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EZRA 9:5–9:15 ©

Ezra’s prayer

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Literal Version

9:5 Ezra’s prayer

5So I got up from my position of humilation with my torn clothes during the evening sacrifice, then I went down on my knees and spread out my palms to my God Yahweh 6and prayed, “My God, I’m ashamed and humiliated to raise my face to you, my God, because our sins have multiplied and risen above our heads, and our guilt has mounted up as high as the sky. 7From back in the time of our ancestors until today, we’ve been very guilty, and in our disobedience, we ourselves, including our kings and our priests, have been killed by the kings of the surrounding countries, or taken captive, or been plundered, or simply put to shame, which is the case right now. 8But now for a brief moment, favour has come from our God Yahweh and given us remaining survivors a stake in his holy placeyes, our God has cheered us up and given us a little relief from our slavery. 9Because we are slaves, yet our God hasn’t abandoned us in our slavery, but he’s used his loyal commitment to us to influence the Persian king to give to us breathing space to rebuild the house of our God from its ruins, and to give to us a ‘wall of protection’ in Yerushalem and across Yehudah.

10So now, our God, what can we say after that? We’ve abandoned your instructions 11which you gave us via your servants, the prophets, saying, ‘The land that you’re all entering to occupy is a land of impurity, due to the impurity of the current inhabitants with their evil practices that have filled it from one end to the other with their filth. 12So now, don’t give your daughters to their sons to marry, or vice versa. And don’t try to make long-term peace treaties or contracts with them. Then you all will stay in power, and eat the good things of the land, and be able to pass it on to your children for all their future generations.’[ref]

13“Yet after everything that’s happened to us as a result our evil actions and our great guilt (even though you, our God, didn’t punish us as harshly as you could have, and you’ve allowed us to survive as we’re here now), 14should we return to disobeying your instructions and to intermarrying with those people groups with their evil practices? You’d rightfully be angry enough with us as to wipe us out completely without leaving any remnant or survivors? 15Yahweh, the God of Israel, you always do what is right, because here we are as survivors even to this day. So, yes, here we are standing in front of you in our guilt, because none of us are innocent enough to stand in front of you because of what we’ve done.”


5And_in/on/at/with_offering_of the_evening I_arose from_humiliation_of_my and_in/on/at/with_torn_me garment_of_my and_robe_of_my and_fell on knees_of_my and_spread_out hands_of_my to YHWH god_of_my.
6And_said god_of_my I_am_ashamed and_embarrassed to_lift god_of_my face_of_my to_you if/because iniquities_of_our they_have_increased to_than a_head and_guilt_of_our it_is_great to to_the_heavens.
7From_days_of fathers_of_our we in/on/at/with_guilt great until the_day the_this and_in/on/at/with_iniquities_of_our we_have_been_given we kings_of_our priests_of_our in/on/at/with_hand_of the_kings_of the_lands in/on/at/with_sword in/on/at/with_captivity and_in/on/at/with_plundering and_in/on/at/with_shame_of face as_the_day the_this.
8And_now for_brief a_moment favour it_has_come by YHWH god_of_our to_leave to/for_us an_escaped_remnant and_to_give to/for_us a_tent_peg in/on/at/with_place_of holy_of_his eyes_of_our to_give_light god_of_our and_to_grant_us reviving a_little in/on/at/with_bondage_of_our.
9If/because are_slaves we and_in/on/at/with_bondage_of_our[fn][fn][fn] not abandoned_us god_of_our and_extended to_us covenant_loyalty to_(the)_face_of/in_front_of/before the_kings_of Pāraş to_give to/for_us reviving to_set_up DOM the_house_of god_of_our and_to_repair DOM ruins_of_its and_to_give to/for_us a_wall in/on/at/with_Yəhūdāh/(Judah) and_in/on/at/with_Yərūshelēm/(Jerusalem).
10and_now what will_we_say god_of_our after this if/because we_have_abandoned commandments_of_your.
11Which you_commanded in/on/at/with_hand_of your_servants the_prophets to_say the_earth/land which you_all are_going to_possess_it is_a_land_of impurity it in/on/at/with_impurity_of the_peoples_of the_lands in/on/at/with_abominations_of_their which filled_it from_end to mouth in/on/at/with_uncleanness_of_their.
12And_now daughters_of_your_all’s do_not give to_sons_of_their and_daughters_of_their do_not take for_sons_of_your_all’s and_not you_all_must_seek peace_of_their and_prosperity_of_their until perpetuity so_that you_all_may_be_strong and_eat DOM the_good_thing[s]_of the_earth/land and_leave_asan_inheritance to_sons_of_your_all’s until perpetuity.
13And_after every_of the_come upon_us in/on/at/with_deeds_of_our the_evil and_in/on/at/with_guilt_of_our the_big/large/great(fs) if/because you god_of_our you_have_withheld to_less than_iniquities_of_our and_you(ms)_will_give to/for_ourselves an_escaped_remnant as_this.
14Again to_break commandments_of_your and_to_intermarry in/on/at/with_peoples_of the_abominations the_these am_not will_you_be_angry in/on/at/with_us until make_an_end with_no a_remnant and_survivor.
15Oh_YHWH the_god_of Yisrāʼēl/(Israel) are_righteous you if/because we_are_left an_escaped_remnant as_the_day the_this here_we to_your_face in/on/at/with_guilt_of_our if/because and_there_is_not to_stand to_your_face on this.

9:9 OSHB note: We read one or more accents in L differently from BHQ.

9:9 OSHB note: We read one or more accents in L differently from BHQ.

9:9 OSHB note: We read one or more accents in L differently than BHS. Often this notation indicates a typographical error in BHS.

EZRA 9:5–9:15 ©

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