Ezra 9:10 “And now, our God, what can we say after this? For we have forsaken the…”

Ezra 9:10

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

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And now, O our God, what shall we say after this? for we have forsaken thy commandments,

World English Bible

“Now, our God, what shall we say after this? For we have forsaken your commandments,

American Standard Version

And now, O our God, what shall we say after this? for we have forsaken thy commandments,

Geneva Bible 1599

And nowe, our God, what shall we say after this? for we haue forsaken thy commandements,

Darby Translation

And now, what shall we say, our God, after this? for we have forsaken thy commandments,

Young's Literal Translation

'And now, what do we say, O our God, after this? for we have forsaken Thy commands,

Bible in Basic English

And now, O our God, what are we to say after this? for we have not kept your laws,

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Cross references

“what shall we say”

Genesis 44:16 Joshua 7:8 Lamentations 3:22 Daniel 9:4–16 Romans 3:19

Genesis 44:16 · BSB

“What can we say to my lord?” Judah replied. “How can we plead? How can we justify ourselves? God has exposed the iniquity of your servants. We are now my lord’s slaves—both we and the one who was found with the cup.”

Joshua 7:8 · BSB

O Lord, what can I say, now that Israel has turned its back and run from its enemies?

Lamentations 3:22 · BSB

Because of the loving devotion of the LORD we are not consumed, for His mercies never fail.

Daniel 9:4–16 · BSB

And I prayed to the LORD my God and confessed, “O, Lord, the great and awesome God, who keeps His covenant of loving devotion to those who love Him and keep His commandments,

Romans 3:19 · BSB

Now we know that whatever the law says, it says to those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be silenced and the whole world held accountable to God.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

9Though 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.

11that 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.

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