Ezra 9:7-9

New American Standard Bible

^7 (A)Since the days of our fathers to this day we have been in great guilt, and because of our wrongful deeds we, our kings, and our priests have been handed over to the kings of the lands, to the sword, to captivity, to plunder, and to ^[a](B)open shame, as it is this day. ⁸ But now for a brief moment grace has been shown from the Lord our God, ^(C)to leave us an escaped remnant and to give us a ^[b](D)peg in His holy place, so that our God may ^(E)enlighten our eyes and grant us a little reviving in our bondage. ^9 (F)For we are slaves; yet in our bondage our God has not abandoned us, but ^(G)has extended favor to us in the sight of the kings of Persia, to give us reviving to erect the house of our God, to restore its ruins, and to give us a wall in Judah and Jerusalem.