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KJV Lexicon For we were bondmen`ebed (eh'-bed) a servant -- bondage, bondman, (bond-)servant, (man-)servant. yet our God 'elohiym (el-o-heem') angels, exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), (very) great, judges, mighty. hath not forsaken `azab (aw-zab') to loosen, i.e. relinquish, permit, etc. -- commit self, fail, forsake, fortify, help, leave (destitute, off), refuse, surely. us in our bondage `abduwth (ab-dooth') servitude -- bondage. but hath extended natah (naw-taw') to stretch or spread out; by implication, to bend away (including moral deflection); used in a great variety of application (out), stretch (forth, out), take (aside), turn (aside, away), wrest, cause to yield. mercy checed (kheh'-sed) kindness; by implication (towards God) piety: rarely (by opposition) reproof, or (subject.) beauty unto us in the sight paniym (paw-neem') the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.) of the kings melek (meh'-lek) a king -- king, royal. of Persia Parac (paw-ras') Paras (i.e. Persia), an Eastern country, including its inhabitants -- Persia, Persians. to give nathan (naw-than') to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.) us a reviving michyah (mikh-yaw') preservation of life; hence, sustenance; also the live flesh, i.e. the quick -- preserve life, quick, recover selves, reviving, sustenance, victuals. to set up ruwm (room) to be high actively, to rise or raise (in various applications, literally or figuratively) the house bayith (bah'-yith) a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.) of our God 'elohiym (el-o-heem') angels, exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), (very) great, judges, mighty. and to repair `amad (aw-mad') to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive) the desolations chorbah (khor-baw') drought, i.e. (by implication) a desolation -- decayed place, desolate (place, -tion), destruction, (laid) waste (place). thereof and to give nathan (naw-than') to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.) us a wall gader (gaw-dare') a circumvallation; by implication, an inclosure -- fence, hedge, wall. in Judah Yhuwdah (yeh-hoo-daw') celebrated; Jehudah (or Judah), the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory -- Judah. and in Jerusalem Yruwshalaim (yer-oo-shaw-lah'-im) founded peaceful; Jerushalaim or Jerushalem, the capital city of Palestine -- Jerusalem. Parallel Verses New American Standard Bible "For we are slaves; yet in our bondage our God has not forsaken us, but has extended lovingkindness to us in the sight of the kings of Persia, to give us reviving to raise up the house of our God, to restore its ruins and to give us a wall in Judah and Jerusalem. King James Bible For we were bondmen; yet our God hath not forsaken us in our bondage, but hath extended mercy unto 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. Holman Christian Standard Bible Though we are slaves, our God has not abandoned us in our slavery. He has extended grace to us in the presence of the Persian kings, giving us new life, so that we can rebuild the house of our God and repair its ruins, to give us a wall in Judah and Jerusalem. International Standard Version Even though we are slaves, our God has not abandoned us in our slavery. Instead, he has extended gracious love to us in the presence of the kings of Persia, to grant us revival, to set up the Temple of our God, to repair its damage, and to give us a protective wall for Judah and Jerusalem. NET Bible Although we are slaves, our God has not abandoned us in our servitude. He has extended kindness to us in the sight of the kings of Persia, in that he has revived us to restore the temple of our God and to raise up its ruins and to give us a protective wall in Judah and Jerusalem. GOD'S WORD® Translation We are slaves, but our God hasn't abandoned us in our slavery. Instead, he has made the kings of Persia treat us kindly. He did this to give us an opportunity to rebuild our God's temple and restore its ruins and to give us a protective wall in Judah and Jerusalem. King James 2000 Bible For we were slaves; yet our God has not forsaken us in our bondage, but has extended mercy unto us in the sight of the kings of Persia, to give us a reviving, to rebuild the house of our God, and to repair its ruins, and to give us a wall in Judah and in Jerusalem. Links Ezra 9:9Ezra 9:9 NIV Ezra 9:9 NLT Ezra 9:9 ESV Ezra 9:9 NASB Ezra 9:9 KJV |
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