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 9:1 ¶ Now when these things were done, the princes drew near unto me, saying, The people of Israel, and the priests and the Levites, have not separated themselves from the peoples of the lands, [doing] according to their abominations, even of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Jebusites, the Ammonites, the Moabites, the Egyptians, and the Amorites.

 9:1 ¶ Now when these thingsº were done,ºº the princesº cameºº toº me, saying,ºº The peopleº of Israel,º and the priests,º and the Levites,º have notº separatedºº themselvesº from the peopleºº of the lands,º [doing] according to their abominations,º [even] of the Canaanites,º the Hittites,º the Perizzites,º the Jebusites,º the Ammonites,º the Moabites,º the Egyptians,º and the Amorites.º

 9:2 For they have taken of their daughters for themselves and for their sons, so that the holy seed have mingled themselves with the peoples of the lands: yea, the hand of the princes and rulers hath been chief in this trespass.

 9:2 Forº they have takenºº of their daughtersºº for themselves, and for their sons:º so that the holyº seedº have mingledºº themselvesº with the peopleº of [those] lands:º yea, the handº of the princesº and rulersº hath beenº chiefº in thisº trespass.º

 9:3 And when I heard this thing, I rent my garment and my robe, and plucked off the hair of my head and of my beard, and sat down confounded.

 9:3 And when I heardººº thisº thing,º I rentººº my garmentº and my mantle,º and plucked offºº the hairºº of my headº and of my beard,º and sat downºº astonied.ºº

 9:4 Then were assembled unto me every one that trembled at the words of the God of Israel, because of the trespass of them of the captivity; and I sat confounded until the evening oblation.

 9:4 Then were assembledºº untoº me every oneº that trembledº at the wordsº of the Godº of Israel,º becauseº of the transgressionº of those that had been carried away;º and Iº satºº astoniedºº untilº the eveningº sacrifice.º

 9:5 ¶ And at the evening oblation I arose up from my humiliation, even with my garment and my robe rent; and I fell upon my knees, and spread out my hands unto Jehovah my God;

 9:5 ¶ And at the eveningº sacrificeº I arose upºº from my heaviness;ºº and having rentºº my garmentº and my mantle,º I fellºº uponº my knees,º and spread outºº my handsº untoº the LORDº my God,º

 9:6 and I said, O my God, I am ashamed and blush to lift up my face to thee, my God; for our iniquities are increased over our head, and our guiltiness is grown up unto the heavens.

 9:6 And said,ºº O my God,º I am ashamedºº and blushºº to lift upºº my faceº toº thee, my God:º forº our iniquitiesº are increasedºº overº [our] head,º and our trespassº is grown upºº untoº the heavens.º

 9:7 Since the days of our fathers we have been exceeding guilty unto this day; and for our iniquities have we, our kings, and our priests, been delivered into the hand of the kings of the lands, to the sword, to captivity, and to plunder, and to confusion of face, as it is this day.

 9:7 Since the daysºº of our fathersº [have] weº [been] in a greatº trespassº untoº thisº day;º and for our iniquitiesº have we,º our kings,º [and] our priests,º been deliveredºº into the handº of the kingsº of the lands,º to the sword,º to captivity,º and to a spoil,º and to confusionº of face,º as [it is] thisº day.º

 9:8 And now for a little moment grace hath been showed from Jehovah our God, to leave us a remnant to escape, and to give us a nail in his holy place, that our God may lighten our eyes, and give us a little reviving in our bondage.

 9:8 And nowº for a littleº spaceº graceº hath beenº [shewed] fromºº the LORDº our God,º to leaveºº us a remnant to escape,º and to giveºº us a nailº in his holyº place,º that our Godº may lightenºº our eyes,º and giveºº us a littleº revivingº in our bondage.º

 9:9 For we are bondmen; yet our God hath not forsaken us in our bondage, but hath extended lovingkindness unto us in the sight of the kings of Persia, to give us a reviving, to set up the house of our God, and to repair the ruins thereof, and to give us a wall in Judah and in Jerusalem.

 9:9 Forº weº [were] bondmen;º yet our Godº hath notº forsakenºº us in our bondage,º but hath extendedºº mercyº untoº us in the sightº of the kingsº of Persia,º to giveºº us a reviving,º to set upººº the houseº of our God,º and to repairººº the desolationsº thereof, and to giveºº us a wallº in Judahº and in Jerusalem.º

 9:10 And now, O our God, what shall we say after this? for we have forsaken thy commandments,

 9:10 And now,º O our God,º whatº shall we sayºº afterº this?º forº we have forsakenºº thy commandments,º

 9:11 which thou hast commanded by thy servants the prophets, saying, The land, unto which ye go to possess it, is an unclean land through the uncleanness of the peoples of the lands, through their abominations, which have filled it from one end to another with their filthiness:

 9:11 Whichº thou hast commandedºº byº thy servantsº the prophets,º saying,ºº The land,º unto whichº yeº goºº to possessºº it, is an uncleanº landº with the filthinessº of the peopleº of the lands,º with their abominations,º whichº have filledºº it from one endºº toº anotherº with their uncleanness.º

 9:12 now therefore give not your daughters unto their sons, neither take their daughters unto your sons, nor seek their peace or their prosperity for ever; that ye may be strong, and eat the good of the land, and leave it for an inheritance to your children for ever.

 9:12 Nowº therefore giveºº notº your daughtersº unto their sons,º neitherº takeºº their daughtersº unto your sons,º norº seekºº their peaceº or their wealthº forº ever:ºº thatº ye may be strong,ºº and eatººº the goodº of the land,º and leave [it] for an inheritanceºº to your childrenº for ever.ºº

 9:13 And after all that is come upon us for our evil deeds, and for our great guilt, seeing that thou our God hast punished us less than our iniquities deserve, and hast given us such a remnant,

 9:13 And afterº allº that is comeºº uponº us for our evilº deeds,º and for our greatº trespass,º seeingº that thouº our Godº hast punishedºº us lessº than our iniquitiesºº [deserve], and hast givenºº us [such] deliveranceº as this;º

 9:14 shall we again break thy commandments, and join in affinity with the peoples that do these abominations? wouldest not thou be angry with us till thou hadst consumed us, so that there should be no remnant, nor any to escape?

 9:14 Should we againºº breakºº thy commandments,º and join in affinityºº with the peopleº of theseº abominations?º wouldest notº thou be angryºº with us tillº thou hadst consumedºº [us], so that [there should be] noº remnantº nor escaping?º

 9:15 O Jehovah, the God of Israel, thou art righteous; for we are left a remnant that is escaped, as it is this day: behold, we are before thee in our guiltiness; for none can stand before thee because of this.

 9:15 O LORDº Godº of Israel,º thouº [art] righteous:º forº we remainºº yet escaped,º as [it is] thisº day:º behold,º we [are] beforeº thee in our trespasses:º forº we cannotº standºº beforeº thee becauseº of this.º