Ezra 9:15

Guilt and conscience Justice Repentance Mercy and compassion

¹³ 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?

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: 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.”
KJV: 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.
WEB: 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; for no one can stand before you because of this.”
ASV: O Jehovah, the God of Israel, thou art righteous; for we are left a remnant that is escaped, as it is this day: behold, we are before thee in our guiltiness; for none can stand before thee because of this.
DARBY: Jehovah, God of Israel, thou art righteous; for we are a remnant that is escaped, as [it is] this day. Behold, we are before thee in our trespasses; for there is no standing before thee because of this.
BLB: O YHWH, God of Israel, You [are] righteous, for we are left as a remnant, as this day. Here we [are] before You in our guilt, though no one can stand before You because of this.”

ÅB: Herre, Israels Gud! Du er rettferdig; for vi er bare en levning, en rest som er blitt frelst, som det kan sees på denne dag; se, vi er nå her for ditt åsyn i vår syndeskyld; for etter det som nå har hendt, kan ingen bli stående for deg.
OTB: Å Herre, Israels Gud, Du er rettferdig! Vi er i dag etterlatt som en rest. Her står vi foran Deg i vår skyld, og på grunn av den kan ingen av oss stå i Din nærhet.”
B1930: Herre, Israels Gud! Du er rettferdig; for vi er bare en levning, en rest som er blitt frelst, som det kan sees på denne dag; se, vi er nu her for ditt åsyn i vår syndeskyld; for efter det som nu har hendt, kan ingen bli stående for dig.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Psalms 130:3
If You, O LORD, kept track of iniquities, then who, O Lord, could stand?
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John 8:24
That is why I told you that you would die in your sins. For unless you believe that I am He, you will die in your sins.”
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John 8:21
Again He said to them, “I am going away, and you will look for Me, but you will die in your sin. Where I am going, you cannot come.”
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Romans 3:19
Now we know that whatever the law says, it says to those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be silenced and the whole world held accountable to God.
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Romans 10:3
Because they were ignorant of God’s righteousness and sought to establish their own, they did not submit to God’s righteousness.
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Zechariah 3:3–4
Now Joshua was dressed in filthy garments as he stood before the angel.
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Nehemiah 9:33–34
You are just in all that has befallen us, because You have acted faithfully, while we have acted wickedly.
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Daniel 9:7–11
To You, O Lord, belongs righteousness, but this day we are covered with shame—the men of Judah, the people of Jerusalem, and all Israel near and far, in all the countries to which You have driven us because of our unfaithfulness to You.
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