Verse 11
Ezra 9:11
Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition
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Which thou hast commanded by the hand of thy servants the prophets, saying: The land which you go to possess, is an unclean land, according to the uncleanness of the people, and of other lands, with their abominations, who have filled it from mouth to mouth with their filth.
Original Language Text
hebrew
אֲשֶׁ֣ר צִוִּ֗יתָ בְּ/יַ֨ד עֲבָדֶ֣י/ךָ הַ/נְּבִיאִים֮ לֵ/אמֹר֒ הָ/אָ֗רֶץ אֲשֶׁ֨ר אַתֶּ֤ם בָּאִים֙ לְ/רִשְׁתָּ֔/הּ אֶ֤רֶץ נִדָּה֙ הִ֔יא בְּ/נִדַּ֖ת עַמֵּ֣י הָ/אֲרָצ֑וֹת בְּ/תוֹעֲבֹֽתֵי/הֶ֗ם אֲשֶׁ֥ר מִלְא֛וּ/הָ מִ/פֶּ֥ה אֶל פֶּ֖ה בְּ/טֻמְאָתָֽ/ם
English Translation
Which you commanded by the hand of your servants the prophets to say, "The land which you are going in to possess is a land of defilement; it is defiled by the defilements of the peoples of the lands, with their abominations which have filled it from one end to the other with their uncleanness."
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