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Esdra 9:8

Listen to Esdra 9:8
8 Ed ora, per un breve istante, l’Eterno, il nostro Dio, ci ha fatto grazia, lasciandoci alcuni superstiti, e concedendoci un asilo nel suo santo luogo, affin d’illuminare gli occhi nostri, e di darci un po’ di respiro in mezzo al nostro servaggio.

Esdra 9:8 Meaning and Commentary

Ezra 9:8

And now, for a little space, grace hath been showed from the
Lord our God
It was but a small time since the Lord first began to show favour to them, so that they soon after began to revolt from him; which argued the strange propensity of their minds to that which is evil, and from which they could not be restrained by the recent goodness of God unto them:

to leave us a remnant to escape;
out of captivity, from whence a small number were graciously and safely returned to their own land:

and to give us a nail in his holy place;
a fixed settlement in the land of Judea, the holy land the Lord had chosen, and in the temple, the holy place sacred to his worship; or a prince of their own, Zerubbabel, to be the governor of them, under whom they might enjoy settled happiness and prosperity, see ( Isaiah 22:23 ) ( Zechariah 10:4 ) ,

that our God may lighten our eyes;
refresh our spirits, cheer our souls, and give us light and gladness, see ( 1 Samuel 14:27 )

and give us a little reviving in our bondage;
for they were still in some degree of bondage, being in subjection, and tributaries to the kings of Persia; but yet being returned to their own land, it was as life from the dead unto them, at least it was giving them a little life, liberty, and joy.

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Esdra 9:8 In-Context

6 "O mio Dio, io son confuso; e mi vergogno, o mio Dio, d’alzare a te la mia faccia; poiché le nostre iniquità si son moltiplicate fino al disopra del nostro capo, e la nostra colpa è sì grande che arriva al cielo.
7 Dal tempo de’ nostri padri fino al dì d’oggi siamo stati grandemente colpevoli; e a motivo delle nostre iniquità, noi, i nostri re, i nostri sacerdoti, siamo stati dati in mano dei re dei paesi stranieri, in balìa della spada, dell’esilio, della rapina e dell’obbrobrio, come anch’oggi si vede.
8 Ed ora, per un breve istante, l’Eterno, il nostro Dio, ci ha fatto grazia, lasciandoci alcuni superstiti, e concedendoci un asilo nel suo santo luogo, affin d’illuminare gli occhi nostri, e di darci un po’ di respiro in mezzo al nostro servaggio.
9 Poiché noi siamo schiavi; ma il nostro Dio non ci ha abbandonati nel nostro servaggio; che anzi ha fatto sì che trovassimo benevolenza presso i re di Persia, i quali ci hanno dato tanto respiro da poter rimettere in piè la casa dell’Iddio nostro e restaurarne le rovine, e ci hanno concesso un ricovero in Giuda ed in Gerusalemme.
10 Ed ora, o nostro Dio, che direm noi dopo questo? Poiché noi abbiamo abbandonati i tuoi comandamenti,
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