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Christian Standard Bible ®
Ezra 9:10
Now, our God, what can we say in light of this? For we have abandoned the commands
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Hebrew Names Version
Now, our God, what shall we say after this? for we have forsaken your mitzvot,
Now, our God, what shall we say after this? for we have forsaken your mitzvot,
King James Version
And now, O our God, what shall we say after this? for we have forsaken thy commandments,
And now, O our God, what shall we say after this? for we have forsaken thy commandments,
English Standard Version
"And now, O our God, what shall we say after this? For we have forsaken your commandments,
"And now, O our God, what shall we say after this? For we have forsaken your commandments,
New Century Version
"But now, our God, what can we say after you have done all this? We have disobeyed your commands
"But now, our God, what can we say after you have done all this? We have disobeyed your commands
New English Translation
"And now what are we able to say after this, our God? For we have forsaken your commandments
"And now what are we able to say after this, our God? For we have forsaken your commandments
Amplified Bible
"Now, O our God, what shall we say after this? For we have abandoned (turned away from) Your commandments,
"Now, O our God, what shall we say after this? For we have abandoned (turned away from) Your commandments,
New American Standard Bible
"And now, our God, what shall we say after this? For we have abandoned Your commandments,
"And now, our God, what shall we say after this? For we have abandoned Your commandments,
World English Bible
Now, our God, what shall we say after this? for we have forsaken your commandments,
Now, our God, what shall we say after this? for we have forsaken your commandments,
Geneva Bible (1587)
And nowe, our God, what shal we say after this? for we haue forsaken thy commandements,
And nowe, our God, what shal we say after this? for we haue forsaken thy commandements,
Legacy Standard Bible
"So now, our God, what shall we say after this? For we have forsaken Your commandments,
"So now, our God, what shall we say after this? For we have forsaken Your commandments,
Berean Standard Bible
And now, our God, what can we say after this? For we have forsaken the commandments
And now, our God, what can we say after this? For we have forsaken the commandments
Contemporary English Version
Our God, what can we say now? Even after all this, we have disobeyed the commands
Our God, what can we say now? Even after all this, we have disobeyed the commands
Complete Jewish Bible
"But now, our God, what are we to say after this? For we have abandoned your mitzvot,
"But now, our God, what are we to say after this? For we have abandoned your mitzvot,
Darby Translation
And now, what shall we say, our God, after this? for we have forsaken thy commandments,
And now, what shall we say, our God, after this? for we have forsaken thy commandments,
Easy-to-Read Version
"Now, God, what can we say to you? We have stopped obeying you again.
"Now, God, what can we say to you? We have stopped obeying you again.
George Lamsa Translation
And now, O our God, what shall we say after all these things? For we have forsaken thy commandments
And now, O our God, what shall we say after all these things? For we have forsaken thy commandments
Good News Translation
"But now, O God, what can we say after all that has happened? We have again disobeyed the commands
"But now, O God, what can we say after all that has happened? We have again disobeyed the commands
Lexham English Bible
"And now our God what shall we say after this? For we have forsaken your commandments,
"And now our God what shall we say after this? For we have forsaken your commandments,
Literal Translation
And now, O our God, what shall we say after this? For we have forsaken Your commandments
And now, O our God, what shall we say after this? For we have forsaken Your commandments
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
O oure God, what shall we saye now after this? that we haue forsaken thy commaundementes,
O oure God, what shall we saye now after this? that we haue forsaken thy commaundementes,
American Standard Version
And now, O our God, what shall we say after this? for we have forsaken thy commandments,
And now, O our God, what shall we say after this? for we have forsaken thy commandments,
Bible in Basic English
And now, O our God, what are we to say after this? for we have not kept your laws,
And now, O our God, what are we to say after this? for we have not kept your laws,
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And nowe O our God, what shall we say after this? for we haue forsaken thy commaundementes,
And nowe O our God, what shall we say after this? for we haue forsaken thy commaundementes,
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And now, O our God, what shall we say after this? for we have forsaken Thy commandments,
And now, O our God, what shall we say after this? for we have forsaken Thy commandments,
King James Version (1611)
And now, O our God, what shal we say after this? for we haue forsaken thy commandements,
And now, O our God, what shal we say after this? for we haue forsaken thy commandements,
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
What shall we say, our God, after this? for we have forsaken thy commandments,
What shall we say, our God, after this? for we have forsaken thy commandments,
English Revised Version
And now, O our God, what shall we say after this? for we have forsaken thy commandments,
And now, O our God, what shall we say after this? for we have forsaken thy commandments,
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And now, `oure Lord God, what schulen we seie after these thingis? For we han forsake thi comaundementis,
And now, `oure Lord God, what schulen we seie after these thingis? For we han forsake thi comaundementis,
Update Bible Version
And now, O our God, what shall we say after this? for we have forsaken your commandments,
And now, O our God, what shall we say after this? for we have forsaken your commandments,
Webster's Bible Translation
And now, O our God, what shall we say after this? for we have forsaken thy commandments,
And now, O our God, what shall we say after this? for we have forsaken thy commandments,
New King James Version
And now, O our God, what shall we say after this? For we have forsaken Your commandments,
And now, O our God, what shall we say after this? For we have forsaken Your commandments,
New Living Translation
"And now, O our God, what can we say after all of this? For once again we have abandoned your commands!
"And now, O our God, what can we say after all of this? For once again we have abandoned your commands!
