“And now for a little space grace hath been shewed from the Lord our God, to leave us a remnant to escape, and to give us a nail in his holy place, that our God may lighten our eyes, and give us a little reviving in our bondage.”
But now for a brief moment favor has been shown by the Lord our God, who has left us a remnant and given us a secure hold in his holy place, and our God has brightened our eyes and granted us a little reviving in our bondage. The prayer turns toward gratitude for the exile\'s end and the temple\'s restoration, acknowledging God\'s mercy despite the community\'s continued vassalage to Persian rule. The phrase "little reviving" reflects the post-exilic reality that while restoration had begun, the Jewish community remained under foreign political control. This verse demonstrates the post-exilic community\'s nuanced understanding of restoration as partial and incomplete, situated within the larger framework of Persian political dominance.
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