Ezra 9:15

Guilt and conscience Justice Repentance Mercy and compassion

¹³ 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;

¹⁴ Should 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?

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.

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 thou, LORD, shouldest mark iniquities, O Lord, who shall stand?
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John 8:24
I said therefore unto you, that ye shall die in your sins: for if ye believe not that I am he, ye shall die in your sins.
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John 8:21
Then said Jesus again unto them, I go my way, and ye shall seek me, and shall die in your sins: whither I go, ye cannot come.
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Romans 3:19
Now we know that what things soever the law saith, it saith to them who are under the law: that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God.
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Romans 10:3
For they being ignorant of God’s righteousness, and going about to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God.
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Zechariah 3:3–4
Now Joshua was clothed with filthy garments, and stood before the angel.
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Nehemiah 9:33–34
Howbeit thou art just in all that is brought upon us; for thou hast done right, but we have done wickedly:
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Daniel 9:7–11
O Lord, righteousness belongeth unto thee, but unto us confusion of faces, as at this day; to the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and unto all Israel, that are near, and that are far off, through all the countries whither thou hast driven them, because of their trespass that they have trespassed against thee.
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