Ezra 9:10
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New International Version (©2011)
"But now, our God, what can we say after this? For we have forsaken the commands

New Living Translation (©2007)
"And now, O our God, what can we say after all of this? For once again we have abandoned your commands!

English Standard Version (©2001)
“And now, O our God, what shall we say after this? For we have forsaken your commandments,

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
"Now, our God, what shall we say after this? For we have forsaken Your commandments,

King James Bible (Cambridge Ed.)
And now, O our God, what shall we say after this? for we have forsaken thy commandments,

Holman Christian Standard Bible (©2009)
Now, our God, what can we say in light of this? For we have abandoned the commands

International Standard Version (©2012)
Now, our God, what can we say besides this? Because we have abandoned your commandments

NET Bible (©2006)
"And now what are we able to say after this, our God? For we have forsaken your commandments

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
"And now, our God, what can we say after all this? We have abandoned your commandments!

King James 2000 Bible (©2003)
And now, O our God, what shall we say after this? for we have forsaken your commandments,

American King James Version
And now, O our God, what shall we say after this? for we have forsaken your commandments,

American Standard Version
And now, O our God, what shall we say after this? for we have forsaken thy commandments,

Douay-Rheims Bible
And now, O our God, what shall we say after this? for we have forsaken thy commandments,

Darby Bible Translation
And now, what shall we say, our God, after this? for we have forsaken thy commandments,

English Revised Version
And now, O our God, what shall we say after this? for we have forsaken thy commandments,

Webster's Bible Translation
And now, O our God, what shall we say after this? for we have forsaken thy commandments,

World English Bible
"Now, our God, what shall we say after this? For we have forsaken your commandments,

Young's Literal Translation
'And now, what do we say, O our God, after this? for we have forsaken Thy commands,

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

9:5-15 The sacrifice, especially the evening sacrifice, was a type of the blessed Lamb of God, who in the evening of the world, was to take away sin by the sacrifice of himself. Ezra's address is a penitent confession of sin, the sin of his people. But let this be the comfort of true penitents, that though their sins reach to the heavens, God's mercy is in the heavens. Ezra, speaking of sin, speaks as one much ashamed. Holy shame is as necessary in true repentance as holy sorrow. Ezra speaks as much amazed. The discoveries of guilt cause amazement; the more we think of sin, the worse it looks. Say, God be merciful to me sinner. Ezra speaks as one much afraid. There is not a surer or saddler presage of ruin, than turning to sin, after great judgments, and great deliverances. Every one in the church of God, has to wonder that he has not wearied out the Lord's patience, and brought destruction upon himself. What then must be the case of the ungodly? But though the true penitent has nothing to plead in his own behalf, the heavenly Advocate pleads most powerfully for him.

Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And now, O our God, what shall we say after this?.... What apology or excuse can be made for such ingratitude? what can be said in favour of such a people? what kindness can be expected to be shown to a people who had behaved in so base a manner?

for we have forsaken thy commandments: particularly those which related to marriages with people of other nations.

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Ezra's Prayer of Confession
…9For we were slaves; yet our God has not forsaken us in our bondage, but has extended mercy to us in the sight of the kings of Persia, to give us a reviving, to set up the house of our God, and to repair the desolations thereof, and to give us a wall in Judah and in Jerusalem. 10And now, O our God, what shall we say after this? for we have forsaken your commandments, 11Which you have commanded by your servants the prophets, saying, The land, to which you go to possess it, is an unclean land with the filthiness of the people of the lands, with their abominations, which have filled it from one end to another with their uncleanness. …

Ezra 9:9 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 9:11 you gave through your servants the prophets when you said: 'The land you are entering to possess is a land polluted by the corruption of its peoples. By their detestable practices they have filled it with their impurity from one end to the other.