Ezra 9:15

O Lord God of Israel, thou art righteous: for we remain yet escaped, as it is this day: behold, we are before thee in our trespasses: for we cannot stand before thee because of this.

Cross-references

Psalm 143:2 Parallel

Psalm 143:2 pleads for no judgment because no one is righteous—parallel to Ezra's acknowledgment that none can stand before God in guilt.

Romans 3:19 Parallel

Romans 3:19 states every mouth is stopped and the whole world accountable to God—mirroring Ezra's confession that none can stand in guilt.

Daniel 9:14 Parallel

Daniel 9:14 declares that God is righteous in bringing calamity because we disobeyed, matching Ezra's affirmation of God's justice and our guilt.

Daniel 9:7-11 also confesses that righteousness belongs to God and open shame to us, echoing Ezra's plea that none can stand before Him.

Ezekiel 33:10 voices the people's lament that their sins make them rot — how can they live? — paralleling Ezra's 'none can stand before you'.

Isaiah 64:6 Parallel

Isaiah 64:6 uses the same imagery of uncleanness and unrighteous deeds like a polluted garment, reinforcing Ezra's sense of total guilt.

Psalm 130:3 Parallel

Psalm 130:3 asks who could stand if God marked iniquities—directly mirroring Ezra's 'none can stand before you because of our guilt.'

Job 9:2 Parallel

Job 9:2 asks how a man can be right before God—directly parallel to Ezra's admission that none can stand before God because of guilt.

Nehemiah 9:34 similarly confesses that leaders and fathers did not keep God's law, reinforcing the corporate guilt acknowledged in Ezra 9:15.

Nehemiah 9:33 echoes the same confession of God's justice and human guilt — a parallel acknowledgment of deserved judgment.

Genesis 44:16 has Judah confessing they cannot clear themselves—directly parallel to Ezra's admission of guilt and inability to stand before God.

Jeremiah 14:7 confesses 'our iniquities testify against us' and appeals to God—a strong parallel to Ezra's penitential plea.

Ezekiel 7:16 depicts survivors moaning over their iniquity—directly echoing Ezra's remnant who escape yet remain guilty before God.

Nehemiah 9:2 Historical context

In Nehemiah 9:2, the people separate from foreigners and confess sins—a direct parallel to Ezra's context of repentance and acknowledgment of guilt.

Lamentations 3:22 offers hope of God's steadfast love and mercy, complementing Ezra's confession of guilt with assurance of divine compassion.

In Exodus 32:31, Moses similarly confesses the people's great sin after the golden calf—mirroring Ezra's penitential prayer over national guilt.

Job 40:4 Parallel

Job 40:4 humbly declares 'I lay my hand on my mouth'—similar to Ezra's admission that none can stand before God in guilt.

Job 9:3 Parallel

Job 9:3 adds that no one can answer God even once—reinforcing Ezra's theme of human inability to defend oneself before God.

Lamentations 3:23 declares God's faithfulness new every morning, providing the mercy that Ezra's guilty plea implicitly seeks.