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World English Bible

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.

Ezra 9:5 Or, affliction
Ezra 9:6 Or, guiltiness
Ezra 9:8a Heb. moment
Ezra 9:8b Or, a pinne [symbol in wrong place]
Ezra 9:8c That is, a constant and sure abode
Ezra 9:9 Heb. to set up
Ezra 9:11a Heb. by the hand of thy servants
Ezra 9:11b Heb. from mouth to mouth

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

Ezra 9 (BYZ)

[1] Καὶ () ὡς () ἐτελέσθη () ταῦτα, () ἤγγισαν () πρός () με () οἱ () ἄρχοντες () λέγοντες () Οὐκ () ἐχωρίσθη () ὁ () λαὸς () Ισραηλ () καὶ () οἱ () ἱερεῖς () καὶ () οἱ () Λευῖται () ἀπὸ () λαῶν () τῶν () γαιῶν ἐν () μακρύμμασιν αὐτῶν, () τῷ () Χανανι, ὁ () Εθι, ὁ () Φερεζι, ὁ () Ιεβουσι, ὁ () Αμμωνι, ὁ () Μωαβι, ὁ () Μοσερι καὶ () ὁ () Αμορι,
[2] ὅτι () ἐλάβοσαν () ἀπὸ () θυγατέρων () αὐτῶν () ἑαυτοῖς () καὶ () τοῖς () υἱοῖς () αὐτῶν, () καὶ () παρήχθη () σπέρμα () τὸ () ἅγιον ἐν () λαοῖς () τῶν () γαιῶν, καὶ () χεὶρ () τῶν () ἀρχόντων () ἐν () τῇ () ἀσυνθεσίᾳ ταύτῃ () ἐν () ἀρχῇ. ()
[3] Καὶ () ὡς () ἤκουσα () τὸν () λόγον () τοῦτον, () διέρρηξα () τὰ () ἱμάτιά () μου () καὶ () ἐπαλλόμην καὶ () ἔτιλλον () ἀπὸ () τῶν () τριχῶν () τῆς () κεφαλῆς () μου () καὶ () ἀπὸ () τοῦ () πώγωνός μου () καὶ () ἐκαθήμην () ἠρεμάζων.
[4] Καὶ () συνήχθησαν () πρός () με () πᾶς () ὁ () διώκων () λόγον () θεοῦ () Ισραηλ () ἐπὶ () ἀσυνθεσίᾳ τῆς () ἀποικίας, καὶ () ἐγὼ () καθήμενος () ἠρεμάζων ἕως () τῆς () θυσίας () τῆς () ἑσπερινῆς.
[5] Καὶ () ἐν () θυσίᾳ () τῇ () ἑσπερινῇ ἀνέστην () ἀπὸ () ταπεινώσεώς () μου· () καὶ () ἐν () τῷ () διαρρῆξαί () με () τὰ () ἱμάτιά () μου () καὶ () ἐπαλλόμην καὶ () κλίνω () ἐπὶ () τὰ () γόνατά () μου () καὶ () ἐκπετάζω τὰς () χεῖράς () μου () πρὸς () κύριον () τὸν () θεὸν ()
[6] καὶ () εἶπα () Κύριε, () ᾐσχύνθην () καὶ () ἐνετράπην () τοῦ () ὑψῶσαι () τὸ () πρόσωπόν () μου () πρὸς () σέ, () ὅτι () αἱ () ἀνομίαι () ἡμῶν () ἐπληθύνθησαν () ὑπὲρ () κεφαλῆς () ἡμῶν, () καὶ () αἱ () πλημμέλειαι ἡμῶν () ἐμεγαλύνθησαν () ἕως () εἰς () οὐρανόν. ()
[7] Ἀπὸ () ἡμερῶν () πατέρων () ἡμῶν () ἐσμεν () ἐν () πλημμελείᾳ μεγάλῃ () ἕως () τῆς () ἡμέρας () ταύτης· () καὶ () ἐν () ταῖς () ἀνομίαις () ἡμῶν () παρεδόθημεν () ἡμεῖς () καὶ () οἱ () βασιλεῖς () ἡμῶν () καὶ () οἱ () υἱοὶ () ἡμῶν () ἐν () χειρὶ () βασιλέων () τῶν () ἐθνῶν () ἐν () ῥομφαίᾳ () καὶ () ἐν () αἰχμαλωσίᾳ () καὶ () ἐν () διαρπαγῇ καὶ () ἐν () αἰσχύνῃ () προσώπου () ἡμῶν () ὡς () ἡ () ἡμέρα () αὕτη. ()
