Ezra 9:14 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Should we again break thy commandments, and join in affinity with the people of these abominations? wouldest not thou be angry with us till thou hadst consumed us, so that there should be no remnant nor escaping?”
Ezra 9:14 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Ezra 9:14 in 6 Bible Translations
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Ezra 9:14 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“shall we again break your commandments, and join ourselves with the peoples that do these abominations? Wouldn’t you be angry with us until you had consumed us, so that there would be no remnant, nor any to escape?”
Ezra 9:14 — World English Bible
Ezra 9:14 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“shall we again break thy commandments, and join in affinity with the peoples that do these abominations? wouldest not thou be angry with us till thou hadst consumed us, so that there should be no remnant, nor any to escape? ”
Ezra 9:14 — American Standard Version
Ezra 9:14 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“do we turn back to break Thy commands, and to join ourselves in marriage with the people of these abominations? art not Thou angry against us--even to consumption--till there is no remnant and escaped part?”
Ezra 9:14 — Young's Literal Translation
Ezra 9:14 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“should we again break thy commandments, and join in affinity with the peoples of these abominations? wouldest thou not be angry with us till thou hadst consumed us, so that there should be no remnant nor any to escape? ”
Ezra 9:14 — Darby Translation
Ezra 9:14 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Should we returne to breake thy commadements, and ioyne in affinitie with the people of such abominations? wouldest not thou be angrie towarde vs till thou haddest consumed vs, so that there should be no remnant nor any escaping?”
Ezra 9:14 — Geneva Bible
Ezra 9:14 in Context — Ezra 9
12 Now therefore give not your daughters unto their sons, neither take their daughters unto your sons, nor seek their peace or their wealth for ever: that ye may be strong, and eat the good of the land, and leave it for an inheritance to your children for ever.
13 And after all that is come upon us for our evil deeds, and for our great trespass, seeing that thou our God hast punished us less than our iniquities deserve, and hast given us such deliverance as this;
14 Should we again break thy commandments, and join in affinity with the people of these abominations? wouldest not thou be angry with us till thou hadst consumed us, so that there should be no remnant nor escaping?
15 O Lord God of Israel, thou art righteous: for we remain yet escaped, as it is this day: behold, we are before thee in our trespasses: for we cannot stand before thee because of this.
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What Does Ezra 9:14 Mean?
Ezra 9:14 is a verse from the Book of Ezra, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Ezra chapter 9. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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