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LOOKING FOR EZRA

Ezra 8:34

Everything
לַכֹּ֑ל (lak·kōl)
Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

was verified by number
בְּמִסְפָּ֥ר (bə·mis·pār)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 4557: A number, definite, indefinite, narration

and weight,
בְּמִשְׁקָ֖ל (bə·miš·qāl)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 4948: Weight, weighing

and the total
כָּֽל־ (kāl-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

weight
הַמִּשְׁקָ֖ל (ham·miš·qāl)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 4948: Weight, weighing

was recorded
וַיִּכָּתֵ֥ב (way·yik·kā·ṯêḇ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 3789: To grave, to write

at that
הַהִֽיא׃ (ha·hî)
Article | Pronoun - third person feminine singular
Strong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are

time.
בָּעֵ֥ת (bā·‘êṯ)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - common singular
Strong's 6256: Time, now, when

- And everything is verified and weighed!
 
Ezra 8:35

Then the exiles
בְנֵֽי־ (ḇə·nê-)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 1121: A son

who had returned
הַ֠בָּאִים (hab·bā·’îm)
Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go

from captivity
מֵֽהַשְּׁבִ֨י (mê·haš·šə·ḇî)
Preposition-m, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 7628: Exiled, captured, exile, booty

sacrificed
הִקְרִ֥יבוּ (hiq·rî·ḇū)
Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's 7126: To come near, approach

burnt offerings
עֹל֣וֹת ׀ (‘ō·lō·wṯ)
Noun - feminine plural
Strong's 5930: Whole burnt offering

to the God
לֵאלֹהֵ֣י (lê·lō·hê)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative

of Israel:
יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל (yiś·rā·’êl)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc

12
שְׁנֵים־ (šə·nêm-)
Number - md
Strong's 8147: Two (a cardinal number)

bulls
פָּרִ֨ים (pā·rîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 6499: Young bull, steer

for
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

all
כָּל־ (kāl-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

Israel,
יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ (yiś·rā·’êl)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc

96
תִּשְׁעִ֣ים (tiš·‘îm)
Number - common plural
Strong's 8673: Ninety

rams,
אֵילִ֣ים ׀ (’ê·lîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 352: Strength, strong, a chief, a ram, a pilaster, an oak, strong tree

77
שִׁבְעִ֣ים (šiḇ·‘îm)
Number - common plural
Strong's 7657: Seventy (a cardinal number)

lambs,
כְּבָשִׂים֙ (kə·ḇā·śîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 3532: A lamb

and a sin offering
חַטָּ֖את (ḥaṭ·ṭāṯ)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 2403: An offence, its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, expiation, an offender

of 12
שְׁנֵ֣ים (šə·nêm)
Number - md
Strong's 8147: Two (a cardinal number)

male goats.
צְפִירֵ֥י (ṣə·p̄î·rê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 6842: A male goat

All [this was]
הַכֹּ֖ל (hak·kōl)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

a burnt offering
עוֹלָ֥ה (‘ō·w·lāh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 5930: Whole burnt offering

to the LORD.
לַיהוָֽה׃ (Yah·weh)
Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

- Then they make offerings to Yah.weh!
 
Ezra 8:36

They also delivered
וַֽיִּתְּנ֣וּ ׀ (way·yit·tə·nū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 5414: To give, put, set

the king’s
הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ (ham·me·leḵ)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 4428: A king

edicts
דָּתֵ֣י (dā·ṯê)
Noun - feminine plural construct
Strong's 1881: A royal edict, statute

to the royal
הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ (ham·me·leḵ)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 4428: A king

satraps
לַאֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנֵי֙ (la·’ă·ḥaš·dar·pə·nê)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 323: A satrap, governor, of a, main province

and governors
וּפַחֲו֖וֹת (ū·p̄a·ḥă·wō·wṯ)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 6346: A governor

of the region west
עֵ֣בֶר (‘ê·ḇer)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 5676: A region across, on the opposite side

of the Euphrates,
הַנָּהָ֑ר (han·nā·hār)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 5104: A stream, prosperity

who proceeded to assist
וְנִשְּׂא֥וּ (wə·niś·śə·’ū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural
Strong's 5375: To lift, carry, take

the people
הָעָ֖ם (hā·‘ām)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock

and the house
בֵּֽית־ (bêṯ-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 1004: A house

of God.
הָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ (hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm)
Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative

- Then they deliver the king’s edicts to all the officials who have to assist the people and the house of Yah.weh!
- All the time we get many details!
- It’s like a 3D picture!
- As if we were there!
- If we don’t read it, we can’t get it!
- If we don’t get it, we can’t be there!
- If we are not there, we can’t know about Yah.weh!
- If we don't know about Yah.weh, we can’t get close to him!
 
