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Reconciliation with God1 Now awhile Ezra° was praying° and making° confession°, weeping° and prostrating° himself bbefore° the house° of God°, a very° large° assembly°, men°, women° and children°, gathered° to him from Israel°; for the people° wept° bitterly°°. 2 Shecaniah° the son° of Jehiel°, one of the sons° of Elam°, said° to Ezra°, “aWe have been° unfaithful° to our God° and have Imarried° foreign° women° from the peoples° of the land°; yet now° there° is hope° for Israel° in spite° of this°. 3 So now° alet us make° a covenant° with our God° to put° away° all° the wives° and Ibtheir children°, according to the counsel° of IImy lord° and of cthose who tremble° at the commandment° of our God°; and let it be done° daccording to the law°. 4 Arise°! For [this] matter° is Iyour responsibility°, but we will be with you; abe courageous° and act°.” [1] aDn 9:4, 20 b2Ch 20:9
[2] ILit given dwelling to aEzr 9:2; Ne 13:27 [3] ILit that which is born of them IIOr the Lord a2Ch 34:31 bEzr 10:44 cEzr 9:4 dDt 7:2, 3 [4] ILit upon you a1Ch 28:10 5 ¶ Then Ezra° rose° and amade the leading° priests°, the Levites° and all° Israel°, take° oath° that they would do° according to this° Iproposal°; so they took° the oath°. 6 Then Ezra° arose° from before°° the house° of God° and went° into the chamber° of Jehohanan° the son° of Eliashib°. Although he went° there°, bhe did not eat° bread° nor° drink° water°, for he was mourning° over° the unfaithfulness° of the exiles°. 7 They made° a proclamation° throughout Judah° and Jerusalem° to all° the exiles°°, that they should assemble° at Jerusalem°, 8 and that whoever°° would not come° within three° days°, according to the counsel° of the leaders° and the elders°, all° his possessions° should be forfeited° and he himself° excluded° from the assembly° of the exiles°. 9 ¶ So all° the men° of Judah° and Benjamin° assembled° at Jerusalem° within the three° days°. It was the ninth° month° on the twentieth° of the month°, and all° the people° sat° in the open° square° [before] the house° of God°, atrembling° because° of this matter° and the heavy rain°. 10 Then Ezra° the priest° stood° up and said° to them, “You have been° unfaithful° and have married° foreign° wives° adding° to the guilt° of Israel°. 11 Now° therefore, amake° confession° to the LORD° God° of your fathers° and bdo° His will°; and cseparate° yourselves from the peoples° of the land° and from the foreign° wives°.” 12 Then all° the assembly° replied° with a loud° voice°, “That’s right°! As you have said°, so it is Iour duty° to do°. 13 But there are many° people°; it is the rainy° season° and we are not able° to stand° in the open°. Nor° [can] the task° [be done] in one° or two° days°, for we have transgressed° greatly° in this° matter°. 14 Let our leaders° Irepresent° the whole° assembly° and let all° those in our cities° who have married° foreign° wives° come° at appointed° times°, together° with the elders° and judges° of each° city°, until° the afierce° anger° of our God° on account° of this° matter° is turned° away° from us.” 15 Only° Jonathan° the son° of Asahel° and Jahzeiah° the son° of Tikvah° Iopposed° this°, with Meshullam° and Shabbethai° the Levite° supporting° them. [9] a1S 12:18; Ezr 9:4; 10:3
