Ezra 9:7

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Since the time of our ancestors, all of us have sinned. That's why we, our kings, and our priests have often been defeated by other kings. They have killed some of us and made slaves of others; they have taken our possessions and made us ashamed, just as we are today.

Cross References

1 Kings 8:47

Later, they may feel sorry for what they did and ask your forgiveness. Answer them when they pray towards this temple I have built for you in your chosen city, here in this land you gave their ancestors. From your home in heaven, listen to their sincere prayers and do what they ask.

2 Chronicles 29:6

Some of our ancestors were unfaithful and disobeyed the LORD our God. Not only did they turn their backs on the LORD, but they also completely ignored his temple.

2 Chronicles 30:7

Don't follow the example of your ancestors and your Israelite relatives in the north. They were unfaithful to the LORD, and he punished them horribly.

2 Chronicles 34:24

“Josiah, I am the LORD! And I intend to punish this country and everyone in it, just as this book says.

Ezra 9:13

You punished us because of our terrible sins. But you did not punish us nearly as much as we deserve, and you have brought some of us back home.

Nehemiah 9:30

For years, you were patient, and your Spirit warned them with messages spoken by your prophets. Still they refused to listen, and you handed them over to their enemies.

Isaiah 64:4

You are the only God ever seen or heard of who works miracles for his followers.

Jeremiah 25:18

I started with Jerusalem and the towns of Judah, and the king and his officials were removed from power in disgrace. Everyone still makes insulting jokes about them and uses their names as curse words.

Jeremiah 3:25

We have rebelled against you just like our ancestors, and we are ashamed of our sins.”

Jeremiah 32:23

But when our ancestors took over the land, they did not obey you. And now you have punished Israel with disaster.

Jeremiah 44:22

And when he could no longer put up with your disgusting sins, he placed a curse on your land and turned it into a desert, as it is today.

Jeremiah 44:9

When you were living in Jerusalem and Judah, you followed the example of your ancestors in doing evil things, just like your kings and queens.

Lamentations 5:7

Our ancestors sinned, but they are dead, and we are left to pay for their sins.

Ezekiel 11:9

Then you will be captured and punished by foreign enemies.

Ezekiel 39:23

Foreign nations will realize that the Israelites were forced to leave their own land because they sinned against me. I turned my back on my people and let enemies attack and kill them.

Numbers 32:14

Now you people of Reuben and Gad are doing the same thing and making the LORD even angrier.

1 Samuel 12:15

If you're stubborn and refuse to obey the LORD, he will turn against you and your king.