Ezra 9:1

After these
אֵ֗לֶּה (’êl·leh)
Pronoun - common plural
Strong's 428: These, those

things had been accomplished,
וּכְכַלּ֣וֹת (ū·ḵə·ḵal·lō·wṯ)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct
Strong's 3615: To be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, or spent

the leaders
הַשָּׂרִים֙ (haś·śā·rîm)
Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 8269: Chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince

approached
נִגְּשׁ֨וּ (nig·gə·šū)
Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's 5066: To draw near, approach

me
אֵלַ֤י (’ê·lay)
Preposition | first person common singular
Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to

and said:
לֵאמֹ֔ר (lê·mōr)
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's 559: To utter, say

“The people
הָעָ֤ם (hā·‘ām)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock

of Israel,
יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ (yiś·rā·’êl)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc

including the priests
וְהַכֹּהֲנִ֣ים (wə·hak·kō·hă·nîm)
Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 3548: Priest

and Levites,
וְהַלְוִיִּ֔ם (wə·hal·wî·yim)
Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - proper - masculine plural
Strong's 3881: Levites -- descendant of Levi

have not
לֹֽא־ (lō-)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

kept themselves separate
נִבְדְּל֞וּ (niḇ·də·lū)
Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's 914: To be divided, separate

from the surrounding
הָאֲרָצ֑וֹת (hā·’ă·rā·ṣō·wṯ)
Article | Noun - feminine plural
Strong's 776: Earth, land

peoples
מֵעַמֵּ֖י (mê·‘am·mê)
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock

whose abominations
כְּ֠תוֹעֲבֹֽתֵיהֶם (kə·ṯō·w·‘ă·ḇō·ṯê·hem)
Preposition-k | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 8441: Something disgusting, an abhorrence, idolatry, an idol

are like those of the Canaanites,
לַכְּנַעֲנִ֨י (lak·kə·na·‘ă·nî)
Preposition-l, Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3669: Canaanite -- inhabitant of Canaan

Hittites,
הַחִתִּ֜י (ha·ḥit·tî)
Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 2850: Hittite -- a Chittite

Perizzites,
הַפְּרִזִּ֣י (hap·pə·riz·zî)
Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 6522: Perizzite -- a people in the land of Canaan

Jebusites,
הַיְבוּסִ֗י (hay·ḇū·sî)
Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 2983: Jebusite -- inhabitant of Jebus

Ammonites,
הָֽעַמֹּנִי֙ (hā·‘am·mō·nî)
Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 5984: Ammonite -- descendants of Ammon

Moabites,
הַמֹּ֣אָבִ֔י (ham·mō·’ā·ḇî)
Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 4125: Moabite -- descendant of Moab

Egyptians,
הַמִּצְרִ֖י (ham·miṣ·rî)
Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 4713: Egyptian -- inhabitant of Egypt

and Amorites.
וְהָאֱמֹרִֽי׃ (wə·hā·’ĕ·mō·rî)
Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 567: Amorites -- perhaps 'mountain dwellers', a Canaanite tribe

- The leaders tell Ezra that the people of Israel haven’t kept away from the surrounding peoples who practice abominations!

- As usual!

- There is nothing new!

- Same history with mankind!

- And it’s not going to change!

- That’s why Yah.weh must clean everything!

- That’s the only way!
 
Ezra 9:2

Indeed,
כִּֽי־ (kî-)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

the Israelites have taken
נָשְׂא֣וּ (nā·śə·’ū)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's 5375: To lift, carry, take

some of their daughters [as wives]
מִבְּנֹֽתֵיהֶ֗ם (mib·bə·nō·ṯê·hem)
Preposition-m | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 1323: A daughter

for themselves
לָהֶם֙ (lā·hem)
Preposition-l | Pronoun - third person masculine plural
Strong's 1992: They

and their sons,
וְלִבְנֵיהֶ֔ם (wə·liḇ·nê·hem)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 1121: A son

so that the holy
הַקֹּ֔דֶשׁ (haq·qō·ḏeš)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 6944: A sacred place, thing, sanctity

seed
זֶ֣רַע (ze·ra‘)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 2233: Seed, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity

has been mixed
וְהִתְעָֽרְבוּ֙ (wə·hiṯ·‘ā·rə·ḇū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural
Strong's 6148: To braid, intermix, technically, to traffic, give to be security

