1 Now when these things were done 3615, the princes 8269 came 5066 to me, saying 559, The people 5971 of Israel 3478, and the priests 3548, and the Levites 3881, have not separated 914 themselves from the people 5971 of the lands 776, doing according to their abominations 8441, even of the Canaanites 3669, the Hittites 2850, the Perizzites 6522, the Jebusites 2983, the Ammonites 5984, the Moabites 4125, the Egyptians 4713, and the Amorites 567.
2 For they have taken 5375 of their daughters 1323 for themselves, and for their sons 1121: so that the holy 6944 seed 2233 have mingled 6148 themselves with the people 5971 of those lands 776: yea, the hand 3027 of the princes 8269 and rulers 5461 hath been chief 7223 in this trespass 4604.
3 And when I heard 8085 this thing 1697, I rent 7167 my garment 899 and my mantle 4598, and plucked off 4803 the hair 8181 of my head 7218 and of my beard 2206, and sat down 3427 astonied 8074.
4 Then were assembled 622 unto me every one that trembled 2730 at the words 1697 of the God 430 of Israel 3478, because of the transgression 4604 of those that had been carried away 1473; and I sat 3427 astonied 8074 until the evening 6153 sacrifice 4503.
5 And at the evening 6153 sacrifice 4503 I arose up 6965 from my heaviness 8589; and having rent 7167 my garment 899 and my mantle 4598, I fell 3766 upon my knees 1290, and spread out 6566 my hands 3709 unto the LORD 3068 my God 430,
6 And said 559, O my God 430, I am ashamed 954 and blush 3637 to lift up 7311 my face 6440 to thee, my God 430: for our iniquities 5771 are increased 7235 over 4605 our head 7218, and our trespass 819 is grown up 1431 unto the heavens 8064.
7 Since the days 3117 of our fathers 1 have we been in a great 1419 trespass 819 unto this day 3117; and for our iniquities 5771 have we, our kings 4428, and our priests 3548, been delivered 5414 into the hand 3027 of the kings 4428 of the lands 776, to the sword 2719, to captivity 7628, and to a spoil 961, and to confusion 1322 of face 6440, as it is this day 3117.
8 And now for a little 4592 space 7281 grace 8467 hath been shewed from the LORD 3068 our God 430, to leave 7604 us a remnant to escape 6413, and to give 5414 us a nail 3489 in his holy 6944 place 4725, that our God 430 may lighten 215 our eyes 5869, and give 5414 us a little 4592 reviving 4241 in our bondage 5659.
9 For we were bondmen 5650; yet our God 430 hath not forsaken 5800 us in our bondage 5659, but hath extended 5186 mercy 2617 unto us in the sight 6440 of the kings 4428 of Persia 6539, to give 5414 us a reviving 4241, to set up 7311 the house 1004 of our God 430, and to repair 5975 the desolations 2723 thereof, and to give 5414 us a wall 1447 in Judah 3063 and in Jerusalem 3389.
10 And now, O our God 430, what shall we say 559 after 310 this? for we have forsaken 5800 thy commandments 4687,
11 Which thou hast commanded 6680 by 3027 thy servants 5650 the prophets 5030, saying 559, The land 776, unto which ye go 935 to possess 3423 it, is an unclean 5079 land 776 with the filthiness 5079 of the people 5971 of the lands 776, with their abominations 8441, which have filled 4390 it from one end 6310 to another 6310 with their uncleanness 2932.
12 Now therefore give 5414 not your daughters 1323 unto their sons 1121, neither take 5375 their daughters 1323 unto your sons 1121, nor seek 1875 their peace 7965 or their wealth 2896 for 5704 ever 5769: that ye may be strong 2388, and eat 398 the good 2898 of the land 776, and leave it for an inheritance 3423 to your children 1121 for ever 5769.
13 And after 310 all that is come 935 upon us for our evil 7451 deeds 4639, and for our great 1419 trespass 819, seeing that thou our God 430 hast punished 2820 us less 4295 than our iniquities 5771 deserve, and hast given 5414 us such deliverance 6413 as this;
14 Should we again 7725 break 6565 thy commandments 4687, and join in affinity 2859 with the people 5971 of these abominations 8441? wouldest not thou be angry 599 with us till thou hadst consumed 3615 us, so that there should be no remnant 7611 nor escaping 6413?
15 O LORD 3068 God 430 of Israel 3478, thou art righteous 6662: for we remain 7604 yet escaped 6413, as it is this day 3117: behold, we are before 6440 thee in our trespasses 819: for we cannot stand 5975 before 6440 thee because of this.