The Meaning of Ezra 9:10 Explained

Ezra 9:10

KJV: And now, O our God, what shall we say after this? for we have forsaken thy commandments,

YLT: 'And now, what do we say, O our God, after this? for we have forsaken Thy commands,

Darby: And now, what shall we say, our God, after this? for we have forsaken thy commandments,

ASV: And now, O our God, what shall we say after this? for we have forsaken thy commandments,

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of Ezra 9:10?

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KJV Reverse Interlinear

And now, O our God,  what shall we say  after  this? for we have forsaken  thy commandments, 

What does Ezra 9:10 Mean?

Context Summary

Ezra 9:1-15 - A Leader's Sorrows For His People's Sins
The mingling of the holy seed with heathen peoples was always the curse of Israel, and it has been the temptation of God's children in every age. Do we sufficiently tremble at the words of the God of Israel because of our sins or those of others? The humiliation and anguish of soul experienced by Ezra and his associates are a great rebuke to us. We are indignant, but we do not view sin from God's standpoint. Notice the humility of his prayer, I blush to lift up my face; its vicarious confession of sin; its acknowledgment of God's grace in giving a little reviving; its recital of the aggravation which had dyed their sin of a deeper hue. Israel was intended to live in Canaan as a separated people. The land itself could not yield its good, or remain their permanent inheritance on condition of their fidelity to God. When confession of sin has been made, let us stand before God claiming forgiveness, acceptance, and cleansing, through the precious blood of Christ, 1 John 1:7. [source]

Chapter Summary: Ezra 9

1  Ezra mourns for the affinity of the people with strangers
5  He prays unto God, with confession of sins

What do the individual words in Ezra 9:10 mean?

Now what shall we say our God after this for we have forsaken Your commandments
וְעַתָּ֛ה מַה־ נֹּאמַ֥ר אֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ אַֽחֲרֵי־ ؟ זֹ֑את כִּ֥י עָזַ֖בְנוּ מִצְוֺתֶֽיךָ

וְעַתָּ֛ה  Now 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Adverb
Root: עַתָּה  
Sense: now.
נֹּאמַ֥ר  shall  we  say 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, first person common plural
Root: אָמַר 
Sense: to say, speak, utter.
אֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ  our  God 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, first person common plural
Root: אֱלֹהִים  
Sense: (plural).
אַֽחֲרֵי־  after 
Parse: Preposition
Root: אַחַר 
Sense: after the following part, behind (of place), hinder, afterwards (of time).
؟ זֹ֑את  this 
Parse: Pronoun, feminine singular
Root: זׄאת  
Sense: this, this one, here, which, this … that, the one … the other, such.
עָזַ֖בְנוּ  we  have  forsaken 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, first person common plural
Root: עָזַב 
Sense: to leave, loose, forsake.
מִצְוֺתֶֽיךָ  Your  commandments 
Parse: Noun, feminine plural construct, second person masculine singular
Root: מִצְוָה  
Sense: commandment.

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