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But we have actually been punished far less than we deserve, for you, our God, have allowed some of us to survive as a remnant. <a href="/esv/ezra/9.htm">English Standard Version</a> And after all that has come upon us for our evil deeds and for our great guilt, seeing that you, our God, have punished us less than our iniquities deserved and have given us such a remnant as this, <a href="/bsb/ezra/9.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> 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), <a href="/kjv/ezra/9.htm">King James Bible</a> 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; <a href="/nkjv/ezra/9.htm">New King James Version</a> And after all that has come upon 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 deliverance as this, <a href="/nasb_/ezra/9.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> And after everything that has come upon us for our evil deeds and our great guilt, since You our God have spared us by inflicting less than our wrongdoing deserves, and have given us such an escaped remnant as this, <a href="/nasb/ezra/9.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220After all that has come upon us for our evil deeds and our great guilt, since You our God have requited us less than our iniquities deserve, and have given us an escaped remnant as this, <a href="/nasb77/ezra/9.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “And after all that has come upon us for our evil deeds and our great guilt, since Thou our God hast requited us less than our iniquities deserve, and hast given us an escaped remnant as this, <a href="/lsb/ezra/9.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> After all that has come upon us for our evil deeds and our great guilt, since You our God have requited us less than our iniquities deserve, and have given us an escaped remnant as this, <a href="/amp/ezra/9.htm">Amplified Bible</a> And after everything that has come upon us for our evil deeds and for our great guilt, since You our God have punished us less than our wrongdoings deserve, and have given us survivors like these, <a href="/csb/ezra/9.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> After all that has happened to us because of our evil deeds and terrible guilt—though you, our God, have punished us less than our iniquities deserve and have allowed us to survive — <a href="/hcsb/ezra/9.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> After all that has happened to us because of our evil deeds and terrible guilt—though You, our God, have punished us less than our sins deserve and have allowed us to survive— <a href="/asv/ezra/9.htm">American Standard Version</a> 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, <a href="/cev/ezra/9.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> You punished us because of our terrible sins. But you did not punish us nearly as much as we deserve, and you have brought some of us back home. <a href="/erv/ezra/9.htm">English Revised Version</a> 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, <a href="/gwt/ezra/9.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> "After all that has happened to us because of the evil things we have done and because of our overwhelming guilt, you, our God, have punished us far less than we deserve and have permitted a few of us to survive. <a href="/gnt/ezra/9.htm">Good News Translation</a> Even after everything that has happened to us in punishment for our sins and wrongs, we know that you, our God, have punished us less than we deserve and have allowed us to survive. <a href="/isv/ezra/9.htm">International Standard Version</a> "After all that has happened to us because of our evil behavior, and because of our great sin—considering that you our God have punished us less than our iniquities deserve and have given us this deliverance— <a href="/msb/ezra/9.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> 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), <a href="/net/ezra/9.htm">NET Bible</a> "Everything that has happened to us has come about because of our wicked actions and our great guilt. Even so, our God, you have exercised restraint toward our iniquities and have given us a remnant such as this. <a href="/nheb/ezra/9.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> "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, <a href="/wbt/ezra/9.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And after all that hath 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; <a href="/web/ezra/9.htm">World English Bible</a> “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, <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/ezra/9.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And after all that has come on us for our evil works, and for our great guilt (for You, O our God, have kept back of the rod from our iniquities, and have given to us an escape like this), <a href="/ylt/ezra/9.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> 'And after all that hath come upon us for our evil works, and for our great guilt (for Thou, O our God, hast kept back of the rod from our iniquities, and hast given to us an escape like this), <a href="/slt/ezra/9.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And after all coming upon us for our evil deeds, and in our great guilt, for thou our God didst withhold below our iniquities, and didst give to us an escaping according to this.