Ezra 9:8

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

'But now, for a brief moment, the Lord our God has shown us grace by leaving us a remnant and giving us a secure footing in His holy place, so our God may enlighten our eyes and give us a little relief in our bondage.'

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    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.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    And now for a little while grace has been shown from the LORD our God, to leave us a remnant to escape, and to give us a peg in His holy place, that our God may enlighten our eyes and give us a little reviving in our bondage.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    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.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And now for a little moment grace has 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.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    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.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    But now is there a litle and sodane graciousnes come from the LORDE oure God, so that some of vs are escaped, that he maie geue vs a nayle in his holy place, that oure God maye lighte oure eyes, and geue vs a litle lyfe in oure bondage.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And now for a litle space grace hath bene shewed from the Lord our God, in causing a remnant to escape, & in giuing vs a nayle in his holy place, that our God may light our eyes, & giue vs a litle reuiuing in our seruitude.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And nowe for a litle space grace hath ben shewed from the Lorde our God, in causing a remnaunt to escape, and in geuing vs a nayle in his holy place, that our God may light our eyes, and geue vs a litle lyfe to take breath in our bondage:

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    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.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    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 nail in his holy place, that our God may lighten our eyes, and give us a little reviving in our bondage.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    `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;

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And now for a little time grace has come to us from the Lord our God, to let a small band of us get free and to give us a nail in his holy place, so that our God may give light to our eyes and a measure of new life in our prison chains.

  • 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 nail in his holy place, that our God may lighten our eyes, and give us a little reviving in our bondage.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    “But now briefly we have received mercy from the LORD our God, in that he has left us a remnant and has given us a secure position in his holy place. Thus our God has enlightened our eyes and has given us a little relief in our time of servitude.

