Ezr 9:9 | ESV | STEP | For we are slaves . Yet our God has not forsaken us in our slavery , but has extended to us his steadfast love before the kings of Persia , to grant us some reviving to set up the house of our God , to repair its ruins , and to give us protection in Judea and Jerusalem .

‏ Ezra 9:9

9 ^aFor we are slaves. Yet our God has not forsaken us in our slavery, ^bbut has extended to us his steadfast love before the kings of Persia, to grant us some reviving to set up the house of our God, to repair its ruins, and to give us protection ^{▼▼Hebrew a wall} in Judea and Jerusalem.