[11] aLv 26:40; Pv 28:13 bRo 12:2 cEzr 10:3 [12] ILit upon us [14] ILit stand for a2K 23:26; 2Ch 28:11-13; 29:10; 30:8 [15] ILit stood against 16 ¶ But the exiles°° did° so°. And IEzra° the priest° selected° men° [who were] heads° of fathers’° [households] for [each of] their father’s° households°, all° of them by name°. So they IIconvened° on the first° day° of the tenth° month° to investigate° the matter°. 17 They finished° [investigating] all° the men° who had married° foreign° wives° by the first° day° of the first° month°. List of Offenders18 ¶ Among° the sons° of the priests° who° had married° foreign° wives° were found° of the sons° of aJeshua° the son° of Jozadak°, and his brothers°: Maaseiah°, Eliezer°, Jarib° and Gedaliah°. 19 They Ipledged°° to put° away° their wives°, and being guilty°, a[they offered] a ram° of the flock° for their offense°. 20 Of the sons° of Immer° [there were] Hanani° and Zebadiah°; 21 and of the sons° of Harim°: Maaseiah°, Elijah°, Shemaiah°, Jehiel° and Uzziah°; 22 and of the sons° of Pashhur°: Elioenai°, Maaseiah°, Ishmael°, Nethanel°, Jozabad° and Elasah°. 23 ¶ Of Levites° [there were] Jozabad°, Shimei°, Kelaiah° (that is, Kelita°), Pethahiah°, Judah° and Eliezer°. 24 ¶ Of the singers° [there was] Eliashib°; and of the gatekeepers°: Shallum°, Telem° and Uri°. 25 ¶ Of Israel°, of the sons° of aParosh° [there were] Ramiah°, Izziah°, Malchijah°, Mijamin°, Eleazar°, Malchijah° and Benaiah°; 26 and of the sons° of Elam°: Mattaniah°, Zechariah°, Jehiel°, Abdi°, Jeremoth° and Elijah°; 27 and of the sons° of aZattu°: Elioenai°, Eliashib°, Mattaniah°, Jeremoth°, Zabad° and Aziza°; 28 and of the sons° of Bebai°: Jehohanan°, Hananiah°, Zabbai° [and] Athlai°; 29 and of the sons° of Bani°: Meshullam°, Malluch° and Adaiah°, Jashub°, Sheal° [and] Jeremoth°; 30 and of the sons° of Pahath-moab°: Adna°, Chelal°, Benaiah°, Maaseiah°, Mattaniah°, Bezalel°, Binnui° and Manasseh°; 31 and [of] the sons° of Harim°: Eliezer°, Isshijah°, aMalchijah°, Shemaiah°, Shimeon°, 32 Benjamin°, Malluch° [and] Shemariah°; 33 of the sons° of Hashum°: Mattenai°, Mattattah°, Zabad°, Eliphelet°, Jeremai°, Manasseh° [and] Shimei°; 34 of the sons° of Bani°: Maadai°, Amram°, Uel°, 35 Benaiah°, Bedeiah°, Cheluhi°, 36 Vaniah°, Meremoth°, Eliashib°, 37 Mattaniah°, Mattenai°, Jaasu°, 38 Bani°, Binnui°, Shimei°, 39 Shelemiah°, Nathan°, Adaiah°, 40 Machnadebai°, Shashai°, Sharai°, 41 Azarel°, Shelemiah°, Shemariah°, 42 Shallum°, Amariah° [and] Joseph°. 43 Of the sons° of aNebo° [there were] Jeiel°, Mattithiah°, Zabad°, Zebina°, Jaddai°, Joel° [and] Benaiah°. 44 All° these° had married° aforeign° wives°, and some° of them had° wives° [by whom] they had° children°. [25] aEzr 2:3; 8:3; Ne 7:8
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Shechaniah encourageth Ezra to reform the strange marriages.1 ¶ Now when Ezraº had prayed,ºª and when he had confessed,ºª weepingºª and casting himself downºª beforeº the houseº of God,º there assembledºª unto² him out of Israelº² a veryº greatº congregationº of men¹² and womenº and children:º for² the peopleº weptºª very¹ª sore.º² 2 And Shechaniahº the sonº of Jehiel,º [one] of the sonsº² of Elam,º answeredºª and saidºª unto Ezra,º We² have trespassedºª against our God,º and have takenºª strangeº wivesº of the peopleº² of the land:º yet now² there isº hopeº in Israelº concerning² this² thing. 3 Now² therefore let us makeºª a covenantº with our Godº to put awayºª all² the wives,º and such as are bornºª of² them, according to the counselº of my lord,º and of those that trembleº at the commandmentº of our God;º and let it be doneºª according to the law.º 4 Arise;ºª for² [this] matterº [belongeth] unto² thee: we² also [will be] with² thee: be of good courage,ºª and doºª [it]. 5 Then aroseºª Ezra,º and made² the chiefº priests,º the Levites,º and all² Israel,º to swearºª that they should doºª according to this² word.º And they sware.ºª [1] Lv 26:40; Dt 31:12; Jg 2:4; 1K 8:30; 9:3; 2Ch 20:9, 13; Ne 8:9; 10:28; Ps 32:5; 119:136; Jr 9:1; 13:17; Dn 9:3, 20; Ho 14:2; Jol 2:16; Zc 12:10; Lk 19:41; Ac 10:30; 21:5; Ro 9:2; 1Jn 1:8.
