Ezra:9

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* Now when these things were done , the princes came to me , saying , The people of Israel Yisra #el #, and the priests , and the Levites , have not separated themselves from the people of the lands , doing according to their abominations tow #ebah #, even of the Canaanites K @na #aniy #, the Hittites , the Perizzites , the Jebusites , the Ammonites , the Moabites Mow #abiy #, the Egyptians , and the Amorites . * For they have taken of their daughters for themselves , and for their sons : so that the holy seed have mingled themselves with the people of those lands : yea , the hand of the princes and rulers hath been chief in this trespass ma #al #. * And when I heard this thing , I rent my garment and my mantle m @#iyl #, and plucked off the hair of my head and of my beard , and sat down astonied . * Then were assembled unto me every one that trembled at the words of the God of Israel Yisra #el #, because of the transgression of those that had been carried away ; and I sat astonied until the evening sacrifice . * And at the evening sacrifice I arose up from my heaviness ta #aniyth #; and having rent my garment and my mantle m @#iyl #, I fell upon my knees , and spread out my hands unto the LORD my God , * And 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 ro #sh #, and our trespass is grown up unto the heavens . * Since the days of our fathers have we been in a great trespass 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 a spoil , and to confusion of face , as it is this day . * And now for a little space grace hath been shewed from the LORD 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 . * For we were bondmen ; yet our God hath not forsaken us in our bondage , but hath extended mercy 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 desolations thereof , and to give us a wall in Judah and in Jerusalem . * 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 tow #ebah #, which have filled it from one end to another with their uncleanness tum #ah #. * 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 ma #aseh #, 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 tow #ebah #? 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 Yisra #el #, 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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