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Ezra 9:7-9
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Ezra 9:7-9
The Voice
7 Our people are chronic sinners, our sin is greater than we could have imagined, and You have tried to correct our behavior by subjecting our kings and our priests to death, captivity, theft, and shame by foreign rulers. Those pagans continue to rule us today. 8 Even though You, our Eternal God, have shown Your grace by preserving a remnant and by giving us a secure hold in Your holy place, may You, our God, brighten our eyes and grant us assurance even in our bondage to the Persian rulers. 9 We are still their slaves. In this bondage, You, our True God, have not forgotten us; Your loyal love inspired the kings of Persia to allow us to rebuild Your house and the walls to provide protection in Judah and Jerusalem.
Ezra 9:7-9
New International Version
Ezra 9:7-9
New International Version
7 From the days of our ancestors(A) until now, our guilt has been great. Because of our sins, we and our kings and our priests have been subjected to the sword(B) and captivity,(C) to pillage and humiliation(D) at the hand of foreign kings, as it is today.
8 “But now, for a brief moment, the Lord our God has been gracious(E) in leaving us a remnant(F) and giving us a firm place[a](G) in his sanctuary, and so our God gives light to our eyes(H) and a little relief in our bondage. 9 Though we are slaves,(I) our God has not forsaken us in our bondage. He has shown us kindness(J) in the sight of the kings of Persia: He has granted us new life to rebuild the house of our God and repair its ruins,(K) and he has given us a wall of protection in Judah and Jerusalem.
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- Ezra 9:8 Or a foothold
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