Ezra 9:7 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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.”

Ezra 9:7 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Ezra 9:7 in 6 Bible Translations

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Ezra 9:7 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Since the days of our fathers we have been exceedingly guilty to this day; and for our iniquities we, our kings, and our priests have been delivered into the hand of the kings of the lands, to the sword, to captivity, to plunder, and to confusion of face, as it is this day.”

Ezra 9:7 — World English Bible

Ezra 9:7 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Since the days of our fathers we have been exceeding guilty 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 plunder, and to confusion of face, as it is this day.”

Ezra 9:7 — American Standard Version

Ezra 9:7 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“`From the days of our fathers we <FI>are<Fi> in great guilt unto this day, and in our iniquities we have been given--we, our kings, our priests--into the hand of the kings of the lands, with sword, with captivity, and with spoiling, and with shame of face, as <FI>at<Fi> this day.”

Ezra 9:7 — Young's Literal Translation

Ezra 9:7 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Since the days of our fathers, we have been in great trespass to this day; and for our iniquities we, our kings, our priests, have been given into the hand of the kings of the lands, to the sword, and to captivity, and to spoil, and to confusion of face, as it is this day.”

Ezra 9:7 — Darby Translation

Ezra 9:7 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“From the dayes of our fathers haue we bin in a great trespasse vnto this day, and for our iniquities haue we, our Kings, and our Priestes bene deliuered into the hand of the kings of the lands, vnto the sword, into captiuitie, into a spoyle, and into confusion of face, as appeareth this day.”

Ezra 9:7 — Geneva Bible

Ezra 9:7 in Context — Ezra 9

5 Puis, au moment de l’offrande du soir, je me levai du sein de mon humiliation, avec mes vêtements et mon manteau déchirés, je tombai à genoux, j’étendis les mains vers l’Éternel, mon Dieu,

6 et je dis: Mon Dieu, je suis dans la confusion, et j’ai honte, ô mon Dieu, de lever ma face vers toi; car nos iniquités se sont multipliées par-dessus nos têtes, et nos fautes ont atteint jusqu’aux cieux.

7 Depuis les jours de nos pères nous avons été grandement coupables jusqu’à ce jour, et c’est à cause de nos iniquités que nous avons été livrés, nous, nos rois et nos sacrificateurs, aux mains des rois étrangers, à l’épée, à la captivité, au pillage, et à la honte qui couvre aujourd’hui notre visage.

8 Et cependant l’Éternel, notre Dieu, vient de nous faire grâce en nous laissant quelques réchappés et en nous accordant un abri dans son saint lieu, afin d’éclaircir nos yeux et de nous donner un peu de vie au milieu de notre servitude.

9 Car nous sommes esclaves, mais Dieu ne nous a pas abandonnés dans notre servitude. Il nous a rendus les objets de la bienveillance des rois de Perse, pour nous conserver la vie afin que nous puissions bâtir la maison de notre Dieu et en relever les ruines, et pour nous donner une retraite en Juda et à Jérusalem.

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