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

of the land.
הָאֲרָצ֑וֹת (hā·’ă·rā·ṣō·wṯ)
Article | Noun - feminine plural
Strong's 776: Earth, land

And the leaders
הַשָּׂרִ֣ים (haś·śā·rîm)
Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 8269: Chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince

and officials
וְהַסְּגָנִ֗ים (wə·has·sə·ḡā·nîm)
Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 5461: A prefect of a, province

have taken the lead
וְיַ֧ד (wə·yaḏ)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's 3027: A hand

in this
הַזֶּ֖ה (haz·zeh)
Article | Pronoun - masculine singular
Strong's 2088: This, that

unfaithfulness!”
בַּמַּ֥עַל (bam·ma·‘al)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 4604: An unfaithful or treacherous act

- They have mixed with them by taking their women!
- And the leaders have taken the lead in this unfaithfulness!
- Thus everyone is guilty!
- There is no exception!
- Everyone is contaminated!
- And the Bible keeps repeating the same message!
- And nothing changes!
- Only corruption everywhere!
 
Ezra 9:3

When I heard
וּכְשָׁמְעִי֙ (ū·ḵə·šā·mə·‘î)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | first person common singular
Strong's 8085: To hear intelligently

this
הַזֶּ֔ה (haz·zeh)
Article | Pronoun - masculine singular
Strong's 2088: This, that

report,
הַדָּבָ֣ר (had·dā·ḇār)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 1697: A word, a matter, thing, a cause

I tore
קָרַ֥עְתִּי (qā·ra‘·tî)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular
Strong's 7167: To rend

my tunic
בִּגְדִ֖י (biḡ·ḏî)
Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's 899: A covering, clothing, treachery, pillage

and cloak,
וּמְעִילִ֑י (ū·mə·‘î·lî)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's 4598: A robe

pulled out
וָאֶמְרְטָ֞ה (wā·’em·rə·ṭāh)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular | third person feminine singular
Strong's 4803: To make smooth, bare or bald, to scour, polish

some hair
מִשְּׂעַ֤ר (miś·śə·‘ar)
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 8181: Hair

from my head
רֹאשִׁי֙ (rō·šî)
Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's 7218: The head

and beard,
וּזְקָנִ֔י (ū·zə·qā·nî)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - common singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's 2206: Beard, chin

and sat down
וָאֵשְׁבָ֖ה (wā·’ê·šə·ḇāh)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular | third person feminine singular
Strong's 3427: To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry

in horror.
מְשׁוֹמֵֽם׃ (mə·šō·w·mêm)
Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 8074: To stun, devastate, stupefy

- Ezra reacts in consequence!
- He is horrified!
- It never ends!
- How is it possible to be so blind!
 
Ezra 9:4

Then everyone
כֹּ֤ל (kōl)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

who trembled
חָרֵד֙ (ḥā·rêḏ)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 2730: Fearful, reverential

at the words
בְּדִבְרֵ֣י (bə·ḏiḇ·rê)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 1697: A word, a matter, thing, a cause

of the God
אֱלֹהֵֽי־ (’ĕ·lō·hê-)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative

of Israel
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל (yiś·rā·’êl)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc

gathered
יֵאָסְפ֗וּ (yê·’ā·sə·p̄ū)
Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 622: To gather for, any purpose, to receive, take away, remove

around me
וְאֵלַ֣י (wə·’ê·lay)
Conjunctive waw | Preposition | first person common singular
Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to

because of
עַ֖ל (‘al)
Preposition
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

the unfaithfulness
מַ֣עַל (ma·‘al)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 4604: An unfaithful or treacherous act

of the exiles,
הַגּוֹלָ֑ה (hag·gō·w·lāh)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 1473: Exile, exiles

while I
וַאֲנִי֙ (wa·’ă·nî)
Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - first person common singular
Strong's 589: I

sat there
יֹשֵׁ֣ב (yō·šêḇ)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 3427: To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry

in horror
מְשׁוֹמֵ֔ם (mə·šō·w·mêm)
Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 8074: To stun, devastate, stupefy

until
עַ֖ד (‘aḏ)
Preposition
Strong's 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, while

the evening
הָעָֽרֶב׃ (hā·‘ā·reḇ)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 6153: Evening

offering.
לְמִנְחַ֥ת (lə·min·ḥaṯ)
Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's 4503: A donation, tribute, a sacrificial offering

- Those who fear Yah.weh gather around Ezra!
- Then they open their eyes!
- But they will shut them as usual very soon!
- And their children will do the same!
- Nothing will change!
- And men won’t change!
 
