Ezra 9:8 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And now for a little space grace hath been shewed from the Lord our God, to leave us a remnant to escape, and to give us a nail in his holy place, that our God may lighten our eyes, and give us a little reviving in our bondage.”
Ezra 9:8 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Ezra 9:8 in 6 Bible Translations
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Ezra 9:8 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Now for a little moment grace has been shown from Yahweh our God, to leave us a remnant to escape, and to give us a stake in his holy place, that our God may lighten our eyes, and revive us a little in our bondage.”
Ezra 9:8 — World English Bible
Ezra 9:8 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And now for a little moment grace hath been showed from Jehovah our God, to leave us a remnant to escape, and to give us a nail in his holy place, that our God may lighten our eyes, and give us a little reviving in our bondage.”
Ezra 9:8 — American Standard Version
Ezra 9:8 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“`And now, as a small moment hath grace been from Jehovah our God, to leave to us an escape, and to give to us a nail in His holy place, by our God's enlightening our eyes, and by giving us a little quickening in our servitude;”
Ezra 9:8 — Young's Literal Translation
Ezra 9:8 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And now for a little space there hath been favour from Jehovah our God, to leave us a remnant to escape, and to give us a nail in his holy place, that our God may lighten our eyes, and give us a little reviving in our bondage.”
Ezra 9:8 — Darby Translation
Ezra 9:8 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And now for a litle space grace hath bene shewed from the Lord our God, in causing a remnant to escape, and in giuing vs a nayle in his holy place, that our God may light our eyes, and giue vs a litle reuiuing in our seruitude.”
Ezra 9:8 — Geneva Bible
Ezra 9:8 in Context — Ezra 9
6 E disse: Meu Deus, estou confuso e envergonhado de levantar a ti, meu Deus, o meu rosto; pois nossas perversidades se multiplicaram sobre nossa [cabeça] , e nossa culpa cresceu até os céus.
7 Desde os dias de nossos pais até o dia de hoje estamos em grande culpa; e por nossas perversidades nós, nossos reis, e nossos sacerdotes, somos entregues nas mãos dos reis das terras, à espada, ao cativeiro, ao roubo, e à vergonha de rosto, como [se vê] hoje.
8 Mas agora, por um breve momento, houve favor da parte do SENHOR nosso Deus, para deixar um restante livre, e para nos dar uma estaca em seu santo lugar, a fim de iluminar nossos olhos, ó Deus nosso, e nos dar um pouco de alívio em nossa escravidão.
9 Porque somos escravos; porém em nossa escravidão nosso Deus não nos desamparou, mas, sim, inclinou sobre nós bondade diante dos reis da Pérsia, para nos dar alívio, para levantarmos a casa de nosso Deus, e restaurarmos suas ruínas, e para nos dar um muro em Judá e em Jerusalém.
10 Mas agora, ó Deus nosso, o que diremos depois disto? Porque abandonamos os teus mandamentos,
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