Ezra 9:15

Easy To Read Version

Lord, God of Israel, you are good! And you still have let some of us live. Yes, we are guilty! And because of our guilt, not one of us should be allowed to stand in front of you.

Cross References

Ezra 1:4

And so in any place where there might be survivors {\cf2\super [3]} of Israel, the men in that place must support those survivors. Give those people silver, gold, cows, and other things. Give them gifts for God’s temple in Jerusalem.”

Ezra 9:6

Then I prayed this prayer:

Nehemiah 9:8

You saw he was true and loyal to you.\par And you made an agreement with him.\par You promised to give him the land of\par the Canaanites, Hittites, and Amorites,\par the Perizzites, Jebusites, and Girgashites.\par But you promised to give that land to Abraham’s descendants. {\cf2\super [50]} \par And you kept your promise!\par Why? Because you are good!\par

Psalm 116:5

The Lord is good and merciful.\par God is kind.\par

Psalm 119:137

Lord, you are good.\par And your laws are fair.\par

Psalm 130:3

Lord, if you really punished people\par for all of their sins,\par no person would be left alive.\par

Psalm 143:2

Don’t judge me, your servant.\par Never, in all my life, could I ever be judged innocent.\par

Psalm 76:7

God, you are awesome!\par No person can stand against you\par when you are angry.\par

Jeremiah 12:1

Lord, if I argue with you,\par you are always right!\par But I want to ask you about some things that don’t seem right.\par Why are wicked people successful?\par Why do people you can’t trust have such easy lives?\par

Ezekiel 33:10

“So, Son of man, {\cf2\super [267]} speak to the family of Israel for me. Those people might say, ‘We have sinned and broken the law. Our sins are too heavy to bear. We rot away because of those sins. What can we do to live?’

Ezekiel 7:16

“But some of the people will escape. Those survivors will run to the mountains. But those people won’t be happy. They will be sad for all their sins. They will cry and make sad noises like doves.

Daniel 9:14

The Lord kept the terrible things ready for us—and he made those things happen to us. The Lord did this because he is fair in everything he does. But we still have not listened to him.

Leviticus 26:40

“But maybe the people will confess (admit) their sins. And maybe they will confess the sins of their ancestors. [452] Maybe they will admit that they turned against me. Maybe they will admit that they sinned against me.

Leviticus 26:41

Maybe they will admit that I turned against them and brought them into the land of their enemies. Those people will be like strangers to me. But maybe they will become humble [453] and accept the punishment for their sin.

John 8:21

Again, Jesus said to the people, “I will leave you. You will look for me, but you will die with your sin. You cannot come where I am going.”

John 8:24

I told you that you would die with your sins. Yes, you will die with your sins, if you don’t believe that I AM. {\cf2\super [133]} ”

Romans 10:3

They did not know the way that God makes people right with him. And they tried to make themselves right in their own way. So they did not accept God’s way of making people right.

Romans 3:19

These things the law {\cf2\super [28]} says are for the people that are under the law. This stops all \{Jewish\} people from making excuses and brings the whole world (Jews and non-Jews) under God’s judgment.

1 Corinthians 15:17

And if Christ has not been raised from death, then your faith is for nothing; you are still guilty of your sins.

Joshua 22:15

So these eleven men went to Gilead. They went to talk to the people of Reuben, Gad, and Manasseh. The eleven men said to them,