11 translations · Hebrew
Ezra 8:22
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.”
Ezra 8:22 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- 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.”
- KJV King James Version
- 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.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- 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.”
- ASV American Standard Version
- 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.
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- for I was ashamed to ask from the king a force and horsemen to help us because of the enemy in the way, for we spoke to the king, saying, “The hand of our God [is] on all seeking Him for good, and His strength and His wrath [is] on all forsaking Him.”
- FBV Free Bible Version
- I had been reluctant to ask the king to give us a military escort to protect us from enemies on the way. We had told the king, “Our gracious God takes care of everyone who follows him, but shows his anger against anyone who abandons him.”
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- for I was ashamed to ask from the king a force and horsemen to help us because of the enemy in the way, for we spake to the king, saying, 'The hand of our God [is] upon all seeking Him for good, and His strength and His wrath [is] upon all forsaking Him.'
- DBY Darby Translation
- For I was ashamed to require of the king a band of soldiers and horsemen to help us against the enemy in the way; for we had spoken to the king saying, The hand of our God is upon all them for good that seek him; but his power and his anger is against all them that forsake him.
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- 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 to 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.
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- 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.”
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- For I was ashamed to ask the king for aid and for horsemen, to defend us from the enemy in the way: because we had said to the king: The hand of our God is upon all them that seek him in goodness: and his power and strength, and wrath upon all them that forsake him.
The Hebrew words
Each word of the Hebrew text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.
| Word | Transliteration | English (BSB) | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| כִּ֣י | kî | For | H3588 כִּי for |
| בֹ֗שְׁתִּי | ḇō·šə·tî | I was ashamed | H954 בּוֹשׁ be ashamed |
| לִשְׁא֤וֹל | liš·’ō·wl | for | H7592 שָׁאַל to ask |
| מִן־ | min- | from | H4480 מִן־ from |
| הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ | ham·me·leḵ | to ask the king | H4428 מֶ֫לֶךְ king |
| חַ֣יִל | ḥa·yil | an [escort of] soldiers | H2428 חַ֫יִל strength: soldiers |
| וּפָרָשִׁ֔ים | ū·p̄ā·rā·šîm | and horsemen | H6571 פָּרָשׁ horse |
| לְעָזְרֵ֥נוּ | lə·‘ā·zə·rê·nū | to protect us | H5826 עָזַר to help |
| מֵאוֹיֵ֖ב | mê·’ō·w·yêḇ | our enemies | H341 אֹיֵב enemy |
| בַּדָּ֑רֶךְ | bad·dā·reḵ | on the road | H1870 דֶּ֫רֶךְ way: conduct |
| כִּֽי־ | kî- | since | H3588 כִּי for |
| אָמַ֨רְנוּ | ’ā·mar·nū | we had told him | H559 אָמַר to say |
| לַמֶּ֜לֶךְ | lam·me·leḵ | — | H4428 מֶ֫לֶךְ king |
| לֵאמֹ֗ר | lê·mōr | — | H559 אָמַר to say |
| יַד־ | yaḏ- | The hand | H3027 יָד hand |
| אֱלֹהֵ֤ינוּ | ’ĕ·lō·hê·nū | of our God | H430 אֱלֹהִים God |
| עַל־ | ‘al- | to | H5921 עַל upon |
| כָּל־ | kāl- | all | H3605 כֹּל all |
| מְבַקְשָׁיו֙ | mə·ḇaq·šāw | who seek Him | H1245 בָּקַשׁ to seek |
| לְטוֹבָ֔ה | lə·ṭō·w·ḇāh | is gracious | H2896 טוֹב pleasant |
| וְעֻזּ֣וֹ | wə·‘uz·zōw | but His great | H5797 עֹז strength |
| וְאַפּ֔וֹ | wə·’ap·pōw | anger | H639 אַף face: anger |
| עַ֖ל | ‘al | is against | H5921 עַל upon |
| כָּל־ | kāl- | all | H3605 כֹּל all |
| עֹזְבָֽיו׃ | ‘ō·zə·ḇāw | who forsake Him | H5800 עָזַב to leave: forsake |
Related verses
- 1 Peter 3:12
For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and his ears open to their prayer; but the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.”
- Psalm 33:18–19
Behold, Yahweh’s eye is on those who fear him, on those who hope in his loving kindness; to deliver their soul from death, to keep them alive in famine.
- 2 Chronicles 16:9
For Yahweh’s eyes run back and forth throughout the whole earth, to show himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward him. You have done foolishly in this; for from now on you will have wars.”
- Psalm 34:15–16
Yahweh’s eyes are toward the righteous. His ears listen to their cry. Yahweh’s face is against those who do evil, to cut off their memory from the earth.
- Lamentations 3:25
Yahweh is good to those who wait for him, to the soul who seeks him.
- 2 Chronicles 15:2
and he went out to meet Asa, and said to him, “Hear me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin! Yahweh is with you, while you are with him; and if you seek him, he will be found by you; but if you forsake him, he will forsake you.
- Psalm 34:22
Yahweh redeems the soul of his servants. None of those who take refuge in him shall be condemned.
- Romans 8:28
We know that all things work together for good for those who love God, to those who are called according to his purpose.
- 1 Chronicles 28:9
You, Solomon my son, know the God of your father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind; for Yahweh searches all hearts, and understands all the imaginations of the thoughts. If you seek him, he will be found by you; but if you forsake him, he will cast you off forever.
- Hebrews 10:38
But the righteous will live by faith. If he shrinks back, my soul has no pleasure in him.”
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
20 and of the temple servants, whom David and the princes had given for the service of the Levites, two hundred twenty temple servants. All of them were mentioned by name.
21 Then I proclaimed a fast there, at the river Ahava, that we might humble ourselves before our God, to seek from him a straight way for us, and for our little ones, and for all our possessions.
22 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.”
23 So we fasted and begged our God for this: and he granted our request.
24 Then I set apart twelve of the chiefs of the priests, even Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brothers with them,
Read all of Ezra 8 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
Each translation is shown as its source prints it, in its own verse numbering; where an edition numbers this verse differently, its own reference is given. The World English Bible, King James Version and Berean Standard Bible link to their chapter pages. Edition notes.
Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.
The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.
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