Ezra 9:7

9:7 From the days of our fathers until this very day our guilt has been great. Because of our iniquities we, along with our kings and ¹  priests, have been delivered over by the local kings ²  to sword, captivity, plunder, and embarrassment – right up to the present time.

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.”

[9:7]  ¹ tc The MT lacks “and” here, but see the LXX and Vulgate.

[9:7]  ² tn Heb “the kings of the lands.”

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