[8] Καὶ () νῦν () ἐπιεικεύσατο ἡμῖν () κύριος () ὁ () θεὸς () ἡμῶν () τοῦ () καταλιπεῖν () ἡμῖν () εἰς () σωτηρίαν () καὶ () δοῦναι () ἡμῖν () στήριγμα ἐν () τόπῳ () ἁγιάσματος αὐτοῦ () τοῦ () φωτίσαι () ὀφθαλμοὺς () ἡμῶν () καὶ () δοῦναι () ζωοποίησιν μικρὰν () ἐν () τῇ () δουλείᾳ () ἡμῶν. ()
[9] Ὅτι () δοῦλοί () ἐσμεν, () καὶ () ἐν () τῇ () δουλείᾳ () ἡμῶν () οὐκ () ἐγκατέλιπεν () ἡμᾶς () κύριος () ὁ () θεὸς () ἡμῶν () καὶ () ἔκλινεν () ἐφ’ () ἡμᾶς () ἔλεος () ἐνώπιον () βασιλέων () Περσῶν δοῦναι () ἡμῖν () ζωοποίησιν τοῦ () ὑψῶσαι () αὐτοὺς () τὸν () οἶκον () τοῦ () θεοῦ () ἡμῶν () καὶ () ἀναστῆσαι () τὰ () ἔρημα () αὐτῆς () καὶ () τοῦ () δοῦναι () ἡμῖν () φραγμὸν () ἐν () Ιουδα καὶ () ἐν () Ιερουσαλημ. ()
[10] Τί () εἴπωμεν, () ὁ () θεὸς () ἡμῶν, () μετὰ () τοῦτο; () Ὅτι () ἐγκατελίπομεν () ἐντολάς () σου, ()
[11] ἃς () ἔδωκας () ἡμῖν () ἐν () χειρὶ () δούλων () σου () τῶν () προφητῶν () λέγων () Ἡ () γῆ, () εἰς () ἣν () εἰσπορεύεσθε () κληρονομῆσαι () αὐτήν, () γῆ () μετακινουμένη () ἐστὶν () ἐν () μετακινήσει () λαῶν () τῶν () ἐθνῶν () ἐν () μακρύμμασιν αὐτῶν, () ὧν () ἔπλησαν () αὐτὴν () ἀπὸ () στόματος () ἐπὶ () στόμα () ἐν () ἀκαθαρσίαις () αὐτῶν· ()
[12] καὶ () νῦν () τὰς () θυγατέρας () ὑμῶν () μὴ () δῶτε () τοῖς () υἱοῖς () αὐτῶν () καὶ () ἀπὸ () τῶν () θυγατέρων () αὐτῶν () μὴ () λάβητε () τοῖς () υἱοῖς () ὑμῶν () καὶ () οὐκ () ἐκζητήσετε () εἰρήνην () αὐτῶν () καὶ () ἀγαθὸν () αὐτῶν () ἕως () αἰῶνος, () ὅπως () ἐνισχύσητε () καὶ () φάγητε () τὰ () ἀγαθὰ () τῆς () γῆς () καὶ () κληροδοτήσητε τοῖς () υἱοῖς () ὑμῶν () ἕως () αἰῶνος. ()
[13] Καὶ () μετὰ () πᾶν () τὸ () ἐρχόμενον () ἐφ’ () ἡμᾶς () ἐν () ποιήμασιν () ἡμῶν () τοῖς () πονηροῖς () καὶ () ἐν () πλημμελείᾳ ἡμῶν () τῇ () μεγάλῃ· () ὅτι () οὐκ () ἔστιν () ὡς () ὁ () θεὸς () ἡμῶν, () ὅτι () ἐκούφισας () ἡμῶν () τὰς () ἀνομίας () καὶ () ἔδωκας () ἡμῖν () σωτηρίαν· ()
[14] ὅτι () ἐπεστρέψαμεν () διασκεδάσαι ἐντολάς () σου () καὶ () ἐπιγαμβρεῦσαι () τοῖς () λαοῖς () τῶν () γαιῶν· μὴ () παροξυνθῇς () ἐν () ἡμῖν () ἕως () συντελείας () τοῦ () μὴ () εἶναι () ἐγκατάλειμμα καὶ () διασῳζόμενον. ()
[15] Κύριε () ὁ () θεὸς () Ισραηλ, () δίκαιος () σύ, () ὅτι () κατελείφθημεν () διασῳζόμενοι () ὡς () ἡ () ἡμέρα () αὕτη· () ἰδοὺ () ἡμεῖς () ἐναντίον () σου () ἐν () πλημμελείαις ἡμῶν, () ὅτι () οὐκ () ἔστιν () στῆναι () ἐνώπιόν () σου () ἐπὶ () τούτῳ. ()

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

Old Testament scripture quotations and versification from Septuaginta, edited by Alfred Rahlfs (Stuttgart: Württembergische Bibelanstalt, 1935). New Testament quotations are from the Byzantine Text (Guardian Press, LLC, Robinson-Pierpont Byzantine Textform, 2026). Both are in the public domain.