Ezra 9:15

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

O LORD God of Israel, thou art righteous: for we remain yet escaped, as it is this day: behold, we are before thee in our trespasses: for we cannot stand before thee because of this.

Thou art righteous

Nehemiah 9:33

Daniel 9:7

Romans 10:3

For we remain

Lamentations 3:22

In our trespasses

1 Corinthians 15:17

We cannot

General references

Psalm 119:137

Zechariah 3:3

Bible References

Thou art righteous

Howbeit thou art just in all that has come upon us; for thou hast done right, but we have done wickedly;

O Lord, the righteousness belongs unto thee, but unto us the confusion of face, as at this day; to the men of Judah and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and unto all Israel, that are near and that are far off through all the lands where thou hast driven them because of their rebellion with which they have rebelled against thee.

For they, being ignorant of God's righteousness and going about to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God.

For we remain

Chet It is of the LORD's mercies that we are not consumed because his mercies never diminish.

In our trespasses

But we were all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses as filthy rags; and we all fell as the leaves of a tree; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away.

Therefore, O thou son of man, speak unto the house of Israel: Ye speak thus, saying, Our transgressions and our sins are upon us, and we are consumed because of them. How should we then live?

Now Joshua was clothed with filthy garments and stood before the angel.

Then Jesus said again unto them, I am going away, and ye shall seek me, but ye shall die in your sins; where I go, ye shall not be able to come.

and if Christ is not raised, your faith is vain; ye are even yet in your sins.

We cannot

I know it is so of a truth, but how shall a man be justified with God?

If thou, O LORD, should mark iniquities, O Lord, who shall endure?

And enter not into judgment with thy slave; for in thy sight shall no man living be justified.

Now we know that all that the law says, it says to those who are under the law, that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may submit themselves unto God.

General references

TZADDI. Righteous art thou, O LORD, and upright are thy judgments.

Now Joshua was clothed with filthy garments and stood before the angel.