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

However you are just in all that has come on us; for you have dealt truly, but we have done wickedly;

Lord, righteousness belongs to you, but to us open shame, as at this day, to the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and to all Israel, who are near, and who are far off, through all the countries where you have driven them, because of their unfaithful deeds that they have committed against you.

For being ignorant of God's righteousness, and seeking to establish their own righteousness, they did not subject themselves to the righteousness of God.

For we remain

The LORD's faithful love does not cease; his compassion does not fail.

In our trespasses

For we have all become as one who is unclean, and all our righteousness is as a polluted garment: and we all fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, take us away.

"You, son of man, tell the house of Israel: 'Thus you speak, saying, "Our transgressions and our sins are on us, and we pine away in them; how then can we live?"'

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

Jesus said therefore again to them, "I am going away, and you will seek me, and you will die in your sins. Where I go, you cannot come."

If Christ has not been raised, your faith is vain; you are still in your sins.

We cannot

"Truly I know that it is so, but how can man be just with God?

If you, LORD, kept a record of sins, Lord, who could stand?

Do not enter into judgment with your servant, for in your sight no man living is righteous.

Now we know that whatever things the law says, it speaks to those who are under the law, that every mouth may be closed, and all the world may be brought under the judgment of God.

General references

TZADE. You are righteous, LORD. Your judgments are upright.

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