Referenced Verses

  • Ps 13:3 : 3 How long must I wrestle with my thoughts and have sorrow in my heart daily? How long will my enemy triumph over me?
  • Eccl 12:11 : 11 The words of the wise are like goads, and their collected sayings are like firmly embedded nails—given by one Shepherd.
  • Isa 1:9 : 9 Unless the LORD of hosts had left us a few survivors, we would have been like Sodom, we would have been like Gomorrah.
  • Isa 22:23-25 : 23 I will drive him like a peg into a firm place, and he will become a throne of glory for his father's house. 24 They will hang on him the whole honor of his father’s house: the offspring and the offshoots, all the small vessels, from the bowls to all the jars. 25 In that day,” declares the LORD of Hosts, “the peg that was driven into the firm place will be removed; it will be cut down and fall, and the load hanging on it will be destroyed. For the LORD has spoken.
  • Isa 56:5 : 5 I will give them within my house and within my walls a place and a name better than sons and daughters. I will give them an everlasting name that will never be cut off.'
  • Isa 57:15 : 15 For this is what the high and exalted One says—he who lives forever, whose name is holy: 'I dwell in a high and holy place, but also with the one who is contrite and lowly in spirit, to revive the spirit of the lowly and to revive the heart of the contrite.'
  • Jer 42:2 : 2 They said to Jeremiah the prophet, "Please let our petition fall before you and pray to the LORD your God for us, for all this remnant. For we are few left from many, as your own eyes can see us.
  • Jer 44:14 : 14 None of the remnant of Judah who have come to live as foreigners in the land of Egypt will escape or survive to return to the land of Judah. They are longing to return to live there, but none will return except a few fugitives.
  • Ezek 6:8-9 : 8 Yet I will leave a remnant, so that some of you will escape the sword among the nations when you are scattered throughout the lands. 9 Then your survivors will remember Me among the nations where they are taken captive—how I was grieved by their adulterous hearts that turned away from Me, and by their eyes which lusted after their idols. They will loathe themselves for the evil they have done and for all their detestable practices.
  • Ezek 14:22 : 22 Yet, behold, there will be survivors, some sons and daughters brought out. They will come to you, and you will see their ways and their deeds. You will be comforted concerning the disaster I have brought upon Jerusalem, all I have brought upon it.
  • Ezek 37:11-14 : 11 Then He said to me, 'Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel. They say, “Our bones are dried up, our hope is gone, and we are cut off.”' 12 Therefore prophesy and say to them, “This is what the Sovereign Lord says: 'Behold, I will open your graves, my people, and bring you up from them. I will bring you back to the land of Israel.'” 13 Then you will know that I am the Lord, when I open your graves and bring you up from them, my people. 14 I will put My Spirit in you, and you will live, and I will settle you in your own land. Then you will know that I, the Lord, have spoken, and I have done it, declares the Lord.
  • Hos 6:2 : 2 After two days He will revive us; on the third day He will raise us up, so that we may live before Him.
  • Hab 3:2 : 2 LORD, I have heard of Your fame and stand in awe of Your deeds. LORD, revive Your work in the midst of the years; in the midst of the years, make it known; in wrath, remember mercy.
  • Zech 8:6 : 6 This is what the LORD of Hosts says: If this seems incredible to the remnant of this people in those days, will it also seem incredible to me? declares the LORD of Hosts.
  • Zech 8:12 : 12 For the seed of peace will flourish: the vine will yield its fruit, the land will produce its crops, the heavens will give their dew, and I will give these blessings to the remnant of this people.
  • Zech 10:4 : 4 From Judah will come the cornerstone, the tent peg, the battle bow, and every ruler together.
  • Rom 9:27 : 27 Isaiah cries out concerning Israel: 'Though the number of the children of Israel be like the sand of the sea, only the remnant will be saved.'
  • Rom 11:5-6 : 5 So too, at the present time there is a remnant chosen by grace. 6 And if by grace, then it is no longer based on works; otherwise grace would no longer be grace.
  • Rev 3:12 : 12 The one who conquers I will make a pillar in the temple of my God, and they will never go out again. I will write on them the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, the new Jerusalem that comes down from heaven from my God, and my new name.
  • Ps 34:5 : 5 I sought the Lord, and He answered me, and delivered me from all my fears.
  • Ps 85:6 : 6 Will you be angry with us forever? Will you prolong your anger through all generations?
  • Ps 138:7 : 7 Though I walk in the midst of trouble, you preserve my life. You stretch out your hand against the anger of my foes; with your right hand you save me.
  • 1 Sam 14:27 : 27 Jonathan, however, had not heard his father make the people swear the oath. So he reached out the tip of the staff in his hand, dipped it into the honeycomb, and raised it to his mouth. His eyes then brightened.
  • 1 Sam 14:29 : 29 Jonathan said, 'My father has brought trouble to the land. See how my eyes have brightened because I tasted just a little of this honey.'
  • 2 Kgs 19:4 : 4 Perhaps the Lord your God will hear all the words of the Rabshakeh, whom the king of Assyria, his master, has sent to taunt the living God, and will rebuke him for the words that the Lord your God has heard. Therefore, lift up a prayer for the remnant that survives."
  • 2 Kgs 19:30-31 : 30 The surviving remnant of the house of Judah will again take root below and bear fruit above. 31 For out of Jerusalem will come a remnant, and survivors from Mount Zion. The zeal of the Lord of Hosts will accomplish this.
  • Ezra 9:9 : 9 'Though we are slaves, our God has not abandoned us in our slavery. 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 9:13-15 : 13 After everything that has happened to us because of our evil deeds and great guilt—though you, our God, have punished us less than our sins deserved and have given us a remnant like this— 14 shall we again break your commandments and intermarry with the peoples who commit these abominations? Would you not become so angry with us that you would destroy us completely, leaving no remnant or survivor? 15 O Lord, the God of Israel, you are righteous! We are left with this remnant today. Here we are before you in our guilt, though no one can stand in your presence because of this.
  • Neh 1:11 : 11 O Lord, let your ear be attentive to the prayer of your servant and to the prayer of your servants who delight in revering your name. Grant success to your servant today and show him mercy in the presence of this man. I was the cupbearer to the king.
  • Neh 9:31 : 31 Still, in Your great mercies, You did not utterly destroy them or abandon them, for You are a gracious and merciful God.
  • Job 33:30 : 30 to bring back their soul from the pit, that they may be enlightened with the light of life.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Ezra 9:9-10
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    9'Though we are slaves, our God has not abandoned us in our slavery. 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.'

    10'But now, our God, what can we say after this? For we have forsaken the commandments'

  • Ezra 9:13-15
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    79%

    13After everything that has happened to us because of our evil deeds and great guilt—though you, our God, have punished us less than our sins deserved and have given us a remnant like this—

    14shall we again break your commandments and intermarry with the peoples who commit these abominations? Would you not become so angry with us that you would destroy us completely, leaving no remnant or survivor?

    15O Lord, the God of Israel, you are righteous! We are left with this remnant today. Here we are before you in our guilt, though no one can stand in your presence because of this.

  • Ezra 9:6-7
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    6I said, 'My God, I am ashamed and humiliated to lift my face to you, my God, because our sins are higher than our heads, and our guilt has reached the heavens.'

