Ezra 9:9-11

Expanded Bible

⁹ Even though we ·are [were] slaves, our God in his ·unfailing love [loyalty] ·has not left [did not abandon/forsake] us. He caused the kings of Persia to ·be kind to [look kindly on] us and has ·given us new life [revived us]. We can rebuild the ·Temple [^Lhouse] of our God and ·repair [restore] its ruins. And he has given us a wall [^Cof protection] in Judah and Jerusalem.

¹⁰ “But now, our God, what can we say after you have done all this? We have ·disobeyed [abandoned; forsaken] your commands ¹¹ that you ·gave [commanded] through your servants the prophets. You said, ‘The land you are entering to ·own [possess] is ·ruined [defiled; polluted; unclean]; the people living there have ·spoiled it [defiled it; polluted it; made it unclean] by ·the evil they do [their detestable/abominable practices]. Their evil filled the land with ·uncleanness [corruption; filth; impurity] from one end to the other.