Ezra 9:5

At the evening
הָעֶ֗רֶב (hā·‘e·reḇ)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 6153: Evening

offering,
וּבְמִנְחַ֣ת (ū·ḇə·min·ḥaṯ)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's 4503: A donation, tribute, a sacrificial offering

I got up
קַ֚מְתִּי (qam·tî)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular
Strong's 6965: To arise, stand up, stand

from my humiliation
מִתַּֽעֲנִיתִ֔י (mit·ta·‘ă·nî·ṯî)
Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's 8589: Affliction, fasting

with my tunic
בִגְדִ֖י (ḇiḡ·ḏî)
Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's 899: A covering, clothing, treachery, pillage

and cloak
וּמְעִילִ֑י (ū·mə·‘î·lî)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's 4598: A robe

torn,
וּבְקָרְעִ֥י (ū·ḇə·qā·rə·‘î)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | first person common singular
Strong's 7167: To rend

and I fell
וָֽאֶכְרְעָה֙ (wā·’eḵ·rə·‘āh)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular | third person feminine singular
Strong's 3766: To bend the knee, to sink, to prostrate

on
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

my knees,
בִּרְכַּ֔י (bir·kay)
Noun - fdc | first person common singular
Strong's 1290: The knee

spread out
וָאֶפְרְשָׂ֥ה (wā·’ep̄·rə·śāh)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular | third person feminine singular
Strong's 6566: To break apart, disperse

my hands
כַפַּ֖י (ḵap·pay)
Noun - fdc | first person common singular
Strong's 3709: Hollow or flat of the hand, palm, sole (of the foot), a pan

to
אֶל־ (’el-)
Preposition
Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to

the LORD
יְהוָ֥ה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

my God,
אֱלֹהָֽי׃ (’ĕ·lō·hāy)
Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular
Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative

- Ezra feels humiliated!
- He addresses Yah.weh!
- What about us?
 
Ezra 9:6

and said:
וָאֹמְרָ֗ה (wā·’ō·mə·rāh)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular | third person feminine singular
Strong's 559: To utter, say

“O my God,
אֱלֹהַי֙ (’ĕ·lō·hay)
Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular
Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative

I am ashamed
בֹּ֣שְׁתִּי (bō·šə·tî)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular
Strong's 954: To pale, to be ashamed, to be disappointed, delayed

and embarrassed
וְנִכְלַ֔מְתִּי (wə·niḵ·lam·tî)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular
Strong's 3637: To wound, to taunt, insult

to lift up
לְהָרִ֧ים (lə·hā·rîm)
Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct
Strong's 7311: To be high actively, to rise, raise

my face
פָּנַ֖י (pā·nay)
Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular
Strong's 6440: The face

to You,
אֵלֶ֑יךָ (’ê·le·ḵā)
Preposition | second person masculine singular
Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to

my God,
אֱלֹהַ֛י (’ĕ·lō·hay)
Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular
Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative

because
כִּ֣י (kî)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

our iniquities
עֲוֺנֹתֵ֤ינוּ (‘ă·wō·nō·ṯê·nū)
Noun - common plural construct | first person common plural
Strong's 5771: Iniquity, guilt, punishment for iniquity

are higher than
רָבוּ֙ (rā·ḇū)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's 7235: To be or become much, many or great

our heads,
רֹּ֔אשׁ (rōš)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 7218: The head

and our guilt
וְאַשְׁמָתֵ֥נוּ (wə·’aš·mā·ṯê·nū)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common plural
Strong's 819: Guiltiness, a fault, the presentation of a, sin-offering

has reached
גָדְלָ֖ה (ḡā·ḏə·lāh)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 1431: To grow up, become great

the heavens.
לַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ (laš·šā·mā·yim)
Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 8064: Heaven, sky

- Ezra tells about his shame to Yah.weh because of the extremely bad behavior from the Israelites!
- There is no word!
- But the Bible keeps repeating it!
- And the majority won’t listen!
- And they won’t understand when Jesus comes back and cleans the earth and human society!
- but it will be too late!
- As usual!
 
