Ezra 9:8

But now is there a little and sudden graciousness come from the LORD our God, so that some of us are escaped: that he may give us a nail in his holy place, that our God may light our eyes, and give us a little life in our bondage.

Psalm 13:3

Consider, and hear me, O LORD my God. Lighten mine eyes, that I sleep not in death,

Ecclesiastes 12:11

For the words of the wise are like pricks and nails that go through, wherewith men are kept together: for they are given of one shepherd only.

1 Samuel 14:27

But Jonathan heard not when his father adjured the people, wherefore he put forth the end of the staff that was in his hand, and dipped it in a honey comb, and put his hand to his mouth, and his eyes received sight.

1 Samuel 14:29

Then said Jonathan, "My father hath troubled the land: for see, mine eyes hath received sight, because I tasted a little of this honey.

2 Kings 19:4

O that the LORD thy God would hear all the words of Rabshakeh whom the king of Assyria his master hath sent to rail on the living God, and to rebuke him with words which the LORD thy God hath heard. Wherefore lift up thy prayer for the remnant that are left."

2 Kings 19:30-31

For the daughter of Judah that is escaped and left, shall yet again take rooting downward and bear fruit upward.

Ezra 9:9

For we are bondmen, and our God hath not forsaken us in our bondage, and hath inclined mercy unto us in the sight of the kings of Persia, that he should give us life, and promote the house of our God, and to set up the desolation thereof, and to give us a hedge in Judah and in Jerusalem.

Ezra 9:13-15

And after all this that is come upon us, because of our evil deeds and great trespass, thou our God hast spared our wickednesses, and hast given us a deliverance as it is come to pass this day.

Nehemiah 1:11

O LORD, let thine ears mark the prayer of thy servant, and the prayer of thy servants, whose desire is to fear thy name; and let thy servant prosper this day, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man. For I was the king's butler."

Nehemiah 9:31

But for thy great mercies' sake thou hast not utterly consumed them, neither forsaken them: for thou art a gracious and merciful God.

Job 33:30

that he keepeth his soul from perishing, and letteth him enjoy the light of the living.

Psalm 34:5

They had an eye unto him, and were lightened; and their faces were not ashamed.

Psalm 85:6

Wilt thou not turn again, and quicken us, that thy people may rejoice in thee?

Psalm 138:7

Though I walk in the midst of trouble, yet shalt thou refresh me; thou shalt stretch forth thine hand upon the furiousness of mine enemies, and thy righthand shall save me.

Isaiah 1:9

And except the LORD of Hosts had left us a few alive, we should have been as Sodom, and like unto Gomorrah.

Isaiah 22:23-25

I will fasten him to a nail in the place of the most high faithfulness, and he shall be upon the glorious throne of his father's house.

Isaiah 56:5

Unto them will I give in my household and within my walls, a better heritage and name than if they had been called sons and daughters. I will give them an everlasting name that shall not perish.

Isaiah 57:15

For thus sayeth the high and excellent, even he that dwelleth in everlastingness, whose name is the holy one: I dwell high above and in the sanctuary, and with him also, that is of a contrite and humble spirit: that I may heal a troubled mind, and a contrite heart.

Jeremiah 42:2

and said unto Jeremiah the prophet, "O hear our petition, that thou mayest pray for us unto the LORD thy God, and for the remnant, whereof there be very few left of many, as thou seest us:

Jeremiah 44:14

So that none of the remnant of Judah, which are gone to dwell in Egypt shall be left to come again into the land of Judah although they think to come thither again, and to dwell there. For none shall come again, but such as are fled away."

Ezekiel 6:8-9

"Those that among you have escaped the sword, will I leave among the Gentiles, for I will scatter you among the nations.

Ezekiel 14:22

yet shall there be a remnant saved therein, which shall bring forth their sons and daughters. Behold, they shall come forth unto you, and ye shall see their way, and what they take in hand, and ye shall be comforted, as touching all the plagues that I have brought upon Jerusalem.

Ezekiel 37:11-14

Moreover, he said unto me, "Thou son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel. Behold, they say, 'Our bones are dried up, our hope is gone, we are clean cut off.'

Hosea 6:2

He hath wounded us, and he shall bind us up again; after two days shall he quicken us, in the third day he shall raise us up, so that we shall live in his sight.

Habakkuk 3:2

O LORD, revive thy work in the midst of the years! In the midst of the years make it known; in thy wrath remember mercy.

Zechariah 8:6

Thus saith the LORD Sabaoth: though it seem hard in the eyes of the remnant of this people, shall it seem hard in mine eyes saith the LORD Sabaoth.

Zechariah 8:12

but they shall be a seed of peace. The vineyard shall give her fruit, the ground shall give her increase, and the heavens shall give their dew: and I shall cause the remnant of this people, to have all these in possession.

Zechariah 10:4

Out of Judah shall come the helmet, the nail, the battle bow, and all the princes together.

Romans 9:27

But Isaiah crieth concerning Israel, "Though the number of the children of Israel be as the sand of the sea, yet shall a remnant be saved.

Romans 11:5-6

Even so at this time is there a remnant left through the election of grace.