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/ezra/9.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And after all that is come upon us, for our most wicked deeds, and our great sin, seeing that thou our God hast saved us from our iniquity, and hast given us a deliverance as at this day, <a href="/cpdv/ezra/9.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And after all that has happened to us because of our very wicked works and our great offense, you, our God, have freed us from our iniquity, and you have given us salvation, just as it is this day, <a href="/nabre/ezra/9.htm">New American Bible</a> “After all that has come upon us for our evil deeds and our great guilt—though you, our God, have made less of our sinfulness than it deserved and have allowed us to survive as we do— <a href="/nrsvce/ezra/9.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> After all that has come upon us for our evil deeds and for our great guilt, seeing that you, our God, have punished us less than our iniquities deserved and have given us such a remnant as this,<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/ezra/9.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And after all these things that have come upon us for our evil deeds and for our great sins, seeing that thou our God hast purposed to forgive our sins and to give us a remnant in the world, <a href="/hpbt/ezra/9.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And after these things, all that comes upon us in our evil works and in our great sins, because you, our God, have purposed to forgive us our sins and you shall give us a remnant in the world<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/ezra/9.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> 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, <a href="/sep/ezra/9.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And after all that is come upon us because of our evil deeds, and our great trespass, it is clear that there is none such as our God, for thou has lightly visited our iniquities, and given us deliverance; <a href="/parallel/ezra/9-13.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/sh6ec6iQe9M?start=2470" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/ezra/9.htm">Ezra's Prayer of Confession</a> …12Now, 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.’ 13<a href="/hebrew/310.htm" title="310: wə·’a·ḥă·rê (Conj-w:: Prep) -- The hind or following part. From 'achar; properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after.">After</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">all</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: hab·bā (Art:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">that has come</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘ā·lê·nū (Prep:: 1cp) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">upon us</a> <a href="/hebrew/7451.htm" title="7451: hā·rā·‘îm (Art:: Adj-mp) -- Bad, evil. From ra'a'; bad or evil.">because of our evil</a> <a href="/hebrew/4639.htm" title="4639: bə·ma·‘ă·śê·nū (Prep-b:: N-mpc:: 1cp) -- A deed, work. From asah; an action; generally, a transaction; abstractly, activity; by implication, a product or property.">deeds</a> <a href="/hebrew/1419.htm" title="1419: hag·gə·ḏō·lāh (Art:: Adj-fs) -- Great. Or gadol; from gadal; great; hence, older; also insolent.">and our great</a> <a href="/hebrew/819.htm" title="819: ū·ḇə·’aš·mā·ṯê·nū (Conj-w, Prep-b:: N-fsc:: 1cp) -- Wrongdoing, guiltiness. Feminine of 'asham; guiltiness, a fault, the presentation of a sin-offering.">guilt</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">(though</a> <a href="/hebrew/859.htm" title="859: ’at·tāh (Pro-2ms) -- You (masc. sing.). ">You,</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·hê·nū (N-mpc:: 1cp) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">our God,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2820.htm" title="2820: ḥā·śaḵ·tā (V-Qal-Perf-2ms) -- To withhold, refrain. A primitive root; to restrain or Refrain; by implication, to refuse, spare, preserve; also to observe.">have punished us</a> <a href="/hebrew/4295.htm" title="4295: lə·maṭ·ṭāh (Prep-l:: Adv) -- From avar with directive enclitic appended; downward, below or beneath; often adverbially with or without prefixes.">less</a> <a href="/hebrew/5771.htm" title="5771: mê·‘ă·wō·nê·nū (Prep-m:: N-csc:: 1cp) -- Iniquity, guilt, punishment for iniquity. Or oavown; from avah; perversity, i.e. evil.">than our iniquities deserve</a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: wə·nā·ṯat·tāh (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-2ms) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">and have given</a> <a href="/hebrew/lā·nū (Prep:: 1cp) -- ">us</a> <a href="/hebrew/6413.htm" title="6413: pə·lê·ṭāh (N-fs) -- An escape. Or pletah; feminine of paliyt; deliverance; concretely, an escaped portion.">such a remnant</a> <a href="/hebrew/2063.htm" title="2063: kā·zōṯ (Prep-k:: Pro-fs) -- Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that. Irregular feminine of zeh; this.">as this),</a> 14shall 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?