Ezra 9:7

From the days
מִימֵ֣י (mî·mê)
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 3117: A day

of our fathers
אֲבֹתֵ֗ינוּ (’ă·ḇō·ṯê·nū)
Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common plural
Strong's 1: Father

to
עַ֖ד (‘aḏ)
Preposition
Strong's 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, while

this
הַזֶּ֑ה (haz·zeh)
Article | Pronoun - masculine singular
Strong's 2088: This, that

day,
הַיּ֣וֹם (hay·yō·wm)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3117: A day

our guilt
בְּאַשְׁמָ֣ה (bə·’aš·māh)
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 819: Guiltiness, a fault, the presentation of a, sin-offering

has been great.
גְדֹלָ֔ה (ḡə·ḏō·lāh)
Adjective - feminine singular
Strong's 1419: Great, older, insolent

Because of our iniquities,
וּבַעֲוֺנֹתֵ֡ינוּ (ū·ḇa·‘ă·wō·nō·ṯê·nū)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - common plural construct | first person common plural
Strong's 5771: Iniquity, guilt, punishment for iniquity

we
אֲנַחְנוּ֩ (’ă·naḥ·nū)
Pronoun - first person common plural
Strong's 587: We

and our kings
מְלָכֵ֨ינוּ (mə·lā·ḵê·nū)
Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common plural
Strong's 4428: A king

[and] our priests
כֹהֲנֵ֜ינוּ (ḵō·hă·nê·nū)
Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common plural
Strong's 3548: Priest

have been delivered
נִתַּ֡נּוּ (nit·tan·nū)
Verb - Nifal - Perfect - first person common plural
Strong's 5414: To give, put, set

into the hands
בְּיַ֣ד ׀ (bə·yaḏ)
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's 3027: A hand

of the kings
מַלְכֵ֣י (mal·ḵê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 4428: A king

of the earth
הָאֲרָצ֗וֹת (hā·’ă·rā·ṣō·wṯ)
Article | Noun - feminine plural
Strong's 776: Earth, land

and put to the sword
בַּחֶ֜רֶב (ba·ḥe·reḇ)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 2719: Drought, a cutting instrument, as a, knife, sword

and captivity,
בַּשְּׁבִ֧י (baš·šə·ḇî)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 7628: Exiled, captured, exile, booty

to pillage
וּבַבִּזָּ֛ה (ū·ḇab·biz·zāh)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 961: Spoil, booty

and humiliation,
וּבְבֹ֥שֶׁת (ū·ḇə·ḇō·šeṯ)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's 1322: Shame, shameful thing

as we are this
הַזֶּֽה׃ (haz·zeh)
Article | Pronoun - masculine singular
Strong's 2088: This, that

day.
כְּהַיּ֥וֹם (kə·hay·yō·wm)
Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3117: A day

- And Ezra tells about the guilt and the iniquities of the Israelites and what they have been suffering as a consequence that is death, captivity and pillage!
- And this from the beginning!
- We can refuse to see reality!
- But reality will come back even if we refuse to see it!
- No problem for sure!
 
Ezra 9:8

But now,
וְעַתָּ֡ה (wə·‘at·tāh)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb
Strong's 6258: At this time

for a brief
כִּמְעַט־ (kim·‘aṭ-)
Preposition-k | Adjective - masculine singular construct
Strong's 4592: A little, fewness, a few

moment,
רֶגַע֩ (re·ḡa‘)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 7281: A wink, a very short space of time

grace
תְחִנָּ֜ה (ṯə·ḥin·nāh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 8467: Favor, supplication for favor

has come
הָיְתָ֨ה (hā·yə·ṯāh)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

from
מֵאֵ֣ת ׀ (mê·’êṯ)
Preposition-m | Direct object marker
Strong's 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative case

the LORD
יְהוָ֣ה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3069: YHWH

our God
אֱלֹהֵ֗ינוּ (’ĕ·lō·hê·nū)
Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common plural
Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative

to preserve
לְהַשְׁאִ֥יר (lə·haš·’îr)
Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct
Strong's 7604: To swell up, be, redundant

for us
לָ֙נוּ֙ (lā·nū)
Preposition | first person common plural
Strong's Hebrew

a remnant
פְּלֵיטָ֔ה (pə·lê·ṭāh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 6413: Deliverance, an escaped portion

and to give
וְלָתֶת־ (wə·lā·ṯeṯ-)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's 5414: To give, put, set

us
לָ֥נוּ (lā·nū)
Preposition | first person common plural
Strong's Hebrew

a stake
יָתֵ֖ד (yā·ṯêḏ)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 3489: A peg, pin

in His holy
קָדְשׁ֑וֹ (qā·ḏə·šōw)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 6944: A sacred place, thing, sanctity

place.
בִּמְק֣וֹם (bim·qō·wm)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 4725: A standing, a spot, a condition

