Treasury of Scripture Knowledge For we are bondmen, and in our bondage our God hath not forsaken us, but hath extended mercy upon us before the king of the Persians, to give us life, and to set up the house of our God, and to rebuild the desolations thereof, and to give us a fence in Juda and Jerusalem. we were bondmen Nehemiah 9:36,37 Behold we ourselves this day are bondmen: and the land, which thou gavest our fathers, to eat the bread thereof, and the good things thereof, and we ourselves are servants in it. . . . yet our God Psalm 106:45,46 And he was mindful of his covenant: and repented according to the multitude of his mercies. . . . Psalm 136:23,24 For he was mindful of us in our affliction: for his mercy endureth for ever. . . . Ezekiel 11:16 Therefore thus saith the Lord God: Because I have removed them far off among the Gentiles, and because I have scattered them among the countries: I will be to them a little sanctuary in the countries whither they are come. in the sight Ezra 1:1-4,7-11 In the first year of Cyrus king of the Persians, that the word of the Lord by the mouth of Jeremias might be fulfilled, the Lord stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of the Persians: and he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and in writing also, saying: . . . Ezra 6:1-12 Then king Darius gave orders, and they searched in the library of the books that were laid up in Babylon, . . . Ezra 7:6,8,11-28 This Esdras went up from Babylon, and he was a ready scribe in the law of Moses, which the Lord God had given to Israel: and the king granted him all his request, according to the hand of the Lord his God upon him. . . . to set up Ezra 6:14,15 And the ancients of the Jews built, and prospered according to the prophecy of Aggeus the prophet, and of Zacharias the son of Addo: and they built and finished, by the commandment of the God of Israel, and by the commandment of Cyrus, and Darius, and Artaxerxes kings of the Persians. . . . Haggai 1:9 You have looked for more, and behold it became less, and you brought it home, and I blowed it away: why, saith the Lord of hosts? because my house is desolate, and you make haste every man to his own house. Zechariah 4:6-10 And he answered, and spoke to me, saying: This is the word of the Lord to Zorobabel, saying: Not with an army, nor by might, but by my spirit, saith the Lord of hosts. . . . repair. Isaiah 5:2,5 And he fenced it in, and picked the stones out of it, and planted it with the choicest vines, and built a tower in the midst thereof, and set up a winepress therein: and he looked that it should bring forth grapes, and it brought forth wild grapes. . . . Daniel 9:25 Know thou, therefore, and take notice: that from the going forth of the word, to build up Jerusalem again, unto Christ, the prince, there shall be seven weeks, and sixty-two weeks: and the street shall be built again, and the walls, in straitness of times. Zechariah 2:5 And I will be to it, saith the Lord, a wall of fire round about: and I will be in glory in the midst thereof. Context Ezra's Prayer of Confession…8And 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. 9For we are bondmen, and in our bondage our God hath not forsaken us, but hath extended mercy upon us before the king of the Persians, to give us life, and to set up the house of our God, and to rebuild the desolations thereof, and to give us a fence in Juda and Jerusalem.10And now, O our God, what shall we say after this? for we have forsaken thy commandments,… Cross References Ezra 7:28 And hath inclined his mercy toward me before the king and his counsellors, and all the mighty princes of the king: and I being strengthened by the hand of the Lord my God, which was upon me, gathered together out of Israel chief men to go up with me. Ezra 9:10 And now, O our God, what shall we say after this? for we have forsaken thy commandments, Nehemiah 9:36 Behold we ourselves this day are bondmen: and the land, which thou gavest our fathers, to eat the bread thereof, and the good things thereof, and we ourselves are servants in it. Psalm 106:46 And he gave them unto mercies, in the sight of all those that had made them captives. Psalm 109:12 May there be none to help him: nor none to pity his fatherless offspring. Psalm 138:7 If I shall walk in the midst of tribulation, thou wilt quicken me: and thou hast stretched forth thy hand against the wrath of my enemies: and thy right hand hath saved me. Isaiah 14:3 And it shall come to pass in that day, that when God shall give thee rest from thy labour, and from thy vexation, and from the hard bondage, wherewith thou didst serve before, Lexicon Thoughכִּֽי־ (kî-) Conjunction Strong's Hebrew 3588: A relative conjunction we אֲנַ֔חְנוּ (’ă·naḥ·nū) Pronoun - first person common plural Strong's Hebrew 587: We are slaves, עֲבָדִ֣ים (‘ă·ḇā·ḏîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 5650: Slave, servant our God אֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ (’ĕ·lō·hê·nū) Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common