New Life Bible
And now, our God, what should we say after this? For we have turned away from Your Laws,
And now, our God, what should we say after this? For we have turned away from Your Laws,
New Revised Standard
"And now, our God, what shall we say after this? For we have forsaken your commandments,
"And now, our God, what shall we say after this? For we have forsaken your commandments,
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
But, now, what can we say, O our God, after this? for we have forsaken thy commandments,
But, now, what can we say, O our God, after this? for we have forsaken thy commandments,
Douay-Rheims Bible
And now, O our God, what shall we say after this? for we have forsaken thy commandments,
And now, O our God, what shall we say after this? for we have forsaken thy commandments,
Revised Standard Version
"And now, O our God, what shall we say after this? For we have forsaken thy commandments,
"And now, O our God, what shall we say after this? For we have forsaken thy commandments,
Young's Literal Translation
`And now, what do we say, O our God, after this? for we have forsaken Thy commands,
`And now, what do we say, O our God, after this? for we have forsaken Thy commands,
THE MESSAGE
"And now, our God, after all this what can we say for ourselves? For we have thrown your commands to the wind, the commands you gave us through your servants the prophets. They told us, ‘The land you're taking over is a polluted land, polluted with the obscene vulgarities of the people who live there; they've filled it with their moral rot from one end to the other. Whatever you do, don't give your daughters in marriage to their sons nor marry your sons to their daughters. Don't cultivate their good opinion; don't make over them and get them to like you so you can make a lot of money and build up a tidy estate to hand down to your children.'
"And now, our God, after all this what can we say for ourselves? For we have thrown your commands to the wind, the commands you gave us through your servants the prophets. They told us, ‘The land you're taking over is a polluted land, polluted with the obscene vulgarities of the people who live there; they've filled it with their moral rot from one end to the other. Whatever you do, don't give your daughters in marriage to their sons nor marry your sons to their daughters. Don't cultivate their good opinion; don't make over them and get them to like you so you can make a lot of money and build up a tidy estate to hand down to your children.'
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"Now, our God, what shall we say after this? For we have forsaken Your commandments,
"Now, our God, what shall we say after this? For we have forsaken Your commandments,
Contextual Overview
5At the evening offering, I got up from my time of humiliation, with my tunic and robe torn. Then I fell on my knees and spread out my hands to the Lord my God. 6And I said: 7Our guilt has been terrible from the days of our fathers until the present. Because of our iniquities we have been handed over, along with our kings and priests, to the surrounding kings, and to the sword, captivity, plundering, and open shame, as it is today. 8But now, for a brief moment, grace has come from the Lord our God to preserve a remnant for us and give us a stake in his holy place. Even in our slavery, God has given us a little relief and light to our eyes. 9Though we are slaves, our God has not abandoned us in our slavery. He has extended grace to us in the presence of the Persian kings, giving us relief, so that we can rebuild the house of our God and repair its ruins, to give us a wall in Judah and Jerusalem. 10Now, our God, what can we say in light of this? For we have abandoned the commands 11you gave through your servants the prophets, saying: “The land you are entering to possess is an impure land. The surrounding peoples have filled it from end to end with their uncleanness by their impurity and detestable practices. 12So do not give your daughters to their sons in marriage or take their daughters for your sons. Never pursue their welfare or prosperity, so that you will be strong, eat the good things of the land, and leave it as an inheritance to your sons forever.” 13After all that has happened to us because of our evil deeds and terrible guilt—though you, our God, have punished us less than our iniquities deserve and have allowed us to survive— 14should we break your commands again and intermarry with the peoples who commit these detestable practices? Wouldn’t you become so angry with us that you would destroy us, leaving neither remnant nor survivor?
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
what shall we say: Genesis 44:16, Joshua 7:8, Lamentations 3:22, Daniel 9:4-16, Romans 3:19
Reciprocal: Judges 2:2 - but ye have 2 Kings 21:9 - they hearkened Isaiah 38:15 - What Jeremiah 9:13 - General Daniel 9:10 - which
Cross-References
Genesis 8:1
God remembered Noah, as well as all the wildlife and all the livestock that were with him in the ark. God caused a wind to pass over the earth, and the water began to subside.
God remembered Noah, as well as all the wildlife and all the livestock that were with him in the ark. God caused a wind to pass over the earth, and the water began to subside.
Genesis 9:1
God blessed Noah and his sons and said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth.
God blessed Noah and his sons and said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth.
Genesis 9:5
And I will require a penalty for your lifeblood; I will require it from any animal and from any human; if someone murders a fellow human, I will require that person’s life.
And I will require a penalty for your lifeblood; I will require it from any animal and from any human; if someone murders a fellow human, I will require that person’s life.
Genesis 9:6
Whoever sheds human blood,by humans his blood will be shed,for God made humans in his image.
Whoever sheds human blood,by humans his blood will be shed,for God made humans in his image.
Genesis 9:15
I will remember my covenant between me and you and all the living creatures: water will never again become a flood to destroy every creature.
I will remember my covenant between me and you and all the living creatures: water will never again become a flood to destroy every creature.
Genesis 9:16
The bow will be in the clouds, and I will look at it and remember the permanent covenant between God and all the living creatures on earth.”
The bow will be in the clouds, and I will look at it and remember the permanent covenant between God and all the living creatures on earth.”
Psalms 145:9
The Lord is good to everyone;his compassion rests on all he has made.
The Lord is good to everyone;his compassion rests on all he has made.
Jonah 4:11
But may I not care about the great city of Nineveh, which has more than a hundred and twenty thousand people who cannot distinguish between their right and their left, as well as many animals?”
But may I not care about the great city of Nineveh, which has more than a hundred and twenty thousand people who cannot distinguish between their right and their left, as well as many animals?”
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And now, O our God, what shall we say after this?.... What apology or excuse can be made for such ingratitude? what can be said in favour of such a people? what kindness can be expected to be shown to a people who had behaved in so base a manner?
for we have forsaken thy commandments: particularly those which related to marriages with people of other nations.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Ezra 9:10. What shall we say after this? — Even in the midst of these beginnings of respite and mercy we have begun to provoke thee anew!