Even in our bondage,
בְּעַבְדֻתֵֽנוּ׃ (bə·‘aḇ·ḏu·ṯê·nū)
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common plural
Strong's 5659: Servitude, bondage

our God
אֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ (’ĕ·lō·hê·nū)
Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common plural
Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative

has given us
וּלְתִתֵּ֛נוּ (ū·lə·ṯit·tê·nū)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | first person common plural
Strong's 5414: To give, put, set

new life
מִֽחְיָ֥ה (miḥ·yāh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 4241: Preservation of life, sustenance, the live flesh, the quick

and light
לְהָאִ֤יר (lə·hā·’îr)
Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct
Strong's 215: To be or become light

to our eyes.
עֵינֵ֙ינוּ֙ (‘ê·nê·nū)
Noun - cdc | first person common plural
Strong's 5869: An eye, a fountain

- But now Yah.weh is ready to preserve them if they act in consequence!
- But they are stupid!
- And mankind is stupid!
- They are all short-sighted!
- The pit is waiting for them!
- We must receive according to what we do or not!
 
Ezra 9:9

Though
כִּֽי־ (kî-)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

we
אֲנַ֔חְנוּ (’ă·naḥ·nū)
Pronoun - first person common plural
Strong's 587: We

are slaves,
עֲבָדִ֣ים (‘ă·ḇā·ḏîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 5650: Slave, servant

our God
אֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ (’ĕ·lō·hê·nū)
Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common plural
Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative

has not
לֹ֥א (lō)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

forsaken us
עֲזָבָ֖נוּ (‘ă·zā·ḇā·nū)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | first person common plural
Strong's 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 5659: Servitude, bondage

but He has extended
וַֽיַּט־ (way·yaṭ-)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 5186: To stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend

to us
עָלֵ֣ינוּ (‘ā·lê·nū)
Preposition | first person common plural
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

grace
חֶ֡סֶד (ḥe·seḏ)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 2617: Kindness, piety, reproof, beauty

in the sight
לִפְנֵי֩ (lip̄·nê)
Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct
Strong's 6440: The face

of the kings
מַלְכֵ֨י (mal·ḵê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 4428: A king

of Persia,
פָרַ֜ס (p̄ā·ras)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 6539: Persia -- a country in west Asia which conquered Babylon

giving
לָֽתֶת־ (lā·ṯeṯ-)
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's 5414: To give, put, set

us new life
מִֽחְיָ֗ה (miḥ·yāh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 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 7311: To be high actively, to rise, raise

the house
בֵּ֤ית (bêṯ)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 1004: A house

of our God
אֱלֹהֵ֙ינוּ֙ (’ĕ·lō·hê·nū)
Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common plural
Strong's 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 5975: To stand, in various relations

its ruins,
חָרְבֹתָ֔יו (ḥā·rə·ḇō·ṯāw)
Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 2723: Waste, desolation, ruin

and giving
וְלָֽתֶת־ (wə·lā·ṯeṯ-)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's 5414: To give, put, set

us
לָ֣נוּ (lā·nū)
Preposition | first person common plural
Strong's 0: 0

a wall of protection
גָדֵ֔ר (ḡā·ḏêr)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 1447: A circumvallation, an inclosure

in Judah
בִּֽיהוּדָ֖ה (bî·hū·ḏāh)
Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 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 3389: Jerusalem -- probably 'foundation of peace', capital city of all Israel

- Ezra says that Yah.weh gives them the opportunity to rebuild his House and the wall of Jerusalem!
- But they are slaves and they will keep being slaves!
- same for mankind!
 
Ezra 9:10

And now,
וְעַתָּ֛ה (wə·‘at·tāh)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb
Strong's 6258: At this time

our God,
אֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ (’ĕ·lō·hê·nū)
Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common plural
Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative

what
מַה־ (mah-)
Interrogative
Strong's 4100: What?, what!, indefinitely what

can we say
נֹּאמַ֥ר (nō·mar)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common plural
Strong's 559: To utter, say

after
אַֽחֲרֵי־ (’a·ḥă·rê-)
Preposition
Strong's 310: The hind or following part

this?
זֹ֑את (zōṯ)
Pronoun - feminine singular
Strong's 2063: Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that,

For
כִּ֥י (kî)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

we have forsaken
עָזַ֖בְנוּ (‘ā·zaḇ·nū)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural
Strong's 5800: To loosen, relinquish, permit

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

- They have sinned against Yah.weh because they have forsaken the commandments!
- Same for mankind!
- And people will be told till the end!
- And the majority won’t listen!
- No problem!
- For Yah.weh, time doesn’t count!
- And quality!
- The Bible tells about the quality of faith!
 
