Ezra Chapter 9

• Ezra 9:1
  Ezra.
• Ezra 9:2
  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 themselve...
• Ezra 9:3
  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 lan...
• Ezra 9:4
  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.
• Ezra 9:5
  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 th...
• Ezra 9:6
  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 the L...
• Ezra 9:7
  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...
• Ezra 9:8
  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 i...
• Ezra 9:9
  Now for a little moment grace has been shown from the LORD our God, to leave us a remnant to escape, and to give us a stake in his holy place, that ou...
• Ezra 9:10
  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, t...
• Ezra 9:11
  “Now, our God, what shall we say after this? For we have forsaken your commandments,
• Ezra 9:12
  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...
• Ezra 9:13
  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...
• Ezra 9:14
  “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 ...
• Ezra 9:15
  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 co...
• Ezra 9:16
  LORD, 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; f...