SEV Biblia, Chapter 9:2
Y ya se había apartado la simiente de Israel de todos los extranjeros; y estando en pie , confesaron sus pecados, y las iniquidades de sus padres.
Clarke's Bible Commentary - Nehemiah 9:2
Verse 2. The seed of Israel separated themselves] A reformation of this kind was begun by Ezra, Ezra x. 3; but it appears that either more were found out who had taken strange wives, or else those who had separated from them had taken them again. And stood and confessed their sins, and the iniquities of their fathers.] They acknowledged that they had been sinners against God throughout all their generations; that their fathers had sinned and were punished; and that they, with this example before their eyes, had copied their fathers' offenses.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 2. And the seed of Israel separated themselves from all strangers , etc.] Such as were genuine Israelites, of the seed of Abraham, who had married wives of the Gentiles, strangers to the commonwealth of Israel, either before the reformation by Ezra, not being then discovered, or had fallen into this evil since; but now, on the reading of the law, were convinced of it, and so separated themselves from such wives, which was a proof of the truth of their repentance: and stood and confessed their sins, and the iniquities of their fathers : particularly their taking of strange wives, which their fathers had also done, and set them a bad example, which they had followed; of standing and confessing, (see Luke 18:13).
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 1-3 - The word will direct and quicken prayer, for by it the Spirit helps ou infirmities in prayer. The careful study of God's word will more an more discover to us our own sinfulness, and the plenteousness of his salvation; thus it calls us to mourn for sin, and to rejoice in him Every discovery of the truth of God, should render us more unwearied i attendance on his sacred word, and on his worship.
Original Hebrew
ויבדלו 914 זרע 2233 ישׂראל 3478 מכל 3605 בני 1121 נכר 5236 ויעמדו 5975 ויתודו 3034 על 5921 חטאתיהם 2403 ועונות 5771 אבתיהם׃ 1
