5971 of the lands, H776 with their abominations, H8441 which H834 have filled H4390 it from one end H6310 to another H6310§ with their uncleanness. H2932 [12] Now H6258 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 wealth H2896 for H5704 ever: H5769 that ye may be strong, H2388 and eat H398 H853 the good H2898 of the land, H776 and leave it for an inheritance H3423 to your children H1121 for ever. H5769 [13] And after H310 all H3605 that is come H935 upon H5921 us for our evil H7451 deeds, H4639 and for our great H1419 trespass, H819 seeing that thou our God H430 hast punished H2820 us less H4295 than our iniquities H5771 deserve, and hast given H5414 us such deliverance H6413 as this; [14] should we again H7725 break H6565 thy commandments, H4687 and join in affinity H2859 with the people H5971 of these abominations? H8441 wouldest not thou be angry H599 with us till thou hadst consumed H3615 us, so that there should be no remnant H7611 nor escaping? H6413 [15] O Lord H3068 God H430 of Israel, H3478 thou art righteous: H6662 for H3588 we remain H7604 yet escaped, H6413 as it is this day: H3117 behold, we are before H6440 thee in our trespasses: H819 for H3588 we cannot stand H5975 before H6440 thee because of this.

Footnotes

  1. § 9:5 Or, affliction
  2. § 9:6 Or, guiltiness
  3. § 9:8a Heb. moment
  4. § 9:8b Or, a pinne [symbol in wrong place]
  5. ⓘ 9:8c That is, a constant and sure abode
  6. § 9:9 Heb. to set up
  7. § 9:11a Heb. by the hand of thy servants
  8. § 9:11b Heb. from mouth to mouth
Septuaginta
[1] ‡Καὶ G2532 ὡς G5613 ἐτελέσθη G5055 ταῦτα, G5023 ἤγγισαν G1448 πρός G4314 με G3165 οἱ G3588 ἄρχοντες G758 λέγοντες G3004 Οὐκ G3756 ἐχωρίσθη G5563 ὁ G3588 λαὸς G2992 Ισραηλ G2474 καὶ G2532 οἱ G3588 ἱερεῖς G2409 καὶ G2532 οἱ G3588 Λευῖται G3019 ἀπὸ G575 λαῶν G2992 τῶν G3588 γαιῶν ἐν G1722 μακρύμμασιν αὐτῶν, G846 τῷ G3588 Χανανι, ὁ G3588 Εθι, ὁ G3588 Φερεζι, ὁ G3588 Ιεβουσι, ὁ G3588 Αμμωνι, ὁ G3588 Μωαβι, ὁ G3588 Μοσερι καὶ G2532 ὁ G3588 Αμορι, [2] ὅτι G3754 ἐλάβοσαν G2983 ἀπὸ G575 θυγατέρων G2364 αὐτῶν G846 ἑαυτοῖς G1438 καὶ G2532 τοῖς G3588 υἱοῖς G5207 αὐτῶν, G846 καὶ G2532 παρήχθη G3855 σπέρμα G4690 τὸ G3588 ἅγιον ἐν G1722 λαοῖς G2992 τῶν G3588 γαιῶν, καὶ G2532 χεὶρ G5495 τῶν G3588 ἀρχόντων G758 ἐν G1722 τῇ G3588 ἀσυνθεσίᾳ ταύτῃ G3778 ἐν G1722 ἀρχῇ. G746 [3] Καὶ G2532 ὡς G5613 ἤκουσα G191 τὸν G3588 λόγον G3056 τοῦτον, G5126 διέρρηξα G1284 τὰ G3588 ἱμάτιά G2440 μου G3450 καὶ G2532 