Ezra 9:13

11 that You gave through Your servants the prophets, saying: ‘The land that you are entering to possess is a land polluted by the impurity of its peoples and the abominations with which they have filled it from end to end.

12 Now, therefore, do not give your daughters in marriage to their sons or take their daughters for your sons. Never seek their peace or prosperity, so that you may be strong and may eat the good things of the land, leaving it as an inheritance to your sons forever.’

After all that has come upon us because of our evil deeds and our great guilt (though You, our God, have punished us less than our iniquities deserve and have given us such a remnant as this),

14 shall we again break Your commandments and intermarry with the peoples who commit these abominations? Would You not become so angry with us as to wipe us out, leaving no remnant or survivor?

15 O LORD, God of Israel, You are righteous! For we remain this day as a remnant. Here we are before You in our guilt, though because of it no one can stand before You.”

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
After all that has come upon us because of our evil deeds and our great guilt (though You, our God, have punished us less than our iniquities deserve and have given us such a remnant as this),
KJV
And 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;
WEB
“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 have given us such a remnant,
ASV
And after all that is come upon us for our evil deeds, and for our great guilt, seeing that thou our God hast punished us less than our iniquities deserve, and hast given us such a remnant,
DARBY
And 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,
BLB
And after all that has come upon us for our evil deeds, and for our great guilt (since You, our God, you have restrained it to lower than our iniquities and have given us a deliverance like this),
ÅB
Skulle vi vel nå etter alt det som er kommet over oss på grunn av våre onde gjerninger og vår store skyld, og siden du, vår Gud, har spart oss og straffet oss langt under vår misgjerning og latt en rest av oss som denne her bli frelst -
OTB
Etter alt som har kommet over oss for våre onde gjerninger og store skyld, siden Du, vår Gud, har straffet oss mindre enn våre synder fortjente og har gitt oss en slik rest som dette,
B1930
Skulde vi vel nu efter alt det som er kommet over oss på grunn av våre onde gjerninger og vår store skyld, og siden du, vår Gud, har spart oss og straffet oss langt under vår misgjerning og latt en rest av oss som denne her bli frelst -

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Psalms 103:10

    He has not dealt with us according to our sins or repaid us according to our iniquities.

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  • Lamentations 3:39–40

    Why should any mortal man complain, in view of his sins?

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  • Lamentations 3:22

    Because of the loving devotion of the LORD we are not consumed, for His mercies never fail.

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  • Job 11:6

    and disclose to you the secrets of wisdom, for true wisdom has two sides. Know then that God exacts from you less than your iniquity deserves.

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  • Ezra 9:6–8

    and said: “O my God, I am ashamed and embarrassed to lift up my face to You, my God, because our iniquities are higher than our heads, and our guilt has reached the heavens.

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  • Psalms 106:45–46

    And He remembered His covenant with them, and relented by the abundance of His loving devotion.

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  • Nehemiah 9:32

    So now, our God, the great and mighty and awesome God who keeps His gracious covenant, do not view lightly all the hardship that has come upon us, and upon our kings and leaders, our priests and prophets, our ancestors and all Your people, from the days of the kings of Assyria until today.

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  • Ezekiel 24:13–14

    Because of the indecency of your uncleanness I tried to cleanse you, but you would not be purified from your filthiness. You will not be pure again until My wrath against you has subsided.

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