Verse List for EZRA 9:9

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OET (OET-RV) Because 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.

OET-LV If/because are_slaves we and_in_servitude _of_our[fn][fn][fn] not he_has _abandoned _us god _of_our and_he _has _extended towards_us covenant _loyalty to_(the)_face _of/in _front _of/before the _kings _of Pāraş by_giving to/for_us reviving to_raise _up DOM the _house _of our _god _of_our and_to_set _up DOM ruins _of_its and_by_giving to/for_us a _wall in_Yəhūdāh/(Judah) and_in_Yərūshālam/(Jerusalem).

ULT For we are slaves, yet our God has not forsaken us in our slavery. But he has extended to us covenant faithfulness before the face of the kings of Persia to give to us reviving, to raise up the house of our God and to cause its ruins to stand, and to give to us a wall in Judah and in Jerusalem.

UST Yes, we are like slaves, but even so, you have not abandoned us. Instead, you have caused the kings of Persia to act very kindly toward us. They have given us some freedom and allowed us to rebuild your temple, which had been destroyed. They have allowed us to live safely here in the province of Judah and the city of Jerusalem.

BSB & MSB Though we are slaves, our God has not forsaken us in our bondage, but He has extended to us grace in the sight of the kings of Persia, giving us new life to rebuild the house of our God and repair its ruins, and giving us a wall of protection in Judah and Jerusalem.

OEB No OEB EZRA book available

WEBBE & WMBB 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.

NET Although we are slaves, our God has not abandoned us in our servitude. He has extended kindness to us in the sight of the kings of Persia, in that he has revived us to restore the temple of our God and to raise up its ruins and to give us a protective wall in Judah and Jerusalem.

LSV for we [are] servants, and in our servitude our God has not forsaken us, and stretches out to us kindness before the kings of Persia, to give to us a quickening to lift up the house of our God, and to cause its ruins to cease, and to give to us a wall in Judah and in Jerusalem.

FBV Though we are slaves, our God did not abandon us in our slavery, but he showed us his trustworthy love by making the kings of Persia kind to us, by reviving us so we could rebuild the Temple of our God and repair its ruined state, and by giving us a wall of protection around Judah and Jerusalem.

T4T We were slaves, but you did not abandon us. Instead, because you faithfully love us, you caused the kings of Persia to be very kind to us. You have allowed us to continue to live and to rebuild your temple which had been completely destroyed. You have allowed us to start to live safely here in Jerusalem and in other towns in Judah.

LEB For we are slaves and in our bondage our God did not forsake us, and he has extended to us loyal love in the presence of the kings of Persia, to give to us deliverance[fn] and to set up the house of our God, to repair its ruins, and to give us a wall in Judea and Jerusalem.

BBE For we are servants; but our God has not been turned away from us in our prison, but has had mercy on us before the eyes of the kings of Persia, to give us new strength to put up again the house of our God and to make fair its waste places, and to give us a wall in Judah and Jerusalem.

Moff For bondmen we are; and yet our God has not forsaken us in our bondage, but has shown us kindness in the sight of the kings of Persia, to grant us sustenance, to set up the house of our God, to repair its ruins, and to enjoy his protection in Judah and Jerusalem.

JPS For we are 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 ruins thereof, and to give us a fence in Judah and in Jerusalem.

ASV For we are bondmen; yet our God hath not forsaken us in our bondage, but hath extended lovingkindness 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 ruins thereof, and to give us a wall in Judah and in Jerusalem.

DRA For we are bondmen, and in our bondage our God hath not forsaken us, but hath extended mercy upon us before the king of the Persians, to give us life, and to set up the house of our God, and rebuild the desolations thereof, and to give us a fence in Juda and Jerusalem.

YLT for servants we [are], and in our servitude our God hath not forsaken us, and stretcheth out unto us kindness before the kings of Persia, to give to us a quickening to lift up the house of our God, and to cause its wastes to cease, and to give to us a wall in Judah and in Jerusalem.

Drby For we are bondmen; yet our [fn]God hath not forsaken us in our bondage, but hath extended mercy unto us before the kings of Persia, to give us a reviving, to set up the house of our [fn]God and to repair the ruins thereof, and to give us a wall in Judah and in Jerusalem.

RV For we are 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 ruins thereof, and to give us a wall in Judah and in Jerusalem.
(For we are bondmen; yet our God hath/has not forsaken us in our bondage, but hath/has 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 ruins thereof, and to give us a wall in Yudah and in Yerusalem.)

SLT For we are servants; and in our servitude God forsook us not, and he extended to us mercy before the kings of Persia, to give to us the preservation of life to set up the house of our God, and to cause its desolations to stand, and to give to us a wall in Judah and in Jerusalem.

Wbstr For we were bond-men; yet our God hath not forsaken us in our bondage, but hath extended mercy to 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 of it, and to give us a wall in Judah and in Jerusalem.

KJB-1769 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.[fn]
(For we were bondmen; yet our God hath/has not forsaken us in our bondage, but hath/has 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 Yudah and in Yerusalem.)

