Ezra 9:13 meaning and explanation
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),
Ezra 9:13, Berean Standard Bible
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Ezra, a priest and scribe returned from Babylon, prays this in Jerusalem after officials report that returned exiles have intermarried with surrounding peoples. Kneeling with torn clothes, he confesses the nation's long guilt and acknowledges that the exile was deserved.
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