Ezra 9:15 (WEB)

Passage

Yahweh, the God of Israel, you are righteous; for we are left a remnant that has escaped, as it is today. Behold, we are before you in our guiltiness; for no one can stand before you because of this.”

Nearby Context

Ezra 9:13 “After all that has come on us for our evil deeds, and for our great guilt, since you, our God, have punished us less than our iniquities deserve, and have given us such a remnant,

Ezra 9:14 shall we again break your commandments, and join in affinity with the peoples that do these abominations? Wouldn’t you be angry with us until you had consumed us, so that there would be no remnant, nor any to escape?

Ezra 9:15 Yahweh, the God of Israel, you are righteous; for we are left a remnant that has escaped, as it is today. Behold, we are before you in our guiltiness; for no one can stand before you because of this.”

Study Lenses

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

The prior verse says "shall we again break your commandments and...", giving immediate footing for "yahweh" 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 "yahweh" and "israel" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.