Ezra 9:11

9:11 which you commanded us through your servants the prophets with these words: ¹  ‘The land that you are entering to possess is a land defiled by the impurities of the local residents! ²  With their abominations they have filled it from one end to the other with their filthiness.

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 ³  no one can really stand before you.”

[9:11]  ¹ tn Heb “through your servants the prophets, saying.”

[9:11]  ² tn Heb “the peoples of the lands.”

[9:15]  ³ tn Heb “this”; the referent (the guilt mentioned previously) has been specified in the translation for clarity.