Ezra 9:11

that
אֲשֶׁ֣ר (’ă·šer)
Pronoun - relative
Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that

You gave
צִוִּ֗יתָ (ṣiw·wî·ṯā)
Verb - Piel - Perfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 6680: To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order

through
בְּיַ֨ד (bə·yaḏ)
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's 3027: A hand

Your servants
עֲבָדֶ֣יךָ (‘ă·ḇā·ḏe·ḵā)
Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 5650: Slave, servant

the prophets,
הַנְּבִיאִים֮ (han·nə·ḇî·’îm)
Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 5030: A spokesman, speaker, prophet

saying:
לֵאמֹר֒ (lê·mōr)
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's 559: To utter, say

‘The land
הָאָ֗רֶץ (hā·’ā·reṣ)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 776: Earth, land

you
אַתֶּ֤ם (’at·tem)
Pronoun - second person masculine plural
Strong's 859: Thou and thee, ye and you

are entering
בָּאִים֙ (bā·’îm)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go

to possess
לְרִשְׁתָּ֔הּ (lə·riš·tāh)
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person feminine singular
Strong's 3423: To occupy, to seize, to rob, to inherit, to expel, to impoverish, to ruin

is
הִ֔יא (hî)
Pronoun - third person feminine singular
Strong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are

a land
אֶ֤רֶץ (’e·reṣ)
Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's 776: Earth, land

polluted
נִדָּה֙ (nid·dāh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 5079: Rejection, impurity, personal, moral

by the impurity
בְּנִדַּ֖ת (bə·nid·daṯ)
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's 5079: Rejection, impurity, personal, moral

of its peoples
עַמֵּ֣י (‘am·mê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock

and the abominations
בְּתוֹעֲבֹֽתֵיהֶ֗ם (bə·ṯō·w·‘ă·ḇō·ṯê·hem)
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 8441: Something disgusting, an abhorrence, idolatry, an idol

with which
אֲשֶׁ֥ר (’ă·šer)
Pronoun - relative
Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that

they have filled it
מִלְא֛וּהָ (mil·’ū·hā)
Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural | third person feminine singular
Strong's 4390: To fill, be full of

from end
מִפֶּ֥ה (mip·peh)
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 6310: The mouth, edge, portion, side, according to

to
אֶל־ (’el-)
Preposition
Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to

end.
פֶּ֖ה (peh)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 6310: The mouth, edge, portion, side, according to

- Yah.weh’s prophets have kept warning Israel with the corruption of the peoples of the land!
 
Ezra 9:12

Now, therefore,
וְ֠עַתָּה (wə·‘at·tāh)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb
Strong's 6258: At this time

do not
אַל־ (’al-)
Adverb
Strong's 408: Not

give
תִּתְּנ֣וּ (tit·tə·nū)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural
Strong's 5414: To give, put, set

your daughters {in marriage}
בְּֽנוֹתֵיכֶ֞ם (bə·nō·w·ṯê·ḵem)
Noun - feminine plural construct | second person masculine plural
Strong's 1323: A daughter

to their sons
לִבְנֵיהֶ֗ם (liḇ·nê·hem)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 1121: A son

or take
תִּשְׂא֣וּ (tiś·’ū)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural
Strong's 5375: To lift, carry, take

their daughters
וּבְנֹֽתֵיהֶם֙ (ū·ḇə·nō·ṯê·hem)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 1323: A daughter

for your sons.
לִבְנֵיכֶ֔ם (liḇ·nê·ḵem)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural
Strong's 1121: A son

Never
וְלֹֽא־ (wə·lō-)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

seek
תִדְרְשׁ֧וּ (ṯiḏ·rə·šū)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural
Strong's 1875: To tread, frequent, to follow, to seek, ask, to worship

their peace
שְׁלֹמָ֛ם (šə·lō·mām)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 7965: Safe, well, happy, friendly, welfare, health, prosperity, peace

or prosperity,
וְטוֹבָתָ֖ם (wə·ṭō·w·ḇā·ṯām)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 2896: Pleasant, agreeable, good

so that
לְמַ֣עַן (lə·ma·‘an)
Conjunction
Strong's 4616: Purpose -- intent

you may be strong
תֶּחֶזְק֗וּ (te·ḥez·qū)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural
Strong's 2388: To fasten upon, to seize, be strong, obstinate, to bind, restrain, conquer

and may eat
וַאֲכַלְתֶּם֙ (wa·’ă·ḵal·tem)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural
Strong's 398: To eat

the good things
ט֣וּב (ṭūḇ)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 2898: Good, goodness, beauty, gladness, welfare

of the land,
הָאָ֔רֶץ (hā·’ā·reṣ)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 776: Earth, land

leaving it as an inheritance
וְהוֹרַשְׁתֶּ֥ם (wə·hō·w·raš·tem)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural
Strong's 3423: To occupy, to seize, to rob, to inherit, to expel, to impoverish, to ruin

to your sons
לִבְנֵיכֶ֖ם (liḇ·nê·ḵem)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural
Strong's 1121: A son

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

- They were told not to mix with them!
 
