Ezra:9:10-15

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* And now , O our God , what shall we say after this ? for we have forsaken thy commandments , * Which thou hast commanded by thy servants the prophets , saying , The land , unto which ye go to possess it , is an unclean land with the filthiness of the people of the lands , with their abominations , which have filled it from one end to another with their uncleanness . * Now therefore give not your daughters unto their sons , neither take their daughters unto your sons , nor seek their peace or their wealth 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 . * And after all that is come upon us for our evil deeds , and for our great trespass , seeing that thou our God hast punished us less than our iniquities deserve , and hast given us such deliverance as this ; * Should we again break thy commandments , and join in affinity with the people of these abominations ? wouldest not thou be angry with us till thou hadst consumed us , so that there should be no remnant nor escaping ? * O LORD God of Israel , thou art righteous : for we remain yet escaped , as it is this day : behold , we are before thee in our trespasses : for we cannot stand before thee because of this .

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