plural Strong's Hebrew 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative has not לֹ֥א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no forsaken us עֲזָבָ֖נוּ (‘ă·zā·ḇā·nū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | first person common plural Strong's Hebrew 5800: To loosen, relinquish, permit in our bondage, וּבְעַבְדֻ֔תֵנוּ (ū·ḇə·‘aḇ·ḏu·ṯê·nū) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common plural Strong's Hebrew 5659: Servitude, bondage but He has extended וַֽיַּט־ (way·yaṭ-) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 5186: To stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend to us עָלֵ֣ינוּ (‘ā·lê·nū) Preposition | first person common plural Strong's Hebrew 5921: Above, over, upon, against grace חֶ֡סֶד (ḥe·seḏ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 2617: Kindness, piety, reproof, beauty in the sight לִפְנֵי֩ (lip̄·nê) Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct Strong's Hebrew 6440: The face of the kings מַלְכֵ֨י (mal·ḵê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's Hebrew 4428: A king of Persia, פָרַ֜ס (p̄ā·ras) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 6539: Persia -- a country in west Asia which conquered Babylon giving לָֽתֶת־ (lā·ṯeṯ-) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's Hebrew 5414: To give, put, set us new life מִֽחְיָ֗ה (miḥ·yāh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 4241: Preservation of life, sustenance, the live flesh, the quick to rebuild לְרוֹמֵ֞ם (lə·rō·w·mêm) Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct Strong's Hebrew 7311: To be high actively, to rise, raise the house בֵּ֤ית (bêṯ) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 1004: A house of our God אֱלֹהֵ֙ינוּ֙ (’ĕ·lō·hê·nū) Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common plural Strong's Hebrew 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative and repair וּלְהַעֲמִ֣יד (ū·lə·ha·‘ă·mîḏ) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct Strong's Hebrew 5975: To stand, in various relations its ruins, חָרְבֹתָ֔יו (ḥā·rə·ḇō·ṯāw) Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 2723: Waste, desolation, ruin and giving וְלָֽתֶת־ (wə·lā·ṯeṯ-) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's Hebrew 5414: To give, put, set us לָ֣נוּ (lā·nū) Preposition | first person common plural Strong's Hebrew 0: 0 a wall of protection גָדֵ֔ר (ḡā·ḏêr) Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 1447: A circumvallation, an inclosure in Judah בִּֽיהוּדָ֖ה (bî·hū·ḏāh) Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 3063: Judah -- 'praised', a son of Jacob, also the southern kingdom, also four Israelites and Jerusalem. וּבִירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ (ū·ḇî·rū·šā·lim) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 3389: Jerusalem -- probably 'foundation of peace', capital city of all Israel Additional Translations Though we are slaves, our God has not forsaken us in our bondage, but He has extended to us grace in the sight of the kings of Persia, giving us new life to rebuild the house of our God and repair its ruins, and giving us a wall of protection in Judah and Jerusalem.For we were slaves; yet our God has not forsaken us in our bondage, but has extended mercy to 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. For we are bondmen; yet our God hath not forsaken us in our bondage, but hath extended lovingkindness 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 ruins thereof, and to give us a wall in Judah and in Jerusalem. For we are slaves, yet in our servitude the Lord our God has not deserted us; and he has extended favour to us in the sight of the kings of the Persians, to give us a quickening, that they should raise up the house of our God, and restore the desolate places of it, and to give us a fence in Juda and Jerusalem. For we are bondmen; yet our God hath not forsaken us in our bondage, but hath extended mercy unto us before the kings of Persia, to give us a reviving, to set up the house of our God and to repair the ruins thereof, and to give us a wall in Judah and in Jerusalem. For we are 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 ruins thereof, and to give us a wall in Judah and in Jerusalem. For we were bond-men; yet our God hath not forsaken us in our bondage, but hath extended mercy to 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 of it, and to give us a wall in Judah and in Jerusalem. For we are bondservants; yet our God has not forsaken us in our bondage, but has extended loving kindness to 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 its ruins, and to give us a wall in Judah and in Jerusalem. for servants we are, and in our servitude our God hath not forsaken us, and stretcheth out unto us kindness before the kings of Persia, to give to us a quickening to lift up the house of our God, and to cause its wastes to cease, and to give to us a wall in Judah and in Jerusalem. 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