Ezra 9:15 (DBY)

Passage

Jehovah, God of Israel, thou art righteous; for we are a remnant that is escaped, as [it is] this day. Behold, we are before thee in our trespasses; for there is no standing before thee because of this.

Nearby Context

Ezra 9:13 And after all that is come upon us for our evil deeds and for our great trespass, seeing that thou our God hast punished us less than our iniquities [deserve], and hast given us such deliverance as this,

Ezra 9:14 should we again break thy commandments, and join in affinity with the peoples of these abominations? wouldest thou not be angry with us till thou hadst consumed us, so that there should be no remnant nor any to escape?

Ezra 9:15 Jehovah, God of Israel, thou art righteous; for we are a remnant that is escaped, as [it is] this day. Behold, we are before thee in our trespasses; for there is no standing before thee because of this.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "jehovah", "israel", "thou", "righteous", "remnant", "escaped", "behold", and "before". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "jehovah" and "israel", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The prior verse says "should we again break thy commandments and...", giving immediate footing for "jehovah" and "israel". In Ezra context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "jehovah" and "israel" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.