KJB-1611 For wee were bondmen, yet our God hath not forsaken vs in our bondage, but hath extended mercie vnto vs in the sight of the kings of Persia, to giue vs a reuiuing to set vp the house of our God, and [fn]to repaire the desolations thereof, and to giue vs a wall in Iudah and in Ierusalem.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation and footnotes)

Bshps For we were bondmen, and yet our God hath not forsaken vs in our bondage, but hath enclined mercie vnto vs in the sight of the king of Persia, to geue vs lyfe to set vp the house of our God, and to redresse the desolation therof, and to geue vs a wall in Iuda and Hierusalem.
(For we were bondmen, and yet our God hath/has not forsaken us in our bondage, but hath/has inclined mercy unto us in the sight of the king of Persia, to give us life to set up the house of our God, and to redresse the desolation thereof, and to give us a wall in Yudah and Yerusalem.)

Gnva For though we were bondmen, yet our God hath not forsaken vs in our bondage, but hath enclined mercy vnto vs in the sight of the Kings of Persia, to giue vs life, and to erect the house of our God, and to redresse the places thereof, and to giue vs a wall in Iudah and in Ierusalem.
(For though we were bondmen, yet our God hath/has not forsaken us in our bondage, but hath/has inclined mercy unto us in the sight of the Kings of Persia, to give us life, and to erect the house of our God, and to redresse the places thereof, and to give us a wall in Yudah and in Yerusalem.)

Cvdl For we are bondmen, and or God hath not forsake vs though we be bondmen, and hath enclyned mercy vnto vs in the sighte of the kynges of Persia, that they shulde geue vs lyfe, and promote the house of oure God, and to sett vp the desolacion therof, and to geue vs an hedge in Iuda and Ierusalem.
(For we are bondmen, and or God hath/has not forsake us though we be bondmen, and hath/has inclined mercy unto us in the sight of the kings of Persia, that they should give us life, and promote the house of our God, and to set up the desolation thereof, and to give us an hedge in Yudah and Yerusalem.)

Wycl For we ben seruauntis, and oure God forsoke vs not in oure seruage; and he bowide merci on vs bifor the king of Persis, that he schulde yyue lijf to vs, and enhaunse the hows of oure God, and that he schulde bilde the wildernessis therof, and yyue to vs hope in Juda and in Jerusalem.
(For we been servants, and our God forsook us not in our servitude; and he bowed mercy on us before the king of Persis, that he should give life to us, and enhance the house of our God, and that he should build the wildernessis thereof, and give to us hope in Yudah and in Yerusalem.)

Luth Denn wir sind Knechte, und unser GOtt hat uns nicht verlassen, ob wir Knechte sind, und hat Barmherzigkeit zu uns geneiget vor den Königen in Persien, daß sie uns das Leben lassen und erhöhen das Haus unsers Gottes und aufrichten seine Verstörung und gebe uns einen Zaun in Juda und Jerusalem.
(Because we/us are servant(s), and our God has us/to_us/ourselves not leave, if/whether we/us servant(s) are, and has compassion to/for us/to_us/ourselves inclined before/in_front_of the kings in Persien, that they/she/them us/to_us/ourselves the life let and increase/enhance the house ours God’s and erect/straighten his disturbance and give us/to_us/ourselves a fence(n) in Yuda and Yerusalem.)

ClVg quia servi sumus, et in servitute nostra non dereliquit nos Deus noster, sed inclinavit super nos misericordiam coram rege Persarum, ut daret nobis vitam, et sublimaret domum Dei nostri, et exstrueret solitudines ejus, et daret nobis sepem in Juda et Jerusalem.
(because slaves we_are, and in/into/on servitude our not/no left_behind us God our, but he_leaned over us mercy before king Persarum, as would_give us life, and sublimaret house/home of_God our, and exstrueret wilderness his/her, and would_give us fence in/into/on Yuda and Yerusalem.)

UHB כִּֽי־עֲבָדִ֣ים אֲנַ֔חְנוּ וּ⁠בְ⁠עַבְדֻ֔תֵ⁠נוּ לֹ֥א עֲזָבָ֖⁠נוּ אֱלֹהֵ֑י⁠נוּ וַֽ⁠יַּט־עָלֵ֣י⁠נוּ חֶ֡סֶד לִ⁠פְנֵי֩ מַלְכֵ֨י פָרַ֜ס לָֽ⁠תֶת־לָ֣⁠נוּ מִֽחְיָ֗ה לְ⁠רוֹמֵ֞ם אֶת־בֵּ֤ית אֱלֹהֵ֨י⁠נוּ֙ וּ⁠לְ⁠הַעֲמִ֣יד אֶת־חָרְבֹתָ֔י⁠ו וְ⁠לָֽ⁠תֶת־לָ֣⁠נוּ גָדֵ֔ר בִּֽ⁠יהוּדָ֖ה וּ⁠בִ⁠ירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ס ‡

BrLXX Ὅτι δοῦλοι ἐσμὲν, καὶ ἐν τῇ δουλείᾳ ἡμῶν οὐκ ἐγκατέλιπεν ἡμᾶς Κύριος ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν· καὶ ἔκλινεν ἐφʼ 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 Ἰούδα καὶ Ἱερουσαλήμ.

BrTr For we are slaves, yet in our servitude the Lord our God has not deserted us; and he has extended favour to us in the sight of the kings of the Persians, to give us a quickening, that they should raise up the house of our God, and restore the desolate places of it, and to give us a fence in Juda and Jerusalem.