Ezra 9:15

“O Lord God of Israel, thou art righteous, etc.] And would appear to be so, should Israel be entirely cut off, and utterly consumed for their iniquities: for we remain yet escaped, as it is this day; that they remained yet escaped out of captivity, and escaped the wrath and vengeance of God, was not owing to any deserts of theirs, but to the grace and mercy of God, who had not stirred up all his wrath, as their sins deserved: behold, we are before thee in our trespasses; to do with us as seems good in thy sight; we have nothing to plead on our behalf, but cast ourselves at thy feet, if so be unmerited favour may be shown us: for we cannot stand before thee because of this; this evil of…”

“Some take “righteous” to mean here “kind” or “merciful.” Others give it the more usual sense of “just,” and understand the full meaning of the passage to be, “Thou art righteous, and hast punished us, because of our sin, the contraction of forbidden marriages, so that we are a mere remnant of what was once a great people.” return to 'Top of Page' Footnotes: Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliographical Information Barnes, Albert. "Commentary on Ezra 9". "Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible". https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/eng/bnb/ezra-9.html. 1870. StudyLight.org © 2001-2026 Powered by Lightspeed Technology”

“We are - We are here in thy presence, and so are all our sins; we are arraigning ourselves before thy tribunal, acknowledging thee to be just, if thou destroy us. Before thee - In judgment, as that word is often used, we must needs fall and perish at thy presence. Next: Ezra Chapter 10”

“9:15 you are just: God’s anger with sin is based on his justice and holiness.”

“thou art righteous: Neh 9:33, Neh 9:34; Dan 9:7-11, Dan 9:14; Rom 10:3 for we remain: Lam 3:22, Lam 3:23 in our trespasses: Isa 64:6, Isa 64:7; Eze 33:10; Zac 3:3, Zac 3:4; Joh 8:21, Joh 8:24; Co1 15:17 we cannot: Job 9:2, Job 9:3; Psa 130:3, Psa 143:2; Rom 3:19 Next: Ezra Chapter 10”