…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/nehemiah/9-33.htm">Nehemiah 9:33</a> You are just in all that has befallen us, because You have acted faithfully, while we have acted wickedly. <a href="/lamentations/3-22.htm">Lamentations 3:22</a> Because of the loving devotion of the LORD we are not consumed, for His mercies never fail. <a href="/psalms/103-10.htm">Psalm 103:10</a> He has not dealt with us according to our sins or repaid us according to our iniquities. <a href="/daniel/9-7.htm">Daniel 9:7-9</a> 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. / O LORD, we are covered with shame—our kings, our leaders, and our fathers—because we have sinned against You. / To the Lord our God belong compassion and forgiveness, even though we have rebelled against Him <a href="/isaiah/64-5.htm">Isaiah 64:5-6</a> You welcome those who gladly do right, who remember Your ways. Surely You were angry, for we sinned. How can we be saved if we remain in our sins? / Each of us has become like something unclean, and all our righteous acts are like filthy rags; we all wither like a leaf, and our iniquities carry us away like the wind. <a href="/2_chronicles/30-9.htm">2 Chronicles 30:9</a> For if you return to the LORD, your brothers and sons will receive mercy in the presence of their captors and will return to this land. For the LORD your God is gracious and merciful; He will not turn His face away from you if you return to Him.” <a href="/micah/7-18.htm">Micah 7:18</a> Who is a God like You, who pardons iniquity and passes over the transgression of the remnant of His inheritance—who does not retain His anger forever, because He delights in loving devotion? <a href="/psalms/106-6.htm">Psalm 106:6-8</a> We have sinned like our fathers; we have done wrong and acted wickedly. / Our fathers in Egypt did not grasp Your wonders or remember Your abundant kindness; but they rebelled by the sea, there at the Red Sea. / Yet He saved them for the sake of His name, to make His power known. <a href="/jeremiah/30-11.htm">Jeremiah 30:11</a> For I am with you to save you, declares the LORD. Though I will completely destroy all the nations to which I have scattered you, I will not completely destroy you. Yet I will discipline you justly, and will by no means leave you unpunished.” <a href="/leviticus/26-44.htm">Leviticus 26:44-45</a> Yet in spite of this, when they are in the land of their enemies, I will not reject or despise them so as to destroy them and break My covenant with them; for I am the LORD their God. / But for their sake I will remember the covenant with their fathers, whom I brought out of the land of Egypt in the sight of the nations, that I might be their God. I am the LORD.” <a href="/romans/2-4.htm">Romans 2:4</a> Or do you disregard the riches of His kindness, tolerance, and patience, not realizing that God’s kindness leads you to repentance? <a href="/1_corinthians/10-13.htm">1 Corinthians 10:13</a> No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; He will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, He will also provide an escape, so that you can stand up under it. <a href="/hebrews/12-5.htm">Hebrews 12:5-6</a> And you have forgotten the exhortation that addresses you as sons: “My son, do not take lightly the discipline of the Lord, and do not lose heart when He rebukes you. / For the Lord disciplines the one He loves, and He chastises every son He receives.” <a href="/1_peter/5-10.htm">1 Peter 5:10</a> And after you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to His eternal glory in Christ, will Himself restore you, secure you, strengthen you, and establish you. <a href="/james/2-13.htm">James 2:13</a> For judgment without mercy will be shown to anyone who has not been merciful. Mercy triumphs over judgment.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And after all that is come on us for our evil deeds, and for our great trespass, seeing that you our God have punished us less than our iniquities deserve, and have given us such deliverance as this;after all<a href="/nehemiah/9-32.htm">Nehemiah 9:32</a> Now therefore, our God, the great, the mighty, and the terrible God, who keepest covenant and mercy, let not all the trouble seem little before thee, that hath come upon us, on our kings, on our princes, and on our priests, and on our prophets, and on our fathers, and on all thy people, since the time of the kings of Assyria unto this day.<a href="/ezekiel/24-13.htm">Ezekiel 24:13,14</a> In thy filthiness is lewdness: because I have purged thee, and thou wast not purged, thou shalt not be purged from thy filthiness any more, till I have caused my fury to rest upon thee… <a href="/galatians/3-4.htm">Galatians 3:4</a> Have ye suffered so many things in vain? if it be yet in vain.hast punished, etc.<a href="/psalms/103-10.htm">Psalm 103:10</a> He hath not dealt with us after our sins; nor rewarded us according to our iniquities.<a href="/lamentations/3-22.htm">Lamentations 3:22,39,40</a> It is of the LORD'S mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not… <a href="/habakkuk/3-2.htm">Habakkuk 3:2</a> O LORD, I have heard thy speech, and was afraid: O LORD, revive thy work in the midst of the years, in the midst of the years make known; in wrath remember mercy.hast given us<a href="/psalms/106-45.htm">Psalm 106:45,46</a> And he remembered for them his covenant, and repented according to the multitude of his mercies… <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_chronicles/35-27.htm">Deeds</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/12-7.htm">Deliverance</a> <a href="/1_samuel/26-16.htm">Deserve</a> <a href="/ezra/9-2.