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Indeed, the officials and chief men have been foremost in this unfaithful act <i>and</i> direct violation [of God’s will].” <span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/9-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>When I heard this, I tore my clothing and my robe [in grief], I pulled out some of the hair from my head and my beard, and sat down appalled [at the shame of it]. <span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/9-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>Then everyone who trembled at the words of the God of Israel because of the unfaithfulness of the exiles gathered to me as I sat appalled until the evening offering. <p class="hdg">Prayer of Confession</p><p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/9-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>At the evening offering I arose from my [time of] humiliation <i>and</i> penitence and having torn my clothing and my robe, I fell on my knees and stretched out my hands to the LORD my God, <span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/9-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>and I said, “O my God, I am ashamed and embarrassed to lift up my face to You, my God, for our wrongdoings have risen higher than our heads and our guilt has grown to the heavens. <span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/9-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>Since the days of our fathers to this day we have been exceedingly guilty; and on account of our wrongdoings we, our kings, and our priests have been handed over to the kings of the lands, to the sword, to captivity, to plundering, and to complete shame, as it is today. <span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/9-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>But now for a brief moment grace has been [shown to us] from the LORD our God, who has left us a surviving remnant and has given us a peg (secure hold) in His holy place, that our God may enlighten our eyes and give us a little reviving in our bondage. <span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/9-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>For we are slaves; yet our God has not abandoned us in our bondage, but has extended lovingkindness to us before the kings of Persia, to revive us to rebuild the house of our God, to repair the site of its ruins and to give us a wall [of protection] in Judah and Jerusalem. <p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/9-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>“Now, O our God, what shall we say after this? For we have abandoned (turned away from) Your commandments, <span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/9-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>which You have commanded by Your servants the prophets, saying, ‘The land which you are entering to possess is a defiled land with the uncleanness of the peoples of the lands, through their repulsive acts which have filled it from one end to the other <i>along</i> with their impurity. <span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/9-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>So now do not give your daughters to their sons or take their daughters for your sons; and never seek their peace or their prosperity, so that you may be strong and eat the good <i>things</i> of the land and leave it as an inheritance to your children forever.’ <span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/9-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>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 <i>deserve,</i> and have given us survivors like these, <span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/9-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>shall we again break Your commandments and intermarry with the peoples who practice these repulsive acts? Would You not be angry with us to the point of total destruction, so that there would be no remnant nor survivor? <span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/9-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>O LORD God of Israel, You are [uncompromisingly] just (righteous), for we have been left as survivors, as it is this day. Behold, we are before You in our guilt, for no one can stand before You because of this.”<A name="fn"></a></p><br /><br /><span class="footnotesbot">[a]</span> <span class="fnverse">2</span> Lit <i>seed.</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[b]</span> <span class="fnverse">2</span> Historically, intermarriage with other nations led the Jews into pagan practices which brought God’s wrath and judgment upon all the people.<br></div><br /><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">Amplified Bible Copyright © 2015<br>by The Lockman Foundation<br>All rights reserved <a href="http://www.lockman.org">www.lockman.org</a><br><br><a href="/">Bible Hub</a><br>                                                                                                                                <span class="p"><br /><br /></span></div></div></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../ezra/8.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Ezra 8"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Ezra 8" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../ezra/10.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Ezra 10"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Ezra 10" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div align="center"><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><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><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <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><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchapnoad.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>