ἐπαλλόμην καὶ G2532 ἔτιλλον G5089 ἀπὸ G575 τῶν G3588 τριχῶν G2359 τῆς G3588 κεφαλῆς G2776 μου G3450 καὶ G2532 ἀπὸ G575 τοῦ G3588 πώγωνός μου G3450 καὶ G2532 ἐκαθήμην G2521 ἠρεμάζων. [4] Καὶ G2532 συνήχθησαν G4863 πρός G4314 με G3165 πᾶς G3956 ὁ G3588 διώκων G1377 λόγον G3056 θεοῦ G2316 Ισραηλ G2474 ἐπὶ G1909 ἀσυνθεσίᾳ τῆς G3588 ἀποικίας, καὶ G2532 ἐγὼ G1473 καθήμενος G2521 ἠρεμάζων ἕως G2193 τῆς G3588 θυσίας G2378 τῆς G3588 ἑσπερινῆς. [5] Καὶ G2532 ἐν G1722 θυσίᾳ G2378 τῇ G3588 ἑσπερινῇ ἀνέστην G450 ἀπὸ G575 ταπεινώσεώς G5014 μου· G3450 καὶ G2532 ἐν G1722 τῷ G3588 διαρρῆξαί G1284 με G3165 τὰ G3588 ἱμάτιά G2440 μου G3450 καὶ G2532 ἐπαλλόμην καὶ G2532 κλίνω G2827 ἐπὶ G1909 τὰ G3588 γόνατά G1119 μου G3450 καὶ G2532 ἐκπετάζω τὰς G3588 χεῖράς G5495 μου G3450 πρὸς G4314 κύριον G2962 τὸν G3588 θεὸν G2316 [6] καὶ G2532 εἶπα G2036 Κύριε, G2962 ᾐσχύνθην G153 καὶ G2532 ἐνετράπην G1788 τοῦ G3588 ὑψῶσαι G5312 τὸ G3588 πρόσωπόν G4383 μου G3450 πρὸς G4314 σέ, G4571 ὅτι G3754 αἱ G3588 ἀνομίαι G458 ἡμῶν G2257 ἐπληθύνθησαν G4129 ὑπὲρ G5228 κεφαλῆς G2776 ἡμῶν, G2257 καὶ G2532 αἱ G3588 πλημμέλειαι ἡμῶν G2257 ἐμεγαλύνθησαν G3170 ἕως G2193 εἰς G1519 οὐρανόν. G3772 [7] Ἀπὸ G575 ἡμερῶν G2250 πατέρων G3962 ἡμῶν G2257 ἐσμεν G2070 ἐν G1722 πλημμελείᾳ μεγάλῃ G3173 ἕως G2193 τῆς G3588 ἡμέρας G2250 ταύτης· G3778 καὶ G2532 ἐν G1722 ταῖς G3588 ἀνομίαις G458 ἡμῶν G2257 παρεδόθημεν G3860 ἡμεῖς G2249 καὶ G2532 οἱ G3588 βασιλεῖς G935 ἡμῶν G2257 καὶ G2532 οἱ G3588 υἱοὶ G5207 ἡμῶν G2257 ἐν G1722 χειρὶ G5495 βασιλέων G935 τῶν G3588 ἐθνῶν G1484 ἐν G1722 ῥομφαίᾳ G4501 καὶ G2532 ἐν G1722 αἰχμαλωσίᾳ G161 καὶ G2532 ἐν G1722 διαρπαγῇ καὶ G2532 ἐν G1722 αἰσχύνῃ G152 προσώπου G4383 ἡμῶν G2257 ὡς G5613 ἡ G3588 ἡμέρα G2250 αὕτη. G3778 [8] Καὶ G2532 νῦν G3568 ἐπιεικεύσατο ἡμῖν G2254 κύριος G2962 ὁ G3588 θεὸς G2316 ἡμῶν G2257 τοῦ G3588 καταλιπεῖν G2641 ἡμῖν G2254 εἰς G1519 σωτηρίαν G4991 καὶ G2532 δοῦναι G1325 ἡμῖν G2254 στήριγμα ἐν G1722 τόπῳ G5117 ἁγιάσματος αὐτοῦ G846 τοῦ G3588 φωτίσαι G5461 ὀφθαλμοὺς G3788 ἡμῶν G2257 καὶ G2532 δοῦναι G1325 ζωοποίησιν μικρὰν G3398 ἐν G1722 τῇ G3588 δουλείᾳ G1397 ἡμῶν. G2257 [9] Ὅτι G3754 δοῦλοί G1401 ἐσμεν, G2070 καὶ G2532 ἐν G1722 τῇ G3588 δουλείᾳ G1397 ἡμῶν G2257 οὐκ G3756 ἐγκατέλιπεν G1459 ἡμᾶς G2248 κύριος G2962 ὁ G3588 θεὸς G2316 ἡμῶν G2257 καὶ G2532 ἔκλινεν G2827 ἐφ’ G1909 ἡμᾶς G2248 ἔλεος G1656 ἐνώπιον G1799 βασιλέων G935 Περσῶν δοῦναι G1325 ἡμῖν G2254 ζωοποίησιν τοῦ G3588 ὑψῶσαι G5312 αὐτοὺς G846 τὸν G3588 οἶκον