Ezra 9:13-15

Living Bible

¹³ And now, even after our punishment in exile because of our wickedness (and we have been punished far less than we deserved), and even though you have let some of us return, ¹⁴ we have broken your commandments again and intermarried with people who do these awful things. Surely your anger will destroy us now until not even this little remnant escapes. ¹⁵ O Lord God of Israel, you are a just God; what hope can we have if you give us justice as we stand here before you in our wickedness?”