[Ezr 9:1-15 KJV] 1 Now when these things were done, the princes came to me, saying, The people of Israel, and the priests, and the Levites, have not separated themselves from the people of the lands, [doing] according to their abominations, [even] of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Jebusites, the Ammonites, the Moabites, the Egyptians, and the Amorites. 2 For they have taken of their daughters for themselves, and for their sons: so that the holy seed have mingled themselves with the people of [those] lands: yea, the hand of the princes and rulers hath been chief in this trespass. 3 And when I heard this thing, I rent my garment and my mantle, and plucked off the hair of my head and of my beard, and sat down astonied. 4 Then were assembled unto me every one that trembled at the words of the God of Israel, because of the transgression of those that had been carried away; and I sat astonied until the evening sacrifice. 5 And at the evening sacrifice I arose up from my heaviness; and having rent my garment and my mantle, I fell upon my knees, and spread out my hands unto the LORD my God, 6 And said, O my God, I am ashamed and blush to lift up my face to thee, my God: for our iniquities are increased over [our] head, and our trespass is grown up unto the heavens. 7 Since the days of our fathers [have] we [been] in a great trespass unto this day; and for our iniquities have we, our kings, [and] our priests, been delivered into the hand of the kings of the lands, to the sword, to captivity, and to a spoil, and to confusion of face, as [it is] this day. 8 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. 9 For we [were] bondmen; yet our God hath not forsaken us in our bondage, but hath extended mercy unto us in the sight of the kings of Persia, to give us a reviving, to set up the house of our God, and to repair the desolations thereof, and to give us a wall in Judah and in Jerusalem. 10 And now, O our God, what shall we say after this? for we have forsaken thy commandments, 11 Which thou hast commanded by thy servants the prophets, saying, The land, unto which ye go to possess it, is an unclean land with the filthiness of the people of the lands, with their abominations, which have filled it from one end to another with their uncleanness. 12 Now therefore give not your daughters unto their sons, neither take their daughters unto your sons, nor seek their peace or their wealth for ever: that ye may be strong, and eat the good of the land, and leave [it] for an inheritance to your children for ever. 13 And after all that is come upon us for our evil deeds, and for our great trespass, seeing that thou our God hast punished us less than our iniquities [deserve], and hast given us [such] deliverance as this; 14 Should we again break thy commandments, and join in affinity with the people of these abominations? wouldest not thou be angry with us till thou hadst consumed [us], so that [there should be] no remnant nor escaping? 15 O LORD God of Israel, thou [art] righteous: for we remain yet escaped, as [it is] this day: behold, we [are] before thee in our trespasses: for we cannot stand before thee because of this.
[Ezr 10:1-44 KJV] 1 Now when Ezra had prayed, and when he had confessed, weeping and casting himself down before the house of God, there assembled unto him out of Israel a very great congregation of men and women and children: for the people wept very sore. 2 And Shechaniah the son of Jehiel, [one] of the sons of Elam, answered and said unto Ezra, We have trespassed against our God, and have taken strange wives of the people of the land: yet now there is hope in Israel concerning this thing. 3 Now therefore let us make a covenant with our God to put away all the wives, and such as are born of them, according to the counsel of my lord, and of those that tremble at the commandment of our God; and let it be done according to the law. 4 Arise; for [this] matter [belongeth] unto thee: we also [will be] with thee: be of good courage, and do [it]. 5 Then arose Ezra, and made the chief priests, the Levites, and all Israel, to swear that they should do according to this word. And they sware. 6 Then Ezra rose up from before the house of God, and went into the chamber of Johanan the son of Eliashib: and [when] he came thither, he did eat no bread, nor drink water: for he mourned because of the transgression of them that had been carried away. 7 And they made proclamation throughout Judah and Jerusalem unto all the children of the captivity, that they should gather themselves together unto Jerusalem; 8 And that whosoever would not come within three days, according to the counsel of the princes and the elders, all his substance should be forfeited, and himself separated from the congregation of those that had been carried away. 9 Then all the men of Judah and Benjamin gathered themselves together unto Jerusalem within three days. It [was] the ninth month, on the twentieth [day] of the month; and all the people sat in the street of the house of God, trembling because of [this] matter, and for the great rain. 10 And Ezra the priest stood up, and said unto them, Ye have transgressed, and have taken strange wives, to increase the trespass of Israel. 11 Now therefore make confession unto the LORD God of your fathers, and do his pleasure: and separate yourselves from the people of the land, and from the strange wives. 12 Then all the congregation answered and said with a loud voice, As thou hast said, so must we do. 13 But the people [are] many, and [it is] a time of much rain, and we are not able to stand without, neither [is this] a work of one day or two: for we are many that have transgressed in this thing. 14 Let now our rulers of all the congregation stand, and let all them which have taken strange wives in our cities come at appointed times, and with them the elders of every city, and the judges thereof, until the fierce wrath of our God for this matter be turned from us. 15 Only Jonathan the son of Asahel and Jahaziah the son of Tikvah were employed about this [matter]: and Meshullam and Shabbethai the Levite helped them. 16 And the children of the captivity did so. And Ezra the priest, [with] certain chief of the fathers, after the house of their fathers, and all of them by [their] names, were separated, and sat down in the first day of the tenth month to examine the matter. 17 And they made an end with all the men that had taken strange wives by the first day of the first month. 18 And among the sons of the priests there were found that had taken strange wives: [namely], of the sons of Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and his brethren; Maaseiah, and Eliezer, and Jarib, and Gedaliah. 19 And they gave their hands that they would put away their wives; and [being] guilty, [they offered] a ram of the flock for their trespass. 20 And of the sons of Immer; Hanani, and Zebadiah. 21 And of the sons of Harim; Maaseiah, and Elijah, and Shemaiah, and Jehiel, and Uzziah. 22 And of the sons of Pashur; Elioenai, Maaseiah, Ishmael, Nethaneel, Jozabad, and Elasah. 23 Also of the Levites; Jozabad, and Shimei, and Kelaiah, (the same [is] Kelita,) Pethahiah, Judah, and Eliezer. 24 Of the singers also; Eliashib: and of the porters; Shallum, and Telem, and Uri. 25 Moreover of Israel: of the sons of Parosh; Ramiah, and Jeziah, and Malchiah, and Miamin, and Eleazar, and Malchijah, and Benaiah. 26 And of the sons of Elam; Mattaniah, Zechariah, and Jehiel, and Abdi, and Jeremoth, and Eliah. 27 And of the sons of Zattu; Elioenai, Eliashib, Mattaniah, and Jeremoth, and Zabad, and Aziza. 28 Of the sons also of Bebai; Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai, [and] Athlai. 29 And of the sons of Bani; Meshullam, Malluch, and Adaiah, Jashub, and Sheal, and Ramoth. 30 And of the sons of Pahathmoab; Adna, and Chelal, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattaniah, Bezaleel, and Binnui, and Manasseh. 31 And [of] the sons of Harim; Eliezer, Ishijah, Malchiah, Shemaiah, Shimeon, 32 Benjamin, Malluch, [and] Shemariah. 33 Of the sons of Hashum; Mattenai, Mattathah, Zabad, Eliphelet, Jeremai, Manasseh, [and] Shimei. 34 Of the sons of Bani; Maadai, Amram, and Uel, 35 Benaiah, Bedeiah, Chelluh, 36 Vaniah, Meremoth, Eliashib, 37 Mattaniah, Mattenai, and Jaasau, 38 And Bani, and Binnui, Shimei, 39 And Shelemiah, and Nathan, and Adaiah, 40 Machnadebai, Shashai, Sharai, 41 Azareel, and Shelemiah, Shemariah, 42 Shallum, Amariah, [and] Joseph. 43 Of the sons of Nebo; Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Jadau, and Joel, Benaiah. 44 All these had taken strange wives: and [some] of them had wives by whom they had children.
Ezr 9:1 - Now when these things were done,H3615 the princesH8269 cameH5066 to me, saying,H559 The peopleH5971 of Israel,H3478 and the priests,H3548 and the Levites,H3881 have not separatedH914 themselves from the peopleH5971 of the lands,H776doing according to their abominations,H8441even of the Canaanites,H3669 the Hittites,H2850 the Perizzites,H6522 the Jebusites,H2983 the Ammonites,H5984 the Moabites,H4125 the Egyptians,H4713 and the Amorites.H567
Ezr 9:2 - For they have takenH5375 of their daughtersH1323 for themselves, and for their sons:H1121 so that the holyH6944 seedH2233 have mingledH6148 themselves with the peopleH5971 of those lands:H776 yea, the handH3027 of the princesH8269 and rulersH5461 hath been chiefH7223 in this trespass.H4604
Ezr 9:4 - Then were assembledH622 unto me every one that trembledH2730 at the wordsH1697 of the GodH430 of Israel,H3478 because of the transgressionH4604 of those that had been carried away;H1473 and I satH3427 astoniedH8074 until the eveningH6153 sacrifice.H4503
Ezr 9:7 - Since the daysH3117 of our fathersH1have we been in a greatH1419 trespassH819 unto this day;H3117 and for our iniquitiesH5771 have we, our kings,H4428and our priests,H3548 been deliveredH5414 into the handH3027 of the kingsH4428 of the lands,H776 to the sword,H2719 to captivity,H7628 and to a spoil,H961 and to confusionH1322 of face,H6440 as it is this day.H3117
Ezr 9:13 - And afterH310 all that is comeH935 upon us for our evilH7451 deeds,H4639 and for our greatH1419 trespass,H819 seeing that thou our GodH430 hast punishedH2820 us lessH4295 than our iniquitiesH5771deserve, and hast givenH5414 us such deliveranceH6413 as this;
Ezr 9:14 - Should we againH7725 breakH6565 thy commandments,H4687 and join in affinityH2859 with the peopleH5971 of these abominations?H8441 wouldest not thou be angryH599 with us till thou hadst consumedH3615us, so that there should be no remnantH7611 nor escaping?H6413
Ezr 9:15 - O LORDH3068 GodH430 of Israel,H3478 thou art righteous:H6662 for we remainH7604 yet escaped,H6413 as it is this day:H3117 behold, we are beforeH6440 thee in our trespasses:H819 for we cannot standH5975 beforeH6440 thee because of this.
Ezr 10:3 - Now therefore let us makeH3772 a covenantH1285 with our GodH430 to put awayH3318 all the wives,H802 and such as are bornH3205 of them, according to the counselH6098 of my lord,H136 and of those that trembleH2730 at the commandmentH4687 of our God;H430 and let it be doneH6213 according to the law.H8451
Ezr 10:7 - And they made proclamationH5674H6963 throughout JudahH3063 and JerusalemH3389 unto all the childrenH1121 of the captivity,H1473 that they should gather themselves togetherH6908 unto Jerusalem;H3389
Ezr 10:8 - And that whosoever would not comeH935 within threeH7969 days,H3117 according to the counselH6098 of the princesH8269 and the elders,H2205 all his substanceH7399 should be forfeited,H2763 and himself separatedH914 from the congregationH6951 of those that had been carried away.H1473
Ezr 10:19 - And they gaveH5414 their handsH3027 that they would put awayH3318 their wives;H802 and being guilty,H818they offered a ramH352 of the flockH6629 for their trespass.H819
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