Ezra 9:10-13

Ezra 9:10-13

[10] And now, O our God,  what shall we say  after  this? for we have forsaken  thy commandments,  [11] Which thou hast commanded  by  thy servants  the prophets,  saying,  The land,  unto which ye go  to possess  it, is an unclean  land  with the filthiness  of the people  of the lands,  with their abominations,  which have filled  it from one end  with their uncleanness.  [12] Now therefore give  not your daughters  unto their sons,  neither take  their daughters  unto your sons,  nor seek  their peace  or their wealth  for  ever:  that ye may be strong,  and eat  the good  of the land,  and leave it for an inheritance  to your children  for ever.  [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 iniquities  deserve, and hast given  us such deliverance  as this;