Ezra 9:8-9

8 “But now, for a brief moment, the LORD our God has been gracious in leaving us a remnant and giving us a firm place^[a] in his sanctuary, and so our God gives light to our eyes and a little relief in our bondage.

9 Though we are slaves, our God has not forsaken us in our bondage. He has shown us kindness in the sight of the kings of Persia: He has granted us new life to rebuild the house of our God and repair its ruins, and he has given us a wall of protection in Judah and Jerusalem.

Ezra 9:8-9 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO EZRA 9

Ezra being informed, by some of the princes who complained unto him, of the marriages of many of the Israelites with the people of the land, the Canaanites and others, was greatly grieved and distressed, Ezr 9:1-5, upon which he made a confession of their sins to God, with great shame, sorrow, and contrition, and deprecated the evils which they deserved, Ezr 9:6-15.

Cross References

• 1. Psalms 25:16; Psalms 67:1; Psalms 119:58; Isaiah 33:2
• 2. S Genesis 45:7
• 3. Ecclesiastes 12:11; Isaiah 22:23
• 4. Psalms 13:3; Psalms 19:8
• 5. S Exodus 1:14; Nehemiah 9:36
• 6. S 2 Kings 25:28; Psalms 106:46; Ezra 7:28
• 7. Psalms 69:35; Isaiah 43:1; Isaiah 44:26; Isaiah 48:20; Isaiah 52:9; Isaiah 63:9; Jeremiah 32:44; Zechariah 1:16-17

Footnotes

• [a]. Or "a foothold"