Skip to main content

Ezra 9:10

And now, O our God, what shall we say after this? for we have forsaken thy commandments,

KJV

Et nunc quid dicemus, Deus noster, post hæc ? Quia dereliquimus mandata tua,

Vulgate

τί εἴπωμεν, ὁ θεὸς ἡμῶν, μετὰ τοῦτο; ὅτι ἐνκατελίπομεν ἐντολάς σου

LXX

And now, O our God, what shall we say after this? for we have forsaken thy commandments,

ASV

וְ/עַתָּ֛ה מַה נֹּאמַ֥ר אֱלֹהֵ֖י/נוּ אַֽחֲרֵי זֹ֑את כִּ֥י עָזַ֖בְנוּ מִצְוֺתֶֽי/ךָ

Hebrew

Open in reader with connections →

In the original Hebrew

9 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

ו
v
noun · 717×
ו
v
noun · 183×
זֹּ֔את
z't
pronoun · 604×
יֹּ֣אמֶר
y'mr
verb · 5290×
ךָ
k
noun · 2564×
כִּֽי
ky
pronoun · 4439×
מַה
mh
particle · 745×
נִי
ny
verb · 212×
עַתָּ֗ה
'th
adverb · 433×

Historic Christian voices

3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

§2585From the time of David to the coming of the Messiah texts appearing in these sacred books show a deepening in prayer for oneself and in prayer for others.37 Thus the psalms were gradually collected into the five books of the Psalter (or "Praises"), the masterwork of prayer in the Old Testament.

Cross-references

  • Jer 9:13 — And the LORD saith, Because they have forsaken my law which I set before them, and have not obeyed my voice, neither walked therein;
  • Josh 7:8 — O LORD, what shall I say, when Israel turneth their backs before their enemies!