Ezra 9:8
Ezra · Old Testament · Chapter 9
“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.”Ezra 9:8
What Does Ezra 9:8 Mean?
Ezra 9:8 is found in the book of Ezra, chapter 9, verse 8 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Mercy, Grace, and Reconciliation.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Ezra 9:8 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Lamentations 3:22“It is of the LORD’s mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not.”Psalms 13:3“Consider and hear me, O LORD my God: lighten mine eyes, lest I sleep the sleep of death;”Romans 11:5“Even so then at this present time also there is a remnant according to the election of grace.”Psalms 85:6“Wilt thou not revive us again: that thy people may rejoice in thee?”Hosea 6:2“After two days will he revive us: in the third day he will raise us up, and we shall live in his sight.”Isaiah 57:15“For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy; I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones.”Ezekiel 37:11“Then he said unto me, Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel: behold, they say, Our bones are dried, and our hope is lost: we are cut off for our parts.”Habakkuk 3:2“O LORD, I have heard thy speech, and was afraid: O LORD, revive thy work in the midst of the years, in the midst of the years make known; in wrath remember mercy.”Nehemiah 9:31“Nevertheless for thy great mercies’ sake thou didst not utterly consume them, nor forsake them; for thou art a gracious and merciful God.”Job 33:30“To bring back his soul from the pit, to be enlightened with the light of the living.”Psalms 34:5“They looked unto him, and were lightened: and their faces were not ashamed.”Psalms 138:7“Though I walk in the midst of trouble, thou wilt revive me: thou shalt stretch forth thine hand against the wrath of mine enemies, and thy right hand shall save me.”Proverbs 15:30“The light of the eyes rejoiceth the heart: and a good report maketh the bones fat.”Ecclesiastes 12:11“The words of the wise are as goads, and as nails fastened by the masters of assemblies, which are given from one shepherd.”Isaiah 1:9“Except the LORD of hosts had left unto us a very small remnant, we should have been as Sodom, and we should have been like unto Gomorrah.”Isaiah 14:3“And it shall come to pass in the day that the LORD shall give thee rest from thy sorrow, and from thy fear, and from the hard bondage wherein thou wast made to serve,”Isaiah 22:23“And I will fasten him as a nail in a sure place; and he shall be for a glorious throne to his father’s house.”Isaiah 56:5“Even unto them will I give in mine house and within my walls a place and a name better than of sons and of daughters: I will give them an everlasting name, that shall not be cut off.”Jeremiah 42:2“And said unto Jeremiah the prophet, Let, we beseech thee, our supplication be accepted before thee, and pray for us unto the LORD thy God, even for all this remnant; (for we are left but a few of many, as thine eyes do behold us:)”Jeremiah 44:14“So that none of the remnant of Judah, which are gone into the land of Egypt to sojourn there, shall escape or remain, that they should return into the land of Judah, to the which they have a desire to return to dwell there: for none shall return but such as shall escape.”
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