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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 (PielInf) the princes H8269 came H5066 (NiphPerf) to me, saying, H559 (QalInf) The people H5971 of Israel, H3478 and the priests, H3548 and the Levites, H3881 have not separated H914 (NiphPerf) 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 (QalPerf) of their daughters H1323 for themselves, and for their sons: H1121 so that the holy H6944 seed H2233 have mingled H6148 (HithPerf) 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 (QalInf) this thing, H1697 I rent H7167 (QalPerf) my garment H899 and my mantle, H4598 and plucked off H4803 (QalImpf) the hair H8181 of my head H7218 and of my beard, H2206 and sat down H3427 (QalImpf) astonied. H8074 (PolePtc) [4] Then were assembled H622 (NiphImpf) unto 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 (QalActPtc) astonied H8074 (PolePtc) until the evening H6153 sacrifice. H4503 [5] And at the evening H6153 sacrifice H4503 I arose up H6965 (QalPerf) from my heaviness; H8589§ and having rent H7167 (QalInf) my garment H899 and my mantle, H4598 I fell H3766 (QalImpf) upon my knees, H1290 and spread out H6566 (QalImpf) my hands H3709 unto the Lord H3068 my God, H430 [6] and said, H559 (QalImpf) O my God, H430 I am ashamed H954 (QalPerf) and blush H3637 (NiphPerf) to lift up H7311 (HiphInf) my face H6440 to thee, my God: H430 for our iniquities H5771 are increased H7235 (QalPerf) over H4605 our head, H7218 and our trespass H819§ is grown up H1431 (QalPerf) unto the heavens. H8064 [7] Since the days H3117 of our fathers H1 have we been in a great H1419 trespass H819 unto this day; H3117 and for our iniquities H5771 have we, our kings, H4428 and our priests, H3548 been delivered H5414 (NiphPerf) 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 (HiphInf) us a remnant to escape, H6413 and to give H5414 (QalInf) us a nail H3489§ in his holy H6944 place, H4725ⓘ that our God H430 may lighten H215 (HiphInf) our eyes, H5869 and give H5414 (QalInf) us a little H4592 reviving H4241 in our bondage. H5659 [9] For we were bondmen; H5650 yet our God H430 hath not forsaken H5800 (QalPerf) us in our bondage, H5659 but hath extended H5186 (HiphImpf) mercy H2617 unto us in the sight H6440 of the kings H4428 of Persia, H6539 to give H5414 (QalInf) us a reviving, H4241 to set up H7311 (PoleInf) the house H1004 of our God, H430 and to repair H5975 (HiphInf)§ the desolations H2723 thereof, and to give H5414 (QalInf) us a wall H1447 in Judah H3063 and in Jerusalem. H3389 [10] And now, O our God, H430 what shall we say H559 (QalImpf) after H310 this? for we have forsaken H5800 (QalPerf) thy commandments, H4687 [11] which thou hast commanded H6680 (PielPerf) by H3027 thy servants H5650§ the prophets, H5030 saying, H559 (QalInf) The land, H776 unto which ye go H935 (QalActPtc) to possess H3423 (QalInf) it, is an unclean H5079 land H776 with the filthiness H5079 of the people H5971 of the lands, H776 with their abominations, H8441 which have filled H4390 (PielPerf) it from one end H6310 to another H6310§ with their uncleanness. H2932 [12] Now therefore give H5414 (QalImpf) not your daughters H1323 unto their sons, H1121 neither take H5375 (QalImpf) their daughters H1323 unto your sons, H1121 nor seek H1875 (QalImpf) their peace H7965 or their wealth H2896 for H5704 ever: H5769 that ye may be strong, H2388 (QalImpf) and eat H398 (QalPerf) the good H2898 of the land, H776 and leave it for an inheritance H3423 (HiphPerf) to your children H1121 for ever. H5769 [13] And after H310 all that is come H935 (QalActPtc) upon us for our evil H7451 deeds, H4639 and for our great H1419 trespass, H819 seeing that thou our God H430 hast punished H2820 (QalPerf) us less H4295 than our iniquities H5771 deserve, and hast given H5414 (QalPerf) us such deliverance H6413 as this; [14] should we again H7725 (QalImpf) break H6565 (HiphInf) thy commandments, H4687 and join in affinity H2859 (HithInf) with the people H5971 of these abominations? H8441 wouldest not thou be angry H599 (QalImpf) with us till thou hadst consumed H3615 (PielInf) 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 we remain H7604 (NiphPerf) yet escaped, H6413 as it is this day: H3117 behold, we are before H6440 thee in our trespasses: H819 for we cannot stand H5975 (QalInf) 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
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