Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Ezra 9

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Ezra 9 . 1 , Ezra mourns for the affinity of the people with strangers; Ezra 9 . 5 , He prays unto God , with confession of sins.

Ezra 9:1

After these things had been accomplished, the leaders approached me and said, "The people of Israel, including the priests and Levites, have not kept themselves separate from the surrounding peoples whose abominations are like those of the Canaanites, Hittites, Perizzites, Jebusites, Ammonites, Moabites, Egyptians, and Amorites.

Ezra 9:1 · BSB

the princes3 parallels

have not separated10 parallels

doing according8 parallels

of the Canaanites5 parallels

Ammonites6 parallels

Moabites1 parallel

Reciprocal21 parallels

Ezra 9:2

Indeed, the Israelites have taken some of their daughters as wives for themselves and their sons, so that the holy seed has been mixed with the people of the land. And the leaders and officials have taken the lead in this unfaithfulness!"

Ezra 9:2 · BSB

taken of their6 parallels

the holy seed7 parallels

mingled5 parallels

the hand4 parallels

Reciprocal12 parallels

Ezra 9:3

When I heard this report, I tore my tunic and cloak, pulled out some hair from my head and beard, and sat down in horror.

Ezra 9:3 · BSB

rent5 parallels

off8 parallels

sat8 parallels

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Ezra 9:4

Then everyone who trembled at the words of the God of Israel gathered around me because of the unfaithfulness of the exiles, while I sat there in horror until the evening offering.

Ezra 9:4 · BSB

trembled5 parallels

until3 parallels

Reciprocal14 parallels

Ezra 9:5

At the evening offering, I got up from my humiliation with my tunic and cloak torn, and I fell on my knees, spread out my hands to the LORD my God,

Ezra 9:5 · BSB

I fell5 parallels

spread8 parallels

Reciprocal17 parallels

heaviness or , affliction

Ezra 9:6

and said: “O my God, I am ashamed and embarrassed to lift up my face to You, my God, because our iniquities are higher than our heads, and our guilt has reached the heavens.

Ezra 9:6 · BSB

I am ashamed12 parallels

our iniquities4 parallels

grown up3 parallels

Reciprocal30 parallels

trespass or , guiltiness

Ezra 9:7

From the days of our fathers to this day, our guilt has been great. Because of our iniquities, we and our kings and priests have been delivered into the hands of the kings of the earth and put to the sword and captivity, to pillage and humiliation, as we are this day.

Ezra 9:7 · BSB

Since the days13 parallels

for our iniquities10 parallels

into the hand7 parallels

to confusion2 parallels

as it is this day3 parallels

Reciprocal28 parallels

Ezra 9:8

But now, for a brief moment, grace has come from the LORD our God to preserve for us a remnant and to give us a stake in His holy place. Even in our bondage, our God has given us new life and light to our eyes.

Ezra 9:8 · BSB

grace hath4 parallels

a remnant15 parallels

a nail3 parallels

or a pin , i.e. a constant and sure abode

in his holy place2 parallels

lighten5 parallels

reviving5 parallels

Reciprocal8 parallels

little space Heb. moment

Ezra 9:9

Though we are slaves, our God has not forsaken us in our bondage, but He has extended to us grace in the sight of the kings of Persia, giving us new life to rebuild the house of our God and repair its ruins, and giving us a wall of protection in Judah and Jerusalem.

Ezra 9:9 · BSB

we were bondmen2 parallels

yet our God5 parallels

in the sight5 parallels

to set up4 parallels

a wall4 parallels

Or rather , a hedge or fence , gader , such as were made for sheep-folds

Reciprocal12 parallels

repair Heb. set up

Ezra 9:10

And now, our God, what can we say after this? For we have forsaken the commandments

Ezra 9:10 · BSB

what shall we say5 parallels

Reciprocal5 parallels

Ezra 9:11

that You gave through Your servants the prophets, saying: 'The land that you are entering to possess is a land polluted by the impurity of its peoples and the abominations with which they have filled it from end to end.

Ezra 9:11 · BSB

The land5 parallels

the filthiness3 parallels

one end to another1 parallel

Heb. mouth to mouth

Reciprocal13 parallels

by thy servants Heb. by the hand of thy servants

Ezra 9:12

Now, therefore, do not give your daughters in marriage to their sons or take their daughters for your sons. Never seek their peace or prosperity, so that you may be strong and may eat the good things of the land, leaving it as an inheritance to your sons forever.'

Ezra 9:12 · BSB

give not5 parallels

nor seek their peace4 parallels

that ye may3 parallels

and eat1 parallel

and leave it6 parallels

Reciprocal11 parallels

Ezra 9:13

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 · BSB

after all4 parallels

less5 parallels

hast given us2 parallels

Reciprocal21 parallels

hast punished etc. Heb. hast withheld beneath our iniquities

Ezra 9:14

shall we again break Your commandments and intermarry with the peoples who commit these abominations? Would You not become so angry with us as to wipe us out, leaving no remnant or survivor?

Ezra 9:14 · BSB

we again4 parallels

join in4 parallels

wouldest not thou5 parallels

no remnant6 parallels

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Ezra 9:15

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 · BSB

thou art righteous5 parallels

for we remain2 parallels

in our trespasses8 parallels

we cannot5 parallels

Reciprocal12 parallels

The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge is the classical cross-reference layer — centuries of catchword parallels beneath the site’s quotations, allusions, and echoes. Every reference above also flows into the wider web of connections.

In the wider web5 threads
Intertextuality Pairs
Allusions Ezra 9:1 → Deuteronomy 7:1-3, Ezra 9:1-2 → Exodus 34:11, Ezra 9:11-12 → Leviticus 18:27
Trajectories
Remnant (Faithful Few Preserved), Spiritual Adultery (Covenant Faithfulness and Idolatry)
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