    7'From the days of our ancestors until now, we have been steeped in great guilt. Because of our sins, we, our kings and priests, have been handed over to the kings of the lands, to the sword, captivity, plunder, and humiliation, as it is today.'

  • Neh 9:31-33
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    31Still, in Your great mercies, You did not utterly destroy them or abandon them, for You are a gracious and merciful God.

    32Now therefore, our God, the great, mighty, and awesome God who keeps His covenant and steadfast love, do not let the hardship that has come upon us—on our kings, leaders, priests, prophets, ancestors, and on all Your people, from the days of the kings of Assyria until today—seem insignificant to You.

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    31Then we set out from the Ahava River on the twelfth day of the first month to go to Jerusalem. The hand of our God was upon us, and He delivered us from the hand of the enemy and from ambushes along the way.

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    17Now, our God, hear the prayer and petitions of Your servant. For Your sake, Lord, let Your face shine on Your desolate sanctuary.

    18Incline Your ear, my God, and hear. Open Your eyes and see our desolations and the city that bears Your name. For we are not presenting our pleas before You on account of our righteousness, but because of Your great mercy.

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    12He has carried out His words that He spoke against us and our rulers who governed us, bringing on us a great disaster. Nothing like it has ever been done under the entire heaven as what has been done in Jerusalem.

    13As it is written in the Law of Moses, all this disaster has come upon us, yet we have not sought the favor of the LORD our God by turning from our sins and gaining insight into Your truth.

    14Therefore, the LORD has kept the disaster in store and brought it upon us, for the LORD our God is righteous in everything He does, yet we have not obeyed His voice.

    15Now, O Lord our God, who brought Your people out of the land of Egypt with a mighty hand and made a name for Yourself that endures to this day, we have sinned and acted wickedly.

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    21I proclaimed a fast there at the river Ahava so that we might humble ourselves before our God and seek from Him a safe journey for us, our children, and all our possessions.

    22For I was ashamed to ask the king for soldiers and horsemen to protect us from enemies along the way, since we had told the king, 'The hand of our God is favorable toward all who seek Him, but His power and wrath are against all who abandon Him.'

    23So we fasted and prayed to our God about this, and He answered our prayer.

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    36Here we are today, slaves in the land You gave to our ancestors so they could enjoy its fruit and its goodness—here we are, slaves in it!

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    27Blessed be the Lord, the God of our ancestors, who put such a thing as this into the heart of the king, to beautify the house of the Lord in Jerusalem.

    28And who has shown favor to me before the king, his counselors, and all his powerful officials. I was strengthened because the hand of the Lord my God was upon me, and I gathered leaders from Israel to go up with me.

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    2LORD, be gracious to us! We have waited for You. Be our strength every morning and our salvation in times of distress.

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    8Therefore, the wrath of the LORD fell upon Judah and Jerusalem, and He made them an object of horror, devastation, and scorn, as you can see with your own eyes.

    9This is why our fathers have fallen by the sword, and our sons, daughters, and wives are in captivity today.

    10Now it is in my heart to make a covenant with the LORD, the God of Israel, so that His fierce anger may turn away from us.

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  • Jer 42:2
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    2They said to Jeremiah the prophet, "Please let our petition fall before you and pray to the LORD your God for us, for all this remnant. For we are few left from many, as your own eyes can see us.

  • Neh 2:17-18
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    69%

    17Then I said to them, "You see the trouble we are in: Jerusalem is in ruins, and its gates have been burned by fire. Come, let us rebuild the wall of Jerusalem, so that we will no longer be a disgrace."

    18I told them about the gracious hand of my God on me and what the king had said to me. They replied, "Let us arise and build!" So they strengthened their hands for the good work.

  • Neh 2:8
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    8and may I have a letter to Asaph, the keeper of the royal forest, that he might give me timber to make beams for the gates of the fortress by the temple, for the city wall, and for the house I will occupy." And the king granted my requests, because the gracious hand of my God was on me.

  • Ps 79:8
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    8Do not hold against us the sins of our ancestors; may Your mercy come quickly to meet us, for we are in desperate need.

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    28But as soon as they had rest, they returned to doing evil in Your sight. So You abandoned them to their enemies, who ruled over them. Yet when they again cried out to You, You heard from heaven and rescued them many times in Your abundant mercy.

  • Neh 6:9
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    9For they were all trying to intimidate us, saying, "Their hands will get too weak for the work, and it will not be completed." But now, strengthen my hands!

  • Ezra 5:12
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    8Slaves now rule over us, and there is no one to free us from their power.

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