9:1 Now when these things were done 3615 8763, the princes 8269 came 5066 8738 to me, saying 559 8800, The people 5971 of Israel 3478, and the priests 3548, and the Levites 3881, have not separated 914 8738 themselves from the people 5971 of the lands 776, [doing] according to their abominations 8441, [even] of the Canaanites 3669, the Hittites 2850, the Perizzites 6522, the Jebusites 2983, the Ammonites 5984, the Moabites 4125, the Egyptians 4713, and the Amorites 567.

9:2 For they have taken 5375 8804 of their daughters 1323 for themselves, and for their sons 1121: so that the holy 6944 seed 2233 have mingled 6148 8694 themselves with the people 5971 of [those] lands 776: yea, the hand 3027 of the princes 8269 and rulers 5461 hath been chief 7223 in this trespass 4604.

9:3 And when I heard 8085 8800 this thing 1697, I rent 7167 8804 my garment 899 and my mantle 4598, and plucked off 4803 8799 the hair 8181 of my head 7218 and of my beard 2206, and sat down 3427 8799 astonied 8074 8789.

9:4 Then were assembled 622 8735 unto me every one that trembled 2730 at the words 1697 of the God 430 of Israel 3478, because of the transgression 4604 of those that had been carried away 1473; and I sat 3427 8802 astonied 8074 8789 until the evening 6153 sacrifice 4503.

9:5 And at the evening 6153 sacrifice 4503 I arose up 6965 8804 from my heaviness 8589; and having rent 7167 8800 my garment 899 and my mantle 4598, I fell 3766 8799 upon my knees 1290, and spread out 6566 8799 my hands 3709 unto the LORD 3068 my God 430,(heaviness: or, affliction)

9:6 And said 559 8799, O my God 430, I am ashamed 954 8804 and blush 3637 8738 to lift up 7311 8687 my face 6440 to thee, my God 430: for our iniquities 5771 are increased 7235 8804 over 4605 [our] head 7218, and our trespass 819 is grown up 1431 8804 unto the heavens 8064.(trespass: or, guiltiness)

9:7 Since the days 3117 of our fathers 1 [have] we [been] in a great 1419 trespass 819 unto this day 3117; and for our iniquities 5771 have we, our kings 4428, [and] our priests 3548, been delivered 5414 8738 into the hand 3027 of the kings 4428 of the lands 776, to the sword 2719, to captivity 7628, and to a spoil 961, and to confusion 1322 of face 6440, as [it is] this day 3117.

9:8 And now for a little 4592 space 7281 grace 8467 hath been [shewed] from the LORD 3068 our God 430, to leave 7604 8687 us a remnant to escape 6413, and to give 5414 8800 us a nail 3489 in his holy 6944 place 4725, that our God 430 may lighten 215 8687 our eyes 5869, and give 5414 8800 us a little 4592 reviving 4241 in our bondage 5659.(space: Heb. moment)(a nail: or, a pin: that is, a constant and sure abode)

9:9 For we [were] bondmen 5650; yet our God 430 hath not forsaken 5800 8804 us in our bondage 5659, but hath extended 5186 8686 mercy 2617 unto us in the sight 6440 of the kings 4428 of Persia 6539, to give 5414 8800 us a reviving 4241, to set up 7311 8788 the house 1004 of our God 430, and to repair 5975 8687 the desolations 2723 thereof, and to give 5414 8800 us a wall 1447 in Judah 3063 and in Jerusalem 3389.(to repair: Heb. to set up)

9:10 And now, O our God 430, what shall we say 559 8799 after 310 this? for we have forsaken 5800 8804 thy commandments 4687,

9:11 Which thou hast commanded 6680 8765 by 3027 thy servants 5650 the prophets 5030, saying 559 8800, The land 776, unto which ye go 935 8802 to possess 3423 8800 it, is an unclean 5079 land 776 with the filthiness 5079 of the people 5971 of the lands 776, with their abominations 8441, which have filled 4390 8765 it from one end 6310 to another 6310 with their uncleanness 2932.(by: Heb. by the hand of)(from…: Heb. from mouth to mouth)

9:12 Now therefore give 5414 8799 not your daughters 1323 unto their sons 1121, neither take 5375 8799 their daughters 1323 unto your sons 1121, nor seek 1875 8799 their peace 7965 or their wealth 2896 for 5704 ever 5769: that ye may be strong 2388 8799, and eat 398 8804 the good 2898 of the land 776, and leave [it] for an inheritance 3423 8689 to your children 1121 for ever 5769.

9:13 And after 310 all that is come 935 8802 upon us for our evil 7451 deeds 4639, and for our great 1419 trespass 819, seeing that thou our God 430 hast punished 2820 8804 us less 4295 than our iniquities 5771 [deserve], and hast given 5414 8804 us [such] deliverance 6413 as this;(hast punished…: Heb. hast withheld beneath our iniquities)

9:14 Should we again 7725 8799 break 6565 8687 thy commandments 4687, and join in affinity 2859 8692 with the people 5971 of these abominations 8441? wouldest not thou be angry 599 8799 with us till thou hadst consumed 3615 8763 [us], so that [there should be] no remnant 7611 nor escaping 6413?

9:15 O LORD 3068 God 430 of Israel 3478, thou [art] righteous 6662: for we remain 7604 8738 yet escaped 6413, as [it is] this day 3117: behold, we [are] before 6440 thee in our trespasses 819: for we cannot stand 5975 8800 before 6440 thee because of this.

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