Ezra:9:10-15
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And now what shall we say ,
O our God ,
after this ?
for we have forsaken thy commandments ,
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Which thou hast commanded through means of thy servants the prophets ,
saying ,
The land ,
unto which ye go to take possession thereof ,
is a land defiled through the defilement of the nations of the lands ,
through their abominations ,
with which they have filled it from one end to another through their uncleanness .
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And now your daughters shall ye not give unto their sons ,
and their daughters shall ye not take for your sons ,
and ye shall not seek their peace and their welfare unto eternity :
in order that ye may be strong ,
and eat the best of the land ,
and leave it for an inheritance to your children unto eternity .
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And after all that is come over us for our evil deeds ,
and for our great guiltiness ,
seeing that thou our God hast spared us less than our iniquities ,
and hast given us such deliverance as this :
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Should we again make void thy commandments ,
and make marriage with these people of abominations ?
wouldst thou not be angry with us even to make an end of us ,
so that there would not be any remnant or escape ?
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O Lord ,
God of Israel ,
thou art righteous ;
for we have been left a remnant that hath escaped ,
as it is this day ;
behold ,
we are before thee in our guiltiness ;
for there is no standing before thee because of this .
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