Ezra 9:14
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That we should not turn away, nor break thy commandments, nor join in marriage with the people of these abominations. Art thou angry with us unto utter destruction, not to leave us a remnant to be saved?

we again

John 5:14 Afterwards, Jesus findeth him in the temple and saith to him: Behold thou art made whole: sin no more, lest some worse thing happen to thee.

Romans 6:1 What shall we say, then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound?

2 Peter 2:20,21 For if, flying from the pollutions of the world, through the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, they be again entangled in them and overcome: their latter state is become unto them worse than the former. . . .

join in

Ezra 9:2 For they have taken of their daughters for themselves and for their sons, and they have mingled the holy seed with the people of the lands. And the hand of the princes and magistrates hath been first in this transgression.

Exodus 23:32 Thou shalt not enter into league with them, nor with their gods.

Judges 2:2 On condition that you should not make a league with the inhabitants of this land, but should throw down their altars: and you would not hear my voice: why have you done this?

Nehemiah 13:23-27 In those days also I saw Jews that married wives, women of Azotus, and of Ammon, and of Moab. . . .

wouldest not thou

Exodus 32:10 Let me alone, that my wrath may be kindled against them, and that I may destroy them, and I will make of thee a great nation.

Numbers 16:21,45 Separate yourselves from among this congregation, that I may presently destroy them. . . .

Deuteronomy 9:8,14 For in Horeb, also thou didst provoke him, and he was angry, and would have destroyed thee, . . .

no remnant

Ezra 9:8 And now as a little, and for a moment has our prayer been made before the Lord our God, to leave us a remnant, and give us a pin in his holy place, and that our God would enlighten our eyes, and would give us a little life in our bondage.

Deuteronomy 32:26,27 I said: Where are they? I will make the memory of them to cease from among men. . . .

Isaiah 1:9 Except the Lord of hosts had left us seed, we had been as Sodom, and we should have been like to Gomorrha.

Jeremiah 46:28 And thou, my servant Jacob, fear not, saith the Lord: because I am with thee, for I will consume all the nations to which I have cast thee out: but thee I will not consume, but I will correct thee in judgment, neither will I spare thee as if thou wert innocent.

Ezekiel 6:8 And I will leave in you some that shall escape the sword among the nations, when I shall have scattered you through the countries.

Context
Ezra's Prayer of Confession
13And after all that is come upon us, for our most wicked deeds, and our great sin, seeing that thou our God hast saved us from our iniquity, and hast given us a deliverance as at this day, 14That we should not turn away, nor break thy commandments, nor join in marriage with the people of these abominations. Art thou angry with us unto utter destruction, not to leave us a remnant to be saved?15O Lord God of Israel, thou art just: for we remain yet to be saved as at this day. Behold we are before thee in our sin, for there can be no standing before thee in this matter.…
Cross References
John 5:14
Afterwards, Jesus findeth him in the temple and saith to him: Behold thou art made whole: sin no more, lest some worse thing happen to thee.

Deuteronomy 9:8
For in Horeb, also thou didst provoke him, and he was angry, and would have destroyed thee,

Deuteronomy 9:14
Let me alone that I may destroy them, and abolish their name from under heaven, and set thee over a nation, that is greater and stronger than this.

Ezra 9:2
For they have taken of their daughters for themselves and for their sons, and they have mingled the holy seed with the people of the lands. And the hand of the princes and magistrates hath been first in this transgression.

Lexicon
shall we again
הֲנָשׁוּב֙ (hă·nā·šūḇ)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common plural
Strong's Hebrew 7725: To turn back, in, to retreat, again

break
לְהָפֵ֣ר (lə·hā·p̄êr)
Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct
Strong's Hebrew 6565: To break up, to violate, frustrate

Your commandments
מִצְוֺתֶ֔יךָ (miṣ·wō·ṯe·ḵā)
Noun - feminine plural construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4687: Commandment

and intermarry
וּ֨לְהִתְחַתֵּ֔ן (ū·lə·hiṯ·ḥat·tên)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Verb - Hitpael - Infinitive construct
Strong's Hebrew 2859: To give, away in marriage, to contract affinity by marriage

with the peoples
בְּעַמֵּ֥י (bə·‘am·mê)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's Hebrew 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock

who commit these
הָאֵ֑לֶּה (hā·’êl·leh)
Article | Pronoun - common plural
Strong's Hebrew 428: These, those

abominations?
הַתֹּעֵב֖וֹת (hat·tō·‘ê·ḇō·wṯ)
Article | Noun - feminine plural
Strong's Hebrew 8441: Something disgusting, an abhorrence, idolatry, an idol

Would You not
הֲל֤וֹא (hă·lō·w)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no

become so angry
תֶֽאֱנַף־ (ṯe·’ĕ·nap̄-)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 599: To breathe hard, be enraged

with us
בָּ֙נוּ֙ (bā·nū)
Preposition | first person common plural
Strong's Hebrew

as to
עַד־ (‘aḏ-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, while

wipe us out,
כַּלֵּ֔ה (kal·lêh)
Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct
Strong's Hebrew 3615: To be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, or spent

leaving no
לְאֵ֥ין (lə·’ên)
Preposition-l | Adverb
Strong's Hebrew 369: A non-entity, a negative particle

remnant
שְׁאֵרִ֖ית (šə·’ê·rîṯ)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7611: Rest, residue, remnant, remainder

or survivor?
וּפְלֵיטָֽה׃ (ū·p̄ə·lê·ṭāh)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6413: Deliverance, an escaped portion


Additional Translations
shall we again break Your commandments and intermarry with the peoples who commit these abominations? Would You not become so angry with us as to wipe us out, leaving no remnant or survivor?Should we again break your commandments, and join in affinity with the people of these abominations? would not you be angry with us till you had consumed us, so that there should be no remnant nor escaping?

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?

whereas we have repeatedly broken thy commandments, and intermarried with the people of the lands: be not very angry with us to our utter destruction, so that there should be no remnant or escaping one.

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?

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?

Should we again break thy commandments, and join in affinity with the people of these abominations? wouldst thou not be angry with us till thou hadst consumed us, so that there should be no remnant nor escaping?

shall we again break your commandments, and join in affinity with the peoples that do these abominations? Wouldn't you be angry with us until you had consumed us, so that there should be no remnant, nor any to escape?

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?
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