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Ezra 9:8

But now, for a brief moment, grace has come from the LORD our God to preserve for us a remnant and to give us a stake in His holy place. Even in our bondage, our God has given us new life and light to our eyes.

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ASV

And now for a little moment grace hath been showed from Jehovah 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.

KJV

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.

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Original language & word study

23 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וְעַתָּ֡הve.'a.Tahand nowH6258 →
כִּמְעַט־kim.'at-like a little ofH4592 →
רֶגַע֩re.Ga'a momentH7281 →
הָיְתָ֨הha.ye.Tahit has comeH1961 →
תְחִנָּ֜הte.chi.NahfavorH8467 →
מֵאֵ֣ת׀me.'Etfrom withH854 →
יְהוָ֣הYah.wehYahwehH3068 →
אֱלֹהֵ֗ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuGod ourH430 →
לְהַשְׁאִ֥ירle.hash.'Irto leaveH7604 →
לָ֙נוּ֙la.nuto us
פְּלֵיטָ֔הpe.lei.Tahan escaped remnantH6413 →
וְלָתֶת־ve.la.tet-and to giveH5414 →
לָ֥נוּLa.nuto us
יָתֵ֖דya.Teda tent pegH3489 →
בִּמְק֣וֹםbim.Komin [the] place ofH4725 →
קָדְשׁ֑וֹka.de.Shoholiness hisH6944 →
לְהָאִ֤ירle.ha.'Irto light upH215 →
עֵינֵ֙ינוּ֙'ei.Nei.nueyes ourH5869 →
אֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuGod ourH430 →
וּלְתִתֵּ֛נוּu.le.ti.Te.nuand to give to usH5414 →
מִֽחְיָ֥הmich.YahrevivingH4241 →
מְעַ֖טme.'Ata littleH4592 →
בְּעַבְדֻתֵֽנוּ׃be.'av.du.Te.nuin servitude ourH5659 →

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Psalms 13:3Consider me and respond, O LORD my God. Give light to my eyes, lest I sleep in death,Romans 11:5–6In the same way, at the present time there is a remnant chosen by grace.Hosea 6:2After two days He will revive us; on the third day He will raise us up, that we may live in His presence.Ezekiel 37:11–14Then He said to me, “Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel. Look, they are saying, ‘Our bones are dried up, and our hope has perished; we are cut off.’Habakkuk 3:2O LORD, I have heard the report of You; I stand in awe, O LORD, of Your deeds. Revive them in these years; make them known in these years. In Your wrath, remember mercy!Isaiah 57:15For thus says the One who is high and lifted up, who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: “I dwell in a high and holy place, and with the oppressed and humble in spirit, to restore the spirit of the lowly and revive the heart of the contrite.Psalms 85:6Will You not revive us again, that Your people may rejoice in You?Proverbs 15:30The light of the eyes cheers the heart, and good news nourishes the bones.Isaiah 22:23I will drive him like a peg into a firm place, and he will be a throne of glory for the house of his father.Ecclesiastes 12:11The words of the wise are like goads, and the anthologies of the masters are like firmly embedded nails driven by a single Shepherd.Revelation 3:12The one who overcomes I will make a pillar in the temple of My God, and he will never again leave it. Upon him I will write the name of My God, and the name of the city of My God (the new Jerusalem that comes down out of heaven from My God), and My new name.Job 33:30to bring back his soul from the Pit, that he may be enlightened with the light of life.Nehemiah 9:31But in Your great compassion, You did not put an end to them; nor did You forsake them, for You are a gracious and compassionate God.Zechariah 8:6This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “If this is impossible in the eyes of the remnant of this people in these days, should it also be impossible in My eyes?” declares the LORD of Hosts.Psalms 138:7If I walk in the midst of trouble, You preserve me from the anger of my foes; You extend Your hand, and Your right hand saves me.Ezekiel 14:22Yet, behold, some survivors will be left in it—sons and daughters who will be brought out. They will come out to you, and when you see their conduct and actions, you will be comforted regarding the disaster I have brought upon Jerusalem—all that I have brought upon it.Zechariah 10:4The cornerstone will come from Judah, the tent peg from him, as well as the battle bow and every ruler together.Isaiah 56:5I will give them, in My house and within My walls, a memorial and a name better than that of sons and daughters. I will give them an everlasting name that will not be cut off.

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