Ezra 9:13

After
וְאַֽחֲרֵי֙ (wə·’a·ḥă·rê)
Conjunctive waw | Preposition
Strong's 310: The hind or following part

all
כָּל־ (kāl-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

that has come
הַבָּ֣א (hab·bā)
Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go

upon us
עָלֵ֔ינוּ (‘ā·lê·nū)
Preposition | first person common plural
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

because of our evil
הָרָעִ֔ים (hā·rā·‘îm)
Article | Adjective - masculine plural
Strong's 7451: Bad, evil

deeds
בְּמַעֲשֵׂ֙ינוּ֙ (bə·ma·‘ă·śê·nū)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common plural
Strong's 4639: An action, a transaction, activity, a product, property

and our great
הַגְּדֹלָ֑ה (hag·gə·ḏō·lāh)
Article | Adjective - feminine singular
Strong's 1419: Great, older, insolent

guilt
וּבְאַשְׁמָתֵ֖נוּ (ū·ḇə·’aš·mā·ṯê·nū)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common plural
Strong's 819: Guiltiness, a fault, the presentation of a, sin-offering

(though
כִּ֣י ׀ (kî)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

You,
אַתָּ֣ה (’at·tāh)
Pronoun - second person masculine singular
Strong's 859: Thou and thee, ye and you

our God,
אֱלֹהֵ֗ינוּ (’ĕ·lō·hê·nū)
Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common plural
Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative

have punished us
חָשַׂ֤כְתָּֽ (ḥā·śaḵ·tā)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 2820: To restrain, refrain, to refuse, spare, preserve, to observe

less
לְמַ֙טָּה֙ (lə·maṭ·ṭāh)
Preposition-l | Adverb
Strong's 4295: Downward, below, beneath

than our iniquities [deserve]
מֵֽעֲוֺנֵ֔נוּ (mê·‘ă·wō·nê·nū)
Preposition-m | Noun - common singular construct | first person common plural
Strong's 5771: Iniquity, guilt, punishment for iniquity

and have given
וְנָתַ֥תָּה (wə·nā·ṯat·tāh)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 5414: To give, put, set

us
לָּ֛נוּ (lā·nū)
Preposition | first person common plural
Strong's Hebrew

[such] a remnant
פְּלֵיטָ֖ה (pə·lê·ṭāh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 6413: Deliverance, an escaped portion

as this)
כָּזֹֽאת׃ (kā·zōṯ)
Preposition-k | Pronoun - feminine singular
Strong's 2063: Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that,

  • Evil deeds!
  • Great guilt!
  • Punishment!
  • But Yah.weh gave them a remnant!
 
Ezra 9:14

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

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

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

and intermarry
וּ֨לְהִתְחַתֵּ֔ן (ū·lə·hiṯ·ḥat·tên)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Verb - Hitpael - Infinitive construct
Strong's 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 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock

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

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

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

become so angry
תֶֽאֱנַף־ (ṯe·’ĕ·nap̄-)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 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 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, while

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

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

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

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

  • Ezra asks if the Israelites are going to repeat the same mistakes and Yah.weh exterminates them!
 
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1 Corinthians, 2 Corinthians and Romans are major letters and were written between 54 and 56

- In 1 Corinthians chapter 1 (verses 1-31), the terms connected to Alaha appear 18 times and those connected to Meshikha appear 17 times!

- MarYa appears once!

- Thus there is no great difference!

- Here Paul enhances the importance of both God and Messiah!
 
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- In 1 Corinthians chapter 2 (verses 1-15), the terms connected to Alaha appear 11 times and those connected to Meshikha appear once!

- Marah appears once!

- MarYa appears once!

- Thus Alaha is ahead of Meshikha!

- Here Paul enhances God’s part in connection with The Demonstration of The Spirit of God, The Power of God, The Wisdom of God and The Depths of God!
 
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- In 1 Corinthians chapter 3 (verses 1-23), the terms connected to Alaha appear 13 times and those connected to Meshikha appear 4 times!

- Thus Alaha is ahead of Meshikha!

- MarYa appears twice!

- Here Paul enhances God’s part who makes grow, The Work of God, The Building of God, The Grace of God, The temple of God, The Spirit of God!

- And the conclusion of verse 23:

23 and you are of Meshikha {The Anointed One}, and Meshikha {The Anointed One} is of Alaha {God}.
 
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