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Ezra 9:15 KJV
Ezra · chapter 9 · verse 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 9:15 · King James Version
Ezra 9:15 in context
13And 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;
14Should 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?
15O 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.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- trespassesʼashmâhguiltiness, a fault, the presentation of asin-offeringH819 →
- righteoustsaddîyqjustH6662 →
- escapedpᵉlêyṭâhdeliveranceH6413 →
- IsraelYisrâʼêlJisrael, a symbolical name of JacobH3478 →
- remainshâʼarproperly, to swell upH7604 →
- beforepânîymthe faceH6440 →
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What the meditations of Ezra's heart were, while for some hours he sat down astonished, we may guess by the words of his mouth when at length he spoke with his tongue; and a most pathetic address he here makes to Heaven upon this occasion. Observe, I.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 5-15