Ezr 9:9 | HCSB | STEP | Though we are slaves , our God has not abandoned us in our slavery . He has extended grace to us in the presence of the Persian kings , giving us new life , so that we can rebuild the house of our God and repair its ruins , to give us a wall in Judah and Jerusalem .

Ezra 9:9

9 Though we are slaves, ^a our God has not abandoned us in our slavery. He has extended grace to us in the presence of the Persian kings, ^b giving us new life, so that we can rebuild the house of our God and repair its ruins, ^c to give us a wall in Judah and Jerusalem.