Ezra 3:11

3:11 With antiphonal response they sang, ¹  praising and glorifying the Lord:

“For he is good;

his loyal love toward Israel is forever.”

All the people gave a loud ²  shout as they praised the Lord when the temple of the Lord was established.

Ezra 8:22

8:22 I was embarrassed to request soldiers and horsemen from the king to protect us from the enemy ³  along the way, because we had said to the king, “The good hand of our God is on everyone who is seeking him, but his great anger ⁴  is against everyone who forsakes him.”

Ezra 9:15

9:15 O Lord God of Israel, you are righteous, for we are left as a remnant this day. Indeed, we stand before you in our guilt. However, because of this guilt ⁵  no one can really stand before you.”

[3:11]  ¹ tn Heb “they answered.”

[3:11]  ² tn Heb “great.”

[8:22]  ³ tn A number of modern translations regard this as a collective singular and translate “from enemies” (also in v. 31).

[8:22]  ⁴ tn Heb “his strength and his anger.” The expression is a hendiadys (one concept expressed through two terms).

[9:15]  ⁵ tn Heb “this”; the referent (the guilt mentioned previously) has been specified in the translation for clarity.