[2] Ex 34:6, 12; Ezr 2:7, 31; 10:26; Ne 3:29; 7:12, 34; 13:27; Is 55:6; Jr 3:12; Jm 2:9; 1Jn 1:7. [3] Dt 7:2; 29:12; Jsh 9:6; 23:12; 2K 11:17; 2Ch 29:10; 30:12; 34:21, 27, 31; Ezr 9:4; Ne 8:14; 9:38; 10:29; 13:1; Ps 119:59, 120; Is 8:20; 66:2; Ezk 9:4; 1Co 7:12. [4] Jsh 1:16; 7:10; 1Ch 22:16, 19; 28:10, 21; Ezr 7:23; Ec 9:10; Is 35:3; Mk 13:34; He 10:24; 12:12. [5] Ezr 10:3; Ne 5:12; 10:29; 13:25; Pv 1:5; 9:9; 15:23; 25:11; 27:9; Mt 26:63. Ezra mourning assembleth the people.6 ¶ Then Ezraº rose upºª from beforeº² the houseº of God,º and went¹ª² into² the chamberº of Johananº the sonº of Eliashib:º and [when] he came¹ª² thither,² he did eatºª no² bread,º nor² drinkºª water:º for² he mournedºª because² of the transgressionº of them that had been carried away.º 7 And they made proclamationººª throughout Judahº and Jerusalemº unto all² the childrenº of the captivity,º that they should gather themselves togetherºª unto Jerusalem;º 8 And that whosoever²² would not² comeºª within threeº days,º according to the counselº of the princesº and the elders,º all² his substanceº should be forfeited,ºª and himself² separatedºª from the congregationº² of those that had been carried away.º [6] Dt 9:18; Ezr 9:4; Ne 3:1, 20; 12:10, 22; 13:5, 28; Jb 23:12; Is 22:12; Dn 9:3; Jn 4:31.
[7] 2Ch 30:5; Ezr 1:1. [8] Lv 27:28; Jsh 6:19; Jg 21:5; 1S 11:7; Ezr 7:26; Ne 13:3; Mt 18:17; Jn 9:22, 34; 16:2; 1Co 5:13. The people, at the exhortation of Ezra, repent, and promise ammendment.9 ¶ Then all² the men¹² of Judahº and Benjaminº gathered themselves togetherºª unto Jerusalemº within threeº days.º It² [was] the ninthº month,º on the twentiethº [day] of the month;º and all² the peopleº satºª in the streetº of the houseº of God,º tremblingºª because² of [this] matter,º and for the great rain.º² 10 And Ezraº the priestº stood up,ºª and saidºª unto² them, Ye² have transgressed,ºª and have takenºª strangeº wives,º to increaseºª² the trespassº of Israel.º 11 Now² therefore makeºª confessionº unto the LORDº Godº of your fathers,º and doºª his pleasure:º and separate¹ª yourselves² from the peopleº² of the land,º and from² the strangeº wives.º 12 Then all² the congregationº answeredºª and saidºª with a loudº voice,º As thou hast said,º² so² must we do.ºª 13 Butº the peopleº [are] many,º and [it is] a timeº of much rain,º and we are not² ableº to standºª without,º neither² [is this] a workº of oneº dayº or² two:º for² we are manyºª that have transgressedºª in this² thing.º 14 Let now² our rulersº of all² the congregationº stand,ºª and let all² them which² have takenºª strangeº wivesº in our citiesº comeºª at appointedºª times,º and with² them the eldersº of every city,º and the judgesºª thereof, until² the fierceº wrathº of our Godº for² this² matterº be turnedºª from² us. [9] 1S 12:17; Ezr 7:8; Es 2:16; Jr 10:10, 13.
[10] Nu 32:14; Jsh 22:17; 2Ch 28:13; Ezr 9:6; Mt 23:32. [11] Lv 26:40; Dt 7:3; Jsh 7:19; Ezr 9:1; Ne 13:3; Ps 32:5; Pv 28:13; Is 1:16; 56:4; Jr 3:13; Ro 12:2; 1Co 2:12; 2Co 6:17; Col 1:10; He 13:21; 1Jn 1:7. [12] Ezr 10:3, 44; Ne 13:23; Ps 78:37, 57. [13] Ezr 10:18; Mt 7:13. [14] Nu 25:4; Dt 13:17; 17:9, 18; Jsh 7:26; 2Ch 19:5; 29:10; 30:8; Ps 78:38; Is 12:1. The care to perform it.15 ¶ Only² Jonathan¹² the sonº of Asahelº and Jahaziahº the sonº of Tikvahº were employedºª about² this² [matter]: and Meshullamº and Shabbethaiº the Leviteº helpedºª them. 16 And the childrenº of the captivityº did² so.¹ª² And Ezraº the priest,º [with] certain¹² chiefº of the fathers,º after the houseº of their fathers,º and all² of them by [their] names,º were separated,ºª and sat downºª in the firstº dayº of the tenthº monthº to examineºª the matter.