V.1 Now when these things were done, 3615-15 the princes 8269 came 5066-8 to me, saying, 559-2 The people 5971 of Israel, 3478 and the priests, 3548 and the Levites, 3881 have not separated 914-8 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 5375-1 of their daughters 1323 for themselves, and for their sons: 1121 so that the holy 6944 seed 2233 have mingled 6148-98 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 8085-2 this thing, 1697 I rent 7167-1 my garment 899 and my mantle, 4598 and plucked off 4803-4 the hair 8181 of my head 7218 and of my beard, 2206 and sat down 3427-4 astonied. 8074-35

9:4 Then were assembled 622-11 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 3427-6 astonied 8074-35 until the evening 6153 sacrifice. 4503

9:5 And at the evening 6153 sacrifice 4503 I arose up 6965-1 from my heaviness; 8589 and having rent 7167-2 my garment 899 and my mantle, 4598 I fell 3766-4 upon my knees, 1290 and spread out 6566-4 my hands 3709 unto the LORD 3068 my God, 430

9:6 And said, 559-4 O my God, 430 I am ashamed 954-1 and blush 3637-8 to lift up 7311-53 my face 6440 to thee, my God: 430 for our iniquities 5771 are increased 7235-1 over 4605 [our] head, 7218 and our trespass 819 is grown up 1431-1 unto the heavens. 8064

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 5414-8 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 7604-53 us a remnant to escape, 6413 and to give 5414-2 us a nail 3489 in his holy 6944 place, 4725 that our God 430 may lighten 215-53 our eyes, 5869 and give 5414-2 us a little 4592 reviving 4241 in our bondage. 5659

9:9 For we [were] bondmen; 5650 yet our God 430 hath not forsaken 5800-1 us in our bondage, 5659 but hath extended 5186-55 mercy 2617 unto us in the sight 6440 of the kings 4428 of Persia, 6539 to give 5414-2 us a reviving, 4241 to set up 7311-32 the house 1004 of our God, 430 and to repair 5975-53 the desolations 2723 thereof, and to give 5414-2 us a wall 1447 in Judah 3063 and in Jerusalem. 3389

9:10 And now, O our God, 430 what shall we say 559-4 after 310 this? for we have forsaken 5800-1 thy commandments, 4687

9:11 Which thou hast commanded 6680-14 by 3027 thy servants 5650 the prophets, 5030 saying, 559-2 The land, 776 unto which ye go 935-6 to possess 3423-2 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 4390-14 it from one end 6310 to another 6310 with their uncleanness. 2932

9:12 Now therefore give 5414-4 not your daughters 1323 unto their sons, 1121 neither take 5375-4 their daughters 1323 unto your sons, 1121 nor seek 1875-4 their peace 7965 or their wealth 2896 for 5704 ever: 5769 that ye may be strong, 2388-4 and eat 398-1 the good 2898 of the land, 776 and leave [it] for an inheritance 3423-52 to your children 1121 for ever. 5769

9:13 And after 310 all that is come 935-6 upon us for our evil 7451 deeds, 4639 and for our great 1419 trespass, 819 seeing that thou our God 430 hast punished 2820-1 us less 4295 than our iniquities 5771 [deserve], and hast given 5414- 1 us [such] deliverance 6413 as this;

9:14 Should we again 7725-4 break 6565-53 thy commandments, 4687 and join in affinity 2859-99 with the people 5971 of these abominations? 8441 wouldest not thou be angry 599-4 with us till thou hadst consumed 3615-15 [us], so that [there should be] no remnant 7611 nor escaping? 6413