Ezra 9:14 (DRB)

Passage

That we should not turn away, nor break thy commandments, nor join in marriage with the people of these abominations. Art thou angry with us unto utter destruction, not to leave us a remnant to be saved?

Nearby Context

Ezra 9:12 Now therefore give not your daughters to their sons, and take not their daughters for your sons, and seek not their peace, nor their prosperity for ever: that you may be strengthened, and may eat the good things of the land, and may have your children your heirs for ever.

Ezra 9:13 And after all that is come upon us, for our most wicked deeds, and our great sin, seeing that thou our God hast saved us from our iniquity, and hast given us a deliverance as at this day,

Ezra 9:14 That we should not turn away, nor break thy commandments, nor join in marriage with the people of these abominations. Art thou angry with us unto utter destruction, not to leave us a remnant to be saved?

Ezra 9:15 O Lord God of Israel, thou art just: for we remain yet to be saved as at this day. Behold we are before thee in our sin, for there can be no standing before thee in this matter.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "saved", "should", "turn", "away", "break", "commandments", "join", and "marriage". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "saved" and "should", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 13's "And after all that is come upon..." into verse 15's "O Lord God of Israel thou art...", so "saved" and "should" belong inside that flow. In Ezra context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

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