Ezra 9:15 meaning and explanation
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.”
Ezra 9:15, Berean Standard Bible
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Ezra, a scribe and priest who returned from Babylon, speaks this closing line of his prayer. He has just learned that the exiles, including their leaders, have intermarried with surrounding peoples, and he has torn his clothes in grief.
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