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/ezra/9-7.htm">Great</a> <a href="/ezra/9-7.htm">Guilt</a> <a href="/ezra/9-7.htm">Iniquities</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/32-15.htm">Less</a> <a href="/ezra/7-26.htm">Punished</a> <a href="/ezra/9-8.htm">Remnant</a> <a href="/1_kings/2-33.htm">Requited</a> <a href="/ezra/9-7.htm">Trespass</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/nehemiah/6-19.htm">Deeds</a> <a href="/esther/4-14.htm">Deliverance</a> <a href="/psalms/28-4.htm">Deserve</a> <a href="/nehemiah/1-3.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/ezra/10-1.htm">Great</a> <a href="/ezra/9-15.htm">Guilt</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-2.htm">Iniquities</a> <a href="/job/4-19.htm">Less</a> <a href="/job/31-11.htm">Punished</a> <a href="/ezra/9-14.htm">Remnant</a> <a href="/job/33-27.htm">Requited</a> <a href="/ezra/10-6.htm">Trespass</a><div class="vheading2">Ezra 9</div>1. <a href="/ezra/9-1.htm">Ezra mourns for the affinity of the people with strangers</a> 5. <a href="/ezra/9-5.htm">He prays unto God, with confession of sins</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ezra/9.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ezra/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/ezra/9.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>After all that has come upon us because of our evil deeds and our great guilt This phrase acknowledges the consequences faced by the Israelites due to their sins. Historically, this refers to the Babylonian exile, a period of significant suffering and loss for the Jewish people. The exile was a direct result of their disobedience to God's laws, as repeatedly warned by prophets like Jeremiah and Isaiah. The "evil deeds" and "great guilt" highlight the severity of their idolatry and covenant unfaithfulness, which led to their downfall. This acknowledgment of sin is a common theme in Scripture, emphasizing the need for repentance and humility before God, as seen in <a href="/daniel/9-5.htm">Daniel 9:5-6</a> and <a href="/nehemiah/1-6.htm">Nehemiah 1:6-7</a>.though You, our God, have punished us less than our iniquities deserve This phrase reflects God's mercy and grace. Despite the severity of their sins, God did not completely destroy the Israelites. Instead, He preserved a remnant, demonstrating His covenant faithfulness and compassion. This concept of divine mercy is echoed in <a href="/psalms/103-10.htm">Psalm 103:10</a>, where it is stated that God does not treat us as our sins deserve. Theologically, this points to the nature of God as both just and merciful, balancing His righteous judgment with His loving-kindness.and have given us such a remnant as this The "remnant" refers to the group of Israelites who returned to Jerusalem after the exile. This remnant is significant in biblical prophecy and theology, symbolizing hope and the continuation of God's promises to His people. The preservation of a remnant is a recurring theme in the Old Testament, seen in passages like <a href="/isaiah/10-20.htm">Isaiah 10:20-22</a> and <a href="/micah/2-12.htm">Micah 2:12</a>. It foreshadows the New Testament concept of a faithful remnant within the Church. Theologically, the remnant can be seen as a type of Christ, representing the faithful who endure through trials and are ultimately redeemed.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/e/ezra.htm">Ezra</a> A scribe and priest who led the second group of exiles back to Jerusalem. He was instrumental in re-establishing the Law of Moses among the people. 2. <a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a> The people of God who had returned from Babylonian exile. They were struggling with intermarriage with pagan nations, which was against God's commandments. 3. <a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a> The city where the returned exiles were rebuilding the temple and re-establishing their community according to God's laws. 4. <a href="/topical/b/babylonian_exile.htm">Babylonian Exile</a> The period when the Israelites were taken captive to Babylon due to their disobedience to God. This context is crucial for understanding the gravity of their current situation. 5. <a href="/topical/r/remnant.htm">Remnant</a> The small group of Israelites who returned to Jerusalem, representing God's mercy and faithfulness despite the people's past unfaithfulness.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/a/acknowledgment_of_sin.htm">Acknowledgment of Sin</a> Recognize and confess personal and communal sins. Ezra's prayer is a model of humility and acknowledgment of wrongdoing. <a href="/topical/g/god's_mercy.htm">God's Mercy</a> Understand that God's mercy is greater than our sins. He often spares us from the full consequences we deserve. <a href="/topical/g/gratitude_for_grace.htm">Gratitude for Grace</a> Cultivate a heart of gratitude for the grace and mercy God extends to us, even when we fall short. <a href="/topical/f/faithfulness_in_obedience.htm">Faithfulness in Obedience</a> Commit to living according to God's commandments, learning from past mistakes to avoid future disobedience. <a href="/topical/h/hope_in_restoration.htm">Hope in Restoration</a> Trust in God's ability to restore and redeem, even when situations seem dire, as He did with the remnant of Israel.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ezra_9.