Ezra 9:13-15

International Standard Version

¹³ “After all that has happened to us because of our evil behavior, and because of our great sin—considering that you our God have punished us less than our iniquities deserve^[a] and have given us this deliverance— ¹⁴ should we violate your commandments by intermarrying with the nations^[b] who practice these abominations? Would you not be angry with us until you had consumed us, with not even a remnant surviving^[c] to escape?

¹⁵ Lord God of Israel, you are just: As a result, we remain here today delivered. Look at us! Because of our sin, we cannot stand in your presence as a result of everything that has happened.”