Ezra 8:22
For I was ashamed to ask the king for an escort of soldiers and horsemen to protect us from our enemies on the road, since we had told him, “The hand of our God is gracious to all who seek Him, but His great anger is against all who forsake Him.”
For I was ashamed to require of the king a band of soldiers and horsemen to help us against the enemy in the way: because we had spoken unto the king, saying, The hand of our God is upon all them for good that seek him; but his power and his wrath is against all them that forsake him.
For I was ashamed to ask of the king a band of soldiers and horsemen to help us against the enemy on the way, because we had spoken to the king, saying, “The hand of our God is on all those who seek him, for good; but his power and his wrath is against all those who forsake him.”
For I was ashamed to ask of the king a band of soldiers and horsemen to help us against the enemy in the way, because we had spoken unto the king, saying, The hand of our God is upon all them that seek him, for good; but his power and his wrath is against all them that forsake him.
Related passages
From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, grouped by the word they explain.
- I was ashamed
- 1 Corinthians 9:15; 2 Corinthians 7:14
- The hand
- Ezra 7:6, 9, 28; 1 Chronicles 28:9; 2 Chronicles 16:9; Psalm 33:18, 19; Psalm 34:15, 22; Isaiah 3:10, 11; Lamentations 3:25; Romans 8:28; 1 Peter 3:12
- his power and his wrath
- Joshua 23:16; 2 Chronicles 15:2; Psalm 21:8, 9; Psalm 34:16; Psalm 90:11; Zephaniah 1:2–6; Hebrews 10:38; 1 Peter 3:12