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Ezra 9:8

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6 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.

7 From the days of our fathers to this day, our guilt has been great. Because of our iniquities, we and our kings and priests have been delivered into the hands of the kings of the earth and put to the sword and captivity, to pillage and humiliation, as we are this day.

But now, for a brief moment, grace has come from the LORD our God to preserve for us a remnant and to give us a stake in His holy place. Even in our bondage, our God has given us new life and light to our eyes.

9 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.

10 And now, our God, what can we say after this? For we have forsaken the commandments

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BSB
But now, for a brief moment, grace has come from the LORD our God to preserve for us a remnant and to give us a stake in His holy place. Even in our bondage, our God has given us new life and light to our eyes.
KJV
And now for a little space grace hath been shewed from the LORD our God, to leave us a remnant to escape, and to give us a nail in his holy place, that our God may lighten our eyes, and give us a little reviving in our bondage.
WEB
Now for a little moment grace has been shown from the LORD our God, to leave us a remnant to escape, and to give us a stake in his holy place, that our God may lighten our eyes, and revive us a little in our bondage.
ASV
And now for a little moment grace hath been showed from Jehovah our God, to leave us a remnant to escape, and to give us a nail in his holy place, that our God may lighten our eyes, and give us a little reviving in our bondage.
DARBY
And now for a little space there hath been favour from Jehovah our God, to leave us a remnant to escape, and to give us a nail in his holy place, that our God may lighten our eyes, and give us a little reviving in our bondage.
BLB
And for a little while grace has come from YHWH our God, to leave a remnant to us to escape, and to give us a stake in His holy place, that our God may enlighten our eyes and give us a little revival in our bondage.
ÅB
Men nå er for et lite øyeblikk nåde blitt oss til del fra Herren vår Gud, så han har levnet og frelst en rest av oss og gitt oss et fotfeste på sitt hellige sted, for at vår Gud kunne la våre øyne lyse og gi oss litt ny livskraft i slaveriet vårt.
OTB
Men nå, for et øyeblikk, har Herren vår Gud vist oss nåde ved å etterlate oss en rest og gi oss et sikkert fotfeste på Hans hellige sted, så vår Gud kan opplyse våre øyne og gi oss litt lindring i vårt fangenskap.
B1930
Men nu er for et lite øieblikk nåde blitt oss til del fra Herren vår Gud, så han har levnet og frelst en rest av oss og gitt oss et fotfeste på sitt hellige sted, forat vår Gud kunde la våre øine lyse og gi oss litt ny livskraft i vår trældom.

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Cross references

  • Psalms 13:3

    Consider me and respond, O LORD my God. Give light to my eyes, lest I sleep in death,

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  • Romans 11:5–6

    In the same way, at the present time there is a remnant chosen by grace.

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  • Hosea 6:2

    After two days He will revive us; on the third day He will raise us up, that we may live in His presence.

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  • Ezekiel 37:11–14

    Then He said to me, “Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel. Look, they are saying, ‘Our bones are dried up, and our hope has perished; we are cut off.’

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  • Habakkuk 3:2

    O LORD, I have heard the report of You; I stand in awe, O LORD, of Your deeds. Revive them in these years; make them known in these years. In Your wrath, remember mercy!

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  • Isaiah 57:15

    For thus says the One who is high and lifted up, who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: “I dwell in a high and holy place, and with the oppressed and humble in spirit, to restore the spirit of the lowly and revive the heart of the contrite.

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  • Psalms 85:6

    Will You not revive us again, that Your people may rejoice in You?

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  • Job 33:30

    to bring back his soul from the Pit, that he may be enlightened with the light of life.

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