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Ezra 9 (WEBP)

[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.”

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

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Ezra 9 (KJVS)

[1] Now when these things were done, () the princes came () to me, saying, () The people of Israel, and the priests, and the Levites, have not separated () themselves from the people of the lands, [doing] according to their abominations, [even] 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 seed have mingled () themselves with the people of [those] lands: yea, the hand of the princes and rulers hath been chief in this trespass.
[3] And when I heard () this thing, I rent () my garment and my mantle, and plucked off () the hair of my head and of my beard, and sat down () astonied. ()
[4] Then were assembled () unto me every one that trembled at the words of the God of Israel, because of the transgression of those that had been carried away; and I sat () astonied () until the evening sacrifice.
[5] And at the evening sacrifice I arose up () from my heaviness; and having rent () my garment and my mantle, I fell () upon my knees, and spread out () my hands unto the Lord my God,
[6] And said, () O my God, I am ashamed () and blush () to lift up () my face to thee, my God: for our iniquities are increased () over [our] head, and our trespass is grown up () unto the heavens.
[7] Since the days of our fathers [have] we [been] in a great trespass unto this day; and for our iniquities have we, our kings, [and] our priests, been delivered () into the hand of the kings of the lands, to the sword, to captivity, and to a spoil, and to confusion of face, as [it is] this day.
[8] And now for a little space grace hath been [shewed] from the Lord our God, to leave () us a remnant to escape, and to give () us a nail in his holy place, that our God may lighten () our eyes, and give () us a little reviving in our bondage.
[9] For we [were] bondmen; yet our God hath not forsaken () us in our bondage, but hath extended () mercy unto us in the sight of the kings of Persia, to give () us a reviving, to set up () the house of our God, and to repair () the desolations thereof, and to give () us a wall in Judah and in Jerusalem.
[10] And now, O our God, what shall we say () after this? for we have forsaken () thy commandments,
[11] Which thou hast commanded () by thy servants the prophets, saying, () The land, unto which ye go () to possess () it, is an unclean land with the filthiness of the people of the lands, with their abominations, which have filled () it from one end to another with their uncleanness.
[12] Now therefore give () not your daughters unto their sons, neither take () their daughters unto your sons, nor seek () their peace or their wealth for ever: that ye may be strong, () and eat () the good of the land, and leave [it] for an inheritance () to your children for ever.
[13] And after all that is come () upon us for our evil deeds, and for our great trespass, seeing that thou our God hast punished () us less than our iniquities [deserve], and hast given () us [such] deliverance as this;
[14] Should we again () break () thy commandments, and join in affinity () with the people of these abominations? wouldest not thou be angry () with us till thou hadst consumed () [us], so that [there should be] no remnant nor escaping?
[15] O Lord God of Israel, thou [art] righteous: for we remain () yet escaped, as [it is] this day: behold, we [are] before thee in our trespasses: for we cannot stand () before thee because of this.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

Ezra 9 (BYZ)

[1] και ως ετελεσθη ταυτα ηγγισαν προς με οι αρχοντες λεγοντες ουκ εχωρισθη ο λαος ισραηλ και οι ιερεις και οι λευιται απο λαων των γαιων εν μακρυμμασιν αυτων τω χανανι ο εθι ο φερεζι ο ιεβουσι ο αμμωνι ο μωαβι ο μοσερι και ο αμορι
[2] οτι ελαβοσαν απο θυγατερων αυτων εαυτοις και τοις υιοις αυτων και παρηχθη σπερμα το αγιον εν λαοις των γαιων και χειρ των αρχοντων εν τη ασυνθεσια ταυτη εν αρχη
[3] και ως ηκουσα τον λογον τουτον διερρηξα τα ιματια μου και επαλλομην και ετιλλον απο των τριχων της κεφαλης μου και απο του πωγωνος μου και εκαθημην ηρεμαζων
[4] και συνηχθησαν προς με πας ο διωκων λογον θεου ισραηλ επι ασυνθεσια της αποικιας και εγω καθημενος ηρεμαζων εως της θυσιας της εσπερινης
[5] και εν θυσια τη εσπερινη ανεστην απο ταπεινωσεως μου και εν τω διαρρηξαι με τα ιματια μου και επαλλομην και κλινω επι τα γονατα μου και εκπεταζω τας χειρας μου προς κυριον τον θεον
[6] και ειπα κυριε ησχυνθην και ενετραπην του υψωσαι το προσωπον μου προς σε οτι αι ανομιαι ημων επληθυνθησαν υπερ κεφαλης ημων και αι πλημμελειαι ημων εμεγαλυνθησαν εως εις ουρανον
[7] απο ημερων πατερων ημων εσμεν εν πλημμελεια μεγαλη εως της ημερας ταυτης και εν ταις ανομιαις ημων παρεδοθημεν ημεις και οι βασιλεις ημων και οι υιοι ημων εν χειρι βασιλεων των εθνων εν ρομφαια και εν αιχμαλωσια και εν διαρπαγη και εν αισχυνη προσωπου ημων ως η ημερα αυτη
[8] και νυν επιεικευσατο ημιν κυριος ο θεος ημων του καταλιπειν ημιν εις σωτηριαν και δουναι ημιν στηριγμα εν τοπω αγιασματος αυτου του φωτισαι οφθαλμους ημων και δουναι ζωοποιησιν μικραν εν τη δουλεια ημων
[9] οτι δουλοι εσμεν και εν τη δουλεια ημων ουκ εγκατελιπεν ημας κυριος ο θεος ημων και εκλινεν εφ ημας ελεος ενωπιον βασιλεων περσων δουναι ημιν ζωοποιησιν του υψωσαι αυτους τον οικον του θεου ημων και αναστησαι τα ερημα αυτης και του δουναι ημιν φραγμον εν ιουδα και εν ιερουσαλημ
[10] τι ειπωμεν ο θεος ημων μετα τουτο οτι εγκατελιπομεν εντολας σου
[11] ας εδωκας ημιν εν χειρι δουλων σου των προφητων λεγων η γη εις ην εισπορευεσθε κληρονομησαι αυτην γη μετακινουμενη εστιν εν μετακινησει λαων των εθνων εν μακρυμμασιν αυτων ων επλησαν αυτην απο στοματος επι στομα εν ακαθαρσιαις αυτων
[12] και νυν τας θυγατερας υμων μη δωτε τοις υιοις αυτων και απο των θυγατερων αυτων μη λαβητε τοις υιοις υμων και ουκ εκζητησετε ειρηνην αυτων και αγαθον αυτων εως αιωνος οπως ενισχυσητε και φαγητε τα αγαθα της γης και κληροδοτησητε τοις υιοις υμων εως αιωνος
[13] και μετα παν το ερχομενον εφ ημας εν ποιημασιν ημων τοις πονηροις και εν πλημμελεια ημων τη μεγαλη οτι ουκ εστιν ως ο θεος ημων οτι εκουφισας ημων τας ανομιας και εδωκας ημιν σωτηριαν
[14] οτι επεστρεψαμεν διασκεδασαι εντολας σου και επιγαμβρευσαι τοις λαοις των γαιων μη παροξυνθης εν ημιν εως συντελειας του μη ειναι εγκαταλειμμα και διασωζομενον
[15] κυριε ο θεος ισραηλ δικαιος συ οτι κατελειφθημεν διασωζομενοι ως η ημερα αυτη ιδου ημεις εναντιον σου εν πλημμελειαις ημων οτι ουκ εστιν στηναι ενωπιον σου επι τουτω