Revelation 3:12

Him that overcometh will I make a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go no more out. And I will write upon him, the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, new Jerusalem, which cometh down out of heaven from my God and I will write upon him my new name.

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Summary

And now for a little space grace hath been shewed from the LORD our God, to leave us a remnant to escape, and to give us a nail in his holy place, that our God may lighten our eyes, and give us a little reviving in our bondage.

In his holy place

General references

Bible References

Grace hath

Ezra 9:9
For we are bondmen, and our God hath not forsaken us in our bondage, and hath inclined mercy unto us in the sight of the kings of Persia, that he should give us life, and promote the house of our God, and to set up the desolation thereof, and to give us a hedge in Judah and in Jerusalem.
Nehemiah 1:11
O LORD, let thine ears mark the prayer of thy servant, and the prayer of thy servants, whose desire is to fear thy name; and let thy servant prosper this day, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man. For I was the king's butler."
Nehemiah 9:31
But for thy great mercies' sake thou hast not utterly consumed them, neither forsaken them: for thou art a gracious and merciful God.
Habakkuk 3:2
O LORD, revive thy work in the midst of the years! In the midst of the years make it known; in thy wrath remember mercy.

A remnant

Ezra 9:14
As for us, we have turned back, and have let go thy commandments, to make contract with the people of these abominations. Wilt thou then be wroth at us, till we be utterly consumed, so that nothing remain, and there be no deliverance?
2 Kings 19:4
O that the LORD thy God would hear all the words of Rabshakeh whom the king of Assyria his master hath sent to rail on the living God, and to rebuke him with words which the LORD thy God hath heard. Wherefore lift up thy prayer for the remnant that are left."
Isaiah 1:9
And except the LORD of Hosts had left us a few alive, we should have been as Sodom, and like unto Gomorrah.
Jeremiah 42:2
and said unto Jeremiah the prophet, "O hear our petition, that thou mayest pray for us unto the LORD thy God, and for the remnant, whereof there be very few left of many, as thou seest us:
Jeremiah 44:14
So that none of the remnant of Judah, which are gone to dwell in Egypt shall be left to come again into the land of Judah although they think to come thither again, and to dwell there. For none shall come again, but such as are fled away."
Ezekiel 6:8
"Those that among you have escaped the sword, will I leave among the Gentiles, for I will scatter you among the nations.
Ezekiel 14:22
yet shall there be a remnant saved therein, which shall bring forth their sons and daughters. Behold, they shall come forth unto you, and ye shall see their way, and what they take in hand, and ye shall be comforted, as touching all the plagues that I have brought upon Jerusalem.
Zechariah 8:6
Thus saith the LORD Sabaoth: though it seem hard in the eyes of the remnant of this people, shall it seem hard in mine eyes saith the LORD Sabaoth.
Romans 9:27
But Isaiah crieth concerning Israel, "Though the number of the children of Israel be as the sand of the sea, yet shall a remnant be saved.
Romans 11:5
Even so at this time is there a remnant left through the election of grace.

A nail

Ecclesiastes 12:11
For the words of the wise are like pricks and nails that go through, wherewith men are kept together: for they are given of one shepherd only.
Isaiah 22:23
I will fasten him to a nail in the place of the most high faithfulness, and he shall be upon the glorious throne of his father's house.
Zechariah 10:4
Out of Judah shall come the helmet, the nail, the battle bow, and all the princes together.

In his holy place

Isaiah 56:5
Unto them will I give in my household and within my walls, a better heritage and name than if they had been called sons and daughters. I will give them an everlasting name that shall not perish.
Revelation 3:12
Him that overcometh will I make a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go no more out. And I will write upon him, the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, new Jerusalem, which cometh down out of heaven from my God and I will write upon him my new name.

Lighten

1 Samuel 14:27
But Jonathan heard not when his father adjured the people, wherefore he put forth the end of the staff that was in his hand, and dipped it in a honey comb, and put his hand to his mouth, and his eyes received sight.
Job 33:30
that he keepeth his soul from perishing, and letteth him enjoy the light of the living.
Psalm 13:3
Consider, and hear me, O LORD my God. Lighten mine eyes, that I sleep not in death,
Psalm 34:5
They had an eye unto him, and were lightened; and their faces were not ashamed.

Reviving

Psalm 85:6
Wilt thou not turn again, and quicken us, that thy people may rejoice in thee?
Psalm 138:7
Though I walk in the midst of trouble, yet shalt thou refresh me; thou shalt stretch forth thine hand upon the furiousness of mine enemies, and thy righthand shall save me.
Isaiah 57:15
For thus sayeth the high and excellent, even he that dwelleth in everlastingness, whose name is the holy one: I dwell high above and in the sanctuary, and with him also, that is of a contrite and humble spirit: that I may heal a troubled mind, and a contrite heart.
Ezekiel 37:11
Moreover, he said unto me, "Thou son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel. Behold, they say, 'Our bones are dried up, our hope is gone, we are clean cut off.'
Hosea 6:2
He hath wounded us, and he shall bind us up again; after two days shall he quicken us, in the third day he shall raise us up, so that we shall live in his sight.

General references

Isaiah 14:3
When the LORD now shall bring thee to rest; from the travail, fear, and hard bondage that thou wast laden withal.