22 For I was ashamed to request from the king troops and horsemen to [a]protect us from the enemy on the way, because we had said to the king, “(A)The hand of our God is [b]favorably disposed to all who seek Him, but (B)His power and His anger are against all those who (C)abandon Him.”

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  1. Ezra 8:22 Lit help
  2. Ezra 8:22 Lit upon all...for good

22 I was ashamed to ask the king for soldiers(A) and horsemen to protect us from enemies on the road, because we had told the king, “The gracious hand of our God is on everyone(B) who looks to him, but his great anger is against all who forsake him.(C)

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