º 17 And they made an endºª with all² the men¹² that had takenºª strangeº wivesº by² the firstº dayº of the firstº month.º The names of them which had married strange wives.18 ¶ And among the sonsº² of the priestsº there were foundºª that² had takenºª strangeº wives:º [namely], of the sonsº² of Jeshuaº the sonº of Jozadak,º and his brethren;º Maaseiah,º and Eliezer,º and Jarib,º and Gedaliah.º 19 And they gaveºª their handsº that they would put awayºª their wives;º and [being] guilty,º [they offered] a ramº of the flockº for² their trespass.º 20 And of the sonsº² of Immer;º Hanani,º and Zebadiah.º 21 And of the sonsº² of Harim;º Maaseiah,º and Elijah,º and Shemaiah,º and Jehiel,º and Uzziah.º 22 And of the sonsº² of Pashur;º Elioenai,º Maaseiah,º Ishmael,º Nethaneel,º Jozabad,º and Elasah.º 23 Also of² the Levites;º Jozabad,º and Shimei,º and Kelaiah,º (the same² [is] Kelita,)º Pethahiah,º Judah,º and Eliezer.º 24 Of² the singersºª also; Eliashib:º and of² the porters;º Shallum,º and Telem,º and Uri.º 25 Moreover of Israel:º² of the sonsº² of Parosh;º Ramiah,º and Jeziah,º and Malchiah,º and Miamin,º and Eleazar,º and Malchijah,º and Benaiah.º 26 And of the sonsº² of Elam;º Mattaniah,º Zechariah,º and Jehiel,º and Abdi,º and Jeremoth,º and Eliah.º 27 And of the sonsº² of Zattu;º Elioenai,º Eliashib,º Mattaniah,º and Jeremoth,º and Zabad,º and Aziza.º 28 Of the sonsº² also of Bebai;º Jehohanan,º Hananiah,º Zabbai,º¹ª [and] Athlai.º 29 And of the sonsº² of Bani;º Meshullam,º Malluch,º and Adaiah,º Jashub,º and Sheal,º and Ramoth.¹² 30 And of the sonsº² of Pahathmoab;º Adna,º and Chelal,º Benaiah,º Maaseiah,º Mattaniah,º Bezaleel,º and Binnui,º and Manasseh.º 31 And [of] the sonsº of Harim;º Eliezer,º Ishijah,º Malchiah,º Shemaiah,º Shimeon,º 32 Benjamin,º Malluch,º [and] Shemariah.º 33 Of the sonsº² of Hashum;º Mattenai,º Mattathah,º Zabad,º Eliphelet,º Jeremai,º Manasseh,º [and] Shimei.º 34 Of the sonsº² of Bani;º Maadai,º Amram,º and Uel,º 35 Benaiah,º Bedeiah,º Chelluh,º 36 Vaniah,º Meremoth,º Eliashib,º 37 Mattaniah,º Mattenai,º and Jaasau,º 38 And Bani,º and Binnui,º Shimei,º 39 And Shelemiah,º and Nathan,º and Adaiah,º 40 Machnadebai,º Shashai,º Sharai,º 41 Azareel,º and Shelemiah,º Shemariah,º 42 Shallum,º Amariah,º [and] Joseph.º 43 Of the sonsº² of Nebo;º Jeiel,º Mattithiah,º Zabad,º Zebina,º Jadau,º and Joel,º Benaiah.º 44 All² these² had takenºªªª strangeº wives:º and [some] of² them hadº wivesº by whom they hadºª children.º [18] Lv 21:7, 13; 1S 2:22; 1Ch 6:14; Ezr 2:2; 3:2; 5:2; 9:1; Ne 8:4, 7; 12:10; 13:28; Jr 23:11, 14; Ezk 44:22; Hg 1:1; Zc 3:1; Mal 2:8; 1Ti 3:11.
[19] Lv 5:15; 6:4, 6; 2K 10:15; 1Ch 29:24; 2Ch 30:8; Lm 5:6; Ga 2:9. [20] 1Ch 24:14; Ezr 2:37; Ne 7:40. [21] 1Ch 24:8; Ezr 2:39; Ne 7:42. [22] 1Ch 9:12; Ezr 2:38; Ne 7:41. [23] Ezr 8:33; Ne 10:10; 11:16. [25] Ezr 2:3; 10:18, 23; Ne 7:8. [26] Ezr 2:7, 31; 8:7; 10:2; Ne 7:12, 34. [27] Ezr 2:8; Ne 7:13. [28] Ezr 2:11; 8:11; Ne 7:16. [29] Ezr 2:10; Ne 7:15; 10:4. [30] Ezr 2:6; 8:4; Ne 7:11. [31] Ezr 2:32; Ne 3:11; 7:35. [33] Ezr 2:19; Ne 7:22. [34] Ezr 10:29. [43] Ezr 2:29; Ne 7:33. [44] Pv 2:16; 5:3, 20. ©2011 by First Gospel Publications, Zion, Ill. All rights reserved. For downloads and more information please visit www.FirstGospel.com. Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible with Hebrew-Chaldee and Greek Dictionaries Featuring the qBible.com Living Strong's Lexical Map ©2003 by The WWW Chat Bible Compages. All rights reserved. For how to use color-coding please view [www.ChatBible.com/key.asp]. |
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