Ezra 9:13

Easy To Read Version

The bad things that happened to us are our own fault. We have done evil things, and we have much guilt. But you, our God, have punished us much less than we should have been. We have done many terrible sins, and we should have been punished worse. And you have even let some of our people escape captivity.

Cross References

Nehemiah 13:18

You know that your ancestors {\cf2\super [87]} did the same things. That is why our God brought all the troubles and disaster to us and to this city. Now you people are making it so more of these bad things will happen to Israel. Why? Because you are ruining the Sabbath day and making it like it is not an important day.”

Nehemiah 9:32

Our God, you are the great God,\par the awesome, powerful soldier!\par And you are kind and loyal!\par You keep your agreement!\par We have had many troubles.\par And our troubles are important to you!\par Bad things happened to all our people,\par and to our kings and leaders,\par and to our priests and prophets.\par Those terrible things have happened\par from the days of the king of Assyria\par until today!\par

Job 11:6

God could tell you the secret of wisdom.\par He would tell you that\par every story has two sides.\par Job, listen to me,\par God is not punishing you\par as much as he should.\par

Psalm 103:10

We sinned against God\par but he didn’t give us\par the punishment we deserved.\par

Lamentations 3:22

The Lord’s love and kindness never ends. {\cf2\super [22]} \par His compassion never ends.\par

Habakkuk 3:2

Lord, I have heard the news about you.\par Lord, I am amazed at the powerful things\par that you did in the past.\par Now I pray that you will do great things\par in our time.\par Please make those things happen\par in our own days.\par But in your excitement, remember to show mercy to us.\par SELAH {\cf2\super [12]} \par

Galatians 3:4

You have experienced many things. Were all those experiences wasted? I hope they were not wasted!