G3624 τοῦ G3588 θεοῦ G2316 ἡμῶν G2257 καὶ G2532 ἀναστῆσαι G450 τὰ G3588 ἔρημα G2048 αὐτῆς G846 καὶ G2532 τοῦ G3588 δοῦναι G1325 ἡμῖν G2254 φραγμὸν G5418 ἐν G1722 Ιουδα καὶ G2532 ἐν G1722 Ιερουσαλημ. G2419 [10] Τί G5101 εἴπωμεν, G2036 ὁ G3588 θεὸς G2316 ἡμῶν, G2257 μετὰ G3326 τοῦτο; G5124 Ὅτι G3754 ἐγκατελίπομεν G1459 ἐντολάς G1785 σου, G4675 [11] ἃς G3739 ἔδωκας G1325 ἡμῖν G2254 ἐν G1722 χειρὶ G5495 δούλων G1401 σου G4675 τῶν G3588 προφητῶν G4396 λέγων G3004 Ἡ G3588 γῆ, G1093 εἰς G1519 ἣν G3739 εἰσπορεύεσθε G1531 κληρονομῆσαι G2816 αὐτήν, G846 γῆ G1093 μετακινουμένη G3334 ἐστὶν G2076 ἐν G1722 μετακινήσει G3334 λαῶν G2992 τῶν G3588 ἐθνῶν G1484 ἐν G1722 μακρύμμασιν αὐτῶν, G846 ὧν G3739 ἔπλησαν G4130 αὐτὴν G846 ἀπὸ G575 στόματος G4750 ἐπὶ G1909 στόμα G4750 ἐν G1722 ἀκαθαρσίαις G167 αὐτῶν· G846 [12] καὶ G2532 νῦν G3568 τὰς G3588 θυγατέρας G2364 ὑμῶν G5216 μὴ G3361 δῶτε G1325 τοῖς G3588 υἱοῖς G5207 αὐτῶν G846 καὶ G2532 ἀπὸ G575 τῶν G3588 θυγατέρων G2364 αὐτῶν G846 μὴ G3361 λάβητε G2983 τοῖς G3588 υἱοῖς G5207 ὑμῶν G5216 καὶ G2532 οὐκ G3756 ἐκζητήσετε G1567 εἰρήνην G1515 αὐτῶν G846 καὶ G2532 ἀγαθὸν G18 αὐτῶν G846 ἕως G2193 αἰῶνος, G165 ὅπως G3704 ἐνισχύσητε G1765 καὶ G2532 φάγητε G5315 τὰ G3588 ἀγαθὰ G18 τῆς G3588 γῆς G1093 καὶ G2532 κληροδοτήσητε τοῖς G3588 υἱοῖς G5207 ὑμῶν G5216 ἕως G2193 αἰῶνος. G165 [13] Καὶ G2532 μετὰ G3326 πᾶν G3956 τὸ G3588 ἐρχόμενον G2064 ἐφ’ G1909 ἡμᾶς G2248 ἐν G1722 ποιήμασιν G4161 ἡμῶν G2257 τοῖς G3588 πονηροῖς G4190 καὶ G2532 ἐν G1722 πλημμελείᾳ ἡμῶν G2257 τῇ G3588 μεγάλῃ· G3173 ὅτι G3754 οὐκ G3756 ἔστιν G2076 ὡς G5613 ὁ G3588 θεὸς G2316 ἡμῶν, G2257 ὅτι G3754 ἐκούφισας G2893 ἡμῶν G2257 τὰς G3588 ἀνομίας G458 καὶ G2532 ἔδωκας G1325 ἡμῖν G2254 σωτηρίαν· G4991 [14] ὅτι G3754 ἐπεστρέψαμεν G1994 διασκεδάσαι ἐντολάς G1785 σου G4675 καὶ G2532 ἐπιγαμβρεῦσαι G1918 τοῖς G3588 λαοῖς G2992 τῶν G3588 γαιῶν· μὴ G3361 παροξυνθῇς G3947 ἐν G1722 ἡμῖν G2254 ἕως G2193 συντελείας G4930 τοῦ G3588 μὴ G3361 εἶναι G1511 ἐγκατάλειμμα καὶ G2532 διασῳζόμενον. G1295 [15] Κύριε G2962 ὁ G3588 θεὸς G2316 Ισραηλ, G2474 δίκαιος G1342 σύ, G4771 ὅτι G3754 κατελείφθημεν G2641 διασῳζόμενοι G1295 ὡς G5613 ἡ G3588 ἡμέρα G2250 αὕτη· G3778 ἰδοὺ G2400 ἡμεῖς G2249 ἐναντίον G1726 σου G4675 ἐν G1722 πλημμελείαις ἡμῶν, G2257 ὅτι G3754 οὐκ G3756 ἔστιν G2076 στῆναι G2476 ἐνώπιόν G1799 σου G4675 ἐπὶ G1909 τούτῳ. G5129
Septuaginta, in place of Byzantine Greek New Testament

Footnotes

  1. ‡ 9:1 This chapter was originally Ἔσδρας Β΄ 9.