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ezra 9</a> <a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_micah_2_with_divine_mercy.htm">How do we reconcile the severity of God's threats in Micah 2 against claims of divine mercy elsewhere in the Bible?</a> <a href="/q/why_separate_if_some_converted.htm">Ezra 10:44 – How can a just God require separating from wives and children if some may have converted to the faith?</a> <a href="/q/how_does_matt_13_41-42_align_with_2_pet_3_9.htm">In Matthew 13:41-42, angels are said to remove all evil from God's kingdom; how does this reconcile with the broader biblical theme that God desires none to perish (e.g., 2 Peter 3:9)?</a> <a href="/q/is_god's_mercy_universal.htm">Is God merciful to all? (Psalm 145:9 vs. Isaiah 13:9)</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ezra/9.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verses 13, 14. - After all that is come upon us, etc. After the punishments that we have suffered, the loss of our independence, of our temple, and our city, the long and weary period of captivity and servitude in a foreign land, which should have bent our stubborn spirits to obedience; and after the mercy shown us in the fact that thou hast punished us less than our iniquities deserved, and given us a deliverance, or rather a residue, such as this, which should have stirred us up to gratitude and love, should we again break thy commandments, and fall away, what can we expect but final abandonment, complete and entire destruction? If neither severity nor kindness avail anything, what can God do more? must he not view our case as hopeless, and so make an end of us altogether? (Compare <a href="/isaiah/5-1.htm">Isaiah 5:1-7</a>; <a href="/luke/13-6.htm">Luke 13:6-9</a>). <a href="/commentaries/ezra/9-13.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>After וְאַֽחֲרֵי֙ (wə·’a·ḥă·rê) Conjunctive waw | Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_310.htm">Strong's 310: </a> The hind or following part all כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every that has come הַבָּ֣א (hab·bā) Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> To come in, come, go in, go upon us עָלֵ֔ינוּ (‘ā·lê·nū) Preposition | first person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against because of our evil הָרָעִ֔ים (hā·rā·‘îm) Article | Adjective - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7451.htm">Strong's 7451: </a> Bad, evil deeds בְּמַעֲשֵׂ֙ינוּ֙ (bə·ma·‘ă·śê·nū) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4639.htm">Strong's 4639: </a> An action, a transaction, activity, a product, property and our great הַגְּדֹלָ֑ה (hag·gə·ḏō·lāh) Article | Adjective - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1419.htm">Strong's 1419: </a> Great, older, insolent guilt וּבְאַשְׁמָתֵ֖נוּ (ū·ḇə·’aš·mā·ṯê·nū) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_819.htm">Strong's 819: </a> Guiltiness, a fault, the presentation of a, sin-offering (though כִּ֣י ׀ (kî) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction You, אַתָּ֣ה (’at·tāh) Pronoun - second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_859.htm">Strong's 859: </a> Thou and thee, ye and you our God, אֱלֹהֵ֗ינוּ (’ĕ·lō·hê·nū) Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative have punished us חָשַׂ֤כְתָּֽ (ḥā·śaḵ·tā) Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2820.htm">Strong's 2820: </a> To restrain, refrain, to refuse, spare, preserve, to observe less לְמַ֙טָּה֙ (lə·maṭ·ṭāh) Preposition-l | Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4295.htm">Strong's 4295: </a> Downward, below, beneath than our iniquities [deserve] מֵֽעֲוֺנֵ֔נוּ (mê·‘ă·wō·nê·nū) Preposition-m | Noun - common singular construct | first person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5771.htm">Strong's 5771: </a> Iniquity, guilt, punishment for iniquity and have given וְנָתַ֥תָּה (wə·nā·ṯat·tāh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> To give, put, set us לָּ֛נוּ (lā·nū) Preposition | first person common plural <a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> [such] a remnant פְּלֵיטָ֖ה (pə·lê·ṭāh) Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6413.htm">Strong's 6413: </a> Deliverance, an escaped portion as this) כָּזֹֽאת׃ (kā·zōṯ) Preposition-k | Pronoun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2063.htm">Strong's 2063: </a> Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that, <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezra/9-13.htm">Ezra 9:13 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/ezra/9-13.htm">Ezra 9:13 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/ezra/9-13.htm">Ezra 9:13 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/ezra/9-13.htm">Ezra 9:13 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/ezra/9-13.htm">Ezra 9:13 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/ezra/9-13.htm">Ezra 9:13 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezra/9-13.htm">Ezra 9:13 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezra/9-13.htm">Ezra 9:13 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/ezra/9-13.htm">Ezra 9:13 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/ezra/9-13.htm">Ezra 9:13 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/ezra/9-13.htm">OT History: Ezra 9:13 After all that is come on us (Ezr. 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