King James Version
Ezra 9:10 in the King James Version says “And now, O our God, what shall we say after this? for we have forsaken thy commandments,” — study this verse from Ezra chapter 9 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And now, O our God, what shall we say after this? for we have forsaken thy commandments,”
Ezra 9:10 · KJV
And now for a little space grace hath been shewed from the LORD our God, to leave us a remnant to escape, and to give us a nail in his holy place, that our God may lighten our eyes, and give us a little reviving in our bondage. space: Heb. moment a nail: or, a pin: that is, a constant and sure abode
For we were bondmen; yet our God hath not forsaken us in our bondage, but hath extended mercy unto us in the sight of the kings of Persia, to give us a reviving, to set up the house of our God, and to repair the desolations thereof, and to give us a wall in Judah and in Jerusalem. to repair: Heb. to set up
And now, O our God, what shall we say after this? for we have forsaken thy commandments,
Which thou hast commanded by thy servants the prophets, saying, The land, unto which ye go to possess it, is an unclean land with the filthiness of the people of the lands, with their abominations, which have filled it from one end to another with their uncleanness. by: Heb. by the hand of from: Heb. from mouth to mouth
Now therefore give not your daughters unto their sons, neither take their daughters unto your sons, nor seek their peace or their wealth for ever: that ye may be strong, and eat the good of the land, and leave it for an inheritance to your children for ever.
KJV Study — Public Domain
properly, interrogative what? (including how? why? when?); but also exclamation, what! (including how!), or indefinitely what (including whatever, and
“And now O our God”
H430gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme god; occasionally applied by way of
“after”
H310properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
“thy commandments”
H4687a command, whether human or divine (collectively, the law)
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