Verse
BSB
Berean Standard Bible
YLT
Young's Literal Translation
After
these things had
been
accomplished
, the
leaders
approached
me and
said
, “
The people of Israel, including
the priests and Levites, have not kept
themselves
separate
from the surrounding
peoples whose
abominations
are
like
those
of the Canaanites
, Hittites
, Perizzites
, Jebusites
, Ammonites
, Moabites
, Egyptians
, and Amorites.
And
at
the
completion
of
these things, drawn
nigh
unto
me have
the
heads
, saying,
`
The people of Israel, and
the priests ,
and the
Levites, have not been
separated
from the peoples of the lands
, as
to
their
abominations
, even
the
Canaanite
, the
Hittite
, the
Perizzite
, the
Jebusite
, the
Ammonite
, the
Moabite,
the
Egyptian,
and the
Amorite,
Indeed,
the
Israelites
have taken some
of their daughters as
wives
for
themselves
and their sons, so
that
the holy seed has
been
mixed
with
the people
of the land.
And the leaders
and officials
have
taken
the lead
in this unfaithfulness!”
for
they
have taken of their daughters to
them,
and to
their sons, and
the holy seed have
mingled
themselves
among
the peoples
of the lands,
and the hand
of
the
heads
and of
the seconds
have
been
first
in this trespass.'
When
I
heard
this report
, I tore
my tunic
and cloak
, pulled
out some
hair from
my head and beard, and sat
down
in
horror.
And
at
my
hearing
this word
, I have
rent
my garment
and my
upper
robe
, and
pluck
out of
the
hair of
my head ,
and of
my
beard, and sit
astonished,
Then
everyone
who
trembled
at the words of the God of Israel gathered
around
me
because of the unfaithfulness
of the exiles
, while
I sat
there
in
horror
until
the evening offering
.
and
unto
me
are
gathered
every
one
trembling
at the words of the God of Israel ,
because of the trespass
of the removal
, and
I am
sitting
astonished
till
the present
of
the
evening.
At the evening offering,
I got
up
from my humiliation
with
my tunic
and cloak
torn
, and
I fell
on my knees, spread out my hands to
the
LORD
my God,
And
at the present
of
the
evening I have
risen
from mine
affliction,
and
at
my rending
my garment
and my
upper
robe
, then
I bow
down
on my knees, and
spread out my hands unto
Jehovah
my God,
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.
and say,
`
O my God, I have
been
ashamed ,
and have
blushed
to lift up, O
my God, my
face
unto
Thee,
for
our iniquities have
increased
over
the
head
, and our guilt hath
become
great
unto
the heavens.
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.
`
From the days of our fathers we
`are'
in
great
guilt
unto
this day, and
in
our iniquities we have
been
given
--
we,
our kings ,
our
priests --
into the hand
of the kings of the lands,
with
sword ,
with
captivity, and with
spoiling
, and
with
shame
of
face,
as `at'
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 .
`And
now, as
a small
moment hath
grace been
from Jehovah
our God ,
to leave
to
us an
escape,
and to give to
us a nail
in His holy place, by
our God's
enlightening
our eyes ,
and
by
giving
us
a
little
quickening
in
our
servitude;
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.
for
servants
we `
are '
, and
in
our servitude
our
God hath
not forsaken us, and
stretcheth
out
unto
us kindness
before
the kings of Persia, to
give
to
us a
quickening
to lift
up
the house of our God ,
and to
cause
its wastes
to
cease
, and to
give
to
us a wall in Judah and in
Jerusalem.
And now, our
God,
what can
we say after this? For we have forsaken the
commandments
`
And now, what do
we say ,
O
our
God,
after this? for we have forsaken Thy
commands,
that You
gave
through
Your
servants the prophets, saying :
‘
The land that
you
are entering
to possess is a land polluted
by the impurity of its
peoples
and
the abominations with which they have filled it from end
to
end.
that Thou
hast
commanded
by
the
hands
of
thy
servants the prophets, saying ,
The land into
which
ye
are going
to possess it,
`
is '
a land of
impurity,
by the impurity of the people
of
the
lands,
by
their
abominations with which they have filled it --
from mouth
unto
mouth
--
by
their
uncleanness;
Now, 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
. ’
and
now, your
daughters
ye
do not give to their sons ,
and
their daughters ye
do
not
take
to
your sons ,
and
ye
do
not
seek their peace, and
their
good
--
unto
the
age,
so that ye
are
strong ,
and have
eaten
the good of the land, and
given
possession
to your sons unto
the
age
.
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),
`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),
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
?
do
we turn
back
to
break Thy
commands,
and to
join
ourselves
in
marriage
with the people
of
these abominations? art
not Thou
angry against
us --
even
to consumption
--
till
there
is
no remnant and
escaped
part
?
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
. ”
`
O Jehovah
, God of Israel, righteous `art'
Thou,
for we have
been
left
an
escape,
as
`it
is'
this day ;
lo,
we `
are '
before Thee
in our guilt, for
there
is
none
to
stand before Thee
concerning
this
. '
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