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
Read Ezra 9:8 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
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 ourGod, to leave us a remnant to escape, and to give us a nail in his holy place, that ourGod 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 And said, O my God, I am ashamed and blush to lift up my face to thee, my God: for our iniquities are increased over our head, and our trespass is grown up unto the heavens.
7 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.
8 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.
9 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.
10 And now, O our God, what shall we say after this? for we have forsaken thy commandments,
Read the full chapter: Ezra 9 — Daniel's Prayer and the Seventy Weeks →
What Does Ezra 9:8 Mean?
Ezra 9:8 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.
Also explore: Bible verses by topic | Read the full Bible free