Ezr 9:1
9:1 Now when these things were done, the princes came to me,
    saying, The people of Israel, and the priests, and the
    Levites, have not {a} separated themselves from the people
    of the lands, [doing] according to their abominations,
    [even] of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Perizzites, the
    Jebusites, the Ammonites, the Moabites, the Egyptians, and
    the Amorites.

    (a) From the time they came home under Zerubbabel until the
        coming of Ezra, they had degenerated contrary to the law
        of God, and married where it was not lawful,
        @De 7:3.

Ezr 9:2
9:2 For they have taken of their daughters for themselves, and
    for their sons: so that the holy seed have mingled
    themselves with the people of [those] lands: yea, the hand
    of the {b} princes and rulers hath been chief in this
    trespass.

    (b) That is, the governors are the chief beginners of it.

Ezr 9:3
9:3 And when I heard this thing, I rent my garment and my
    mantle, and plucked off the hair of my head and of my beard,
    and sat down {c} astonied.

    (c) As one doubting whether God would continue his benefits
        toward us, or else destroy what he had begun.

Ezr 9:6
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 {d}
    over [our] head, and our trespass is grown up unto the {e}
    heavens.

    (d) That is, we are drowned in sin.
    (e) They so exceed that they cannot grow greater.

Ezr 9:8
9:8 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 {f} nail in his holy place, that our God may lighten
    our eyes, and give us a little reviving in our bondage.

    (f) In giving us a resting place it is a comparison taken
        from them that still remain in a place who strike nails
        to hang things on, @Isa 22:23.

Ezr 9:13
9:13 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 {g} iniquities [deserve], and
     hast given us [such] deliverance as this;

     (g) Has not utterly cast us down and destroyed us for our
         sins, @De 28:13.

Ezr 9:15
9:15 O LORD God of Israel, thou [art] righteous: for we {h}
     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.

     (h) He shows that God is just in punishing his people, and
         yet merciful in preserving a residue in whom he shows
         favour.



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