Ezra 10 (NET)

Ezra 10:1¹While Ezra was praying and confessing, weeping and throwing himself to the ground before the temple of God, a very large crowd of Israelites—men, women, and children alike—gathered around him. The people wept loudly.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Ezra 10:2²Then Shecaniah son of Jehiel, from the descendants of Elam, addressed Ezra: “We have been unfaithful to our God by marrying foreign women from the local peoples. Nonetheless, there is still hope for Israel in this regard.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Ezra 10:3³Therefore let us enact a covenant with our God to send away all these women and their offspring, in keeping with your counsel, my lord, and that of those who respect the commandments of our God. And let it be done according to the law.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Ezra 10:4⁴Get up, for this matter concerns you. We are with you, so be strong and act decisively!”Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Ezra 10:5⁵So Ezra got up and made the leading priests and Levites and all Israel take an oath to carry out this plan. And they all took a solemn oath.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Ezra 10:6⁶Then Ezra got up from in front of the temple of God and went to the room of Jehohanan son of Eliashib. While he stayed there, he did not eat food or drink water, for he was in mourning over the infidelity of the exiles.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Ezra 10:7⁷A proclamation was circulated throughout Judah and Jerusalem that all the exiles were to be assembled in Jerusalem.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Ezra 10:8⁸Everyone who did not come within three days would thereby forfeit all his property, in keeping with the counsel of the officials and the elders. Furthermore, he himself would be excluded from the assembly of the exiles.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Ezra 10:9⁹All the men of Judah and Benjamin were gathered in Jerusalem within the three days. (It was in the ninth month, on the twentieth day of that month.) All the people sat in the square at the temple of God, trembling because of this matter and because of the rains.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Ezra 10:10¹⁰Then Ezra the priest stood up and said to them, “You have behaved in an unfaithful manner by taking foreign wives! This has contributed to the guilt of Israel.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Ezra 10:11¹¹Now give praise to the Lord God of your fathers, and do his will. Separate yourselves from the local residents and from these foreign wives.”Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Ezra 10:12¹²All the assembly replied in a loud voice: “We will do just as you have said!Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Ezra 10:13¹³However, the people are numerous and it is the rainy season. We are unable to stand here outside. Furthermore, this business cannot be resolved in a day or two, for we have sinned greatly in this matter.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Ezra 10:14¹⁴Let our leaders take steps on behalf of all the assembly. Let all those in our towns who have married foreign women come at an appointed time, and with them the elders of each town and its judges, until the hot anger of our God is turned away from us in this matter.”Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Ezra 10:15¹⁵Only Jonathan son of Asahel and Jahzeiah son of Tikvah were against this, assisted by Meshullam and Shabbethai the Levite.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Ezra 10:16¹⁶So the exiles proceeded accordingly. Ezra the priest separated out by name men who were leaders in their family groups. They sat down to consider this matter on the first day of the tenth month,Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Ezra 10:17¹⁷and on the first day of the first month they finished considering all the men who had married foreign wives.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Ezra 10:18¹⁸It was determined that from the descendants of the priests, the following had taken foreign wives: from the descendants of Jeshua son of Jozadak, and his brothers: Maaseiah, Eliezer, Jarib, and Gedaliah.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Ezra 10:19¹⁹(They gave their word to send away their wives; their guilt offering was a ram from the flock for their guilt.)Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Ezra 10:20²⁰From the descendants of Immer: Hanani and Zebadiah.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Ezra 10:21²¹From the descendants of Harim: Maaseiah, Elijah, Shemaiah, Jehiel, and Uzziah.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Ezra 10:22²²From the descendants of Pashhur: Elioenai, Maaseiah, Ishmael, Nethanel, Jozabad, and Elasah.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Ezra 10:23²³From the Levites: Jozabad, Shimei, Kelaiah (also known as Kelita), Pethahiah, Judah, and Eliezer.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Ezra 10:24²⁴From the singers: Eliashib. From the gatekeepers: Shallum, Telem, and Uri.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Ezra 10:25²⁵From the Israelites: from the descendants of Parosh: Ramiah, Izziah, Malkijah, Mijamin, Eleazar, Malkijah, and Benaiah.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Ezra 10:26²⁶From the descendants of Elam: Mattaniah, Zechariah, Jehiel, Abdi, Jeremoth, and Elijah.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Ezra 10:27²⁷From the descendants of Zattu: Elioenai, Eliashib, Mattaniah, Jeremoth, Zabad, and Aziza.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Ezra 10:28²⁸From the descendants of Bebai: Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai, and Athlai.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Ezra 10:29²⁹From the descendants of Bani: Meshullam, Malluch, Adaiah, Jashub, Sheal, and Jeremoth.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Ezra 10:30³⁰From the descendants of Pahath Moab: Adna, Kelal, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattaniah, Bezalel, Binnui, and Manasseh.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Ezra 10:31³¹From the descendants of Harim: Eliezer, Ishijah, Malkijah, Shemaiah, Shimeon,Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Ezra 10:32³²Benjamin, Malluch, and Shemariah.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Ezra 10:33³³From the descendants of Hashum: Mattenai, Mattattah, Zabad, Eliphelet, Jeremai, Manasseh, and Shimei.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Ezra 10:34³⁴From the descendants of Bani: Maadai, Amram, Uel,Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Ezra 10:35³⁵Benaiah, Bedeiah, Keluhi,Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Ezra 10:36³⁶Vaniah, Meremoth, Eliashib,Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Ezra 10:37³⁷Mattaniah, Mattenai, and Jaasu.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Ezra 10:38³⁸From the descendants of Binnui: Shimei,Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Ezra 10:39³⁹Shelemiah, Nathan, Adaiah,Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Ezra 10:40⁴⁰Machnadebai, Shashai, Sharai,Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Ezra 10:41⁴¹Azarel, Shelemiah, Shemariah,Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Ezra 10:42⁴²Shallum, Amariah, and Joseph.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Ezra 10:43⁴³From the descendants of Nebo: Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Jaddai, Joel, and Benaiah.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Ezra 10:44⁴⁴All these had taken foreign wives, and some of them also had children by these women.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s