Ezra
Ezra 10
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Ezra 10 