Ezr 9:7 | MHM | STEP | v. 7 : Ezra’s address is not a request, but a confession. He admits the sins of the people, including himself as part of the community. Even though Ezra was not personally guilty, he shares in the responsibility because he is one of them. He confesses that their sins are very great: Our iniquities are increased over our heads (Ezra 9:6 ). Their sins are so many and so serious that they seem to drown them. But Ezra also remembers that God’s mercy is greater than their sin (Psalm 36:5 ).

‏ Ezra 9:7

v. 7: Ezra’s address is not a request, but a confession. He admits the sins of the people, including himself as part of the community. Even though Ezra was not personally guilty, he shares in the responsibility because he is one of them. He confesses that their sins are very great: Our iniquities are increased over our heads (Ezra 9:6 ^a). Their sins are so many and so serious that they seem to drown them. But Ezra also remembers that God’s mercy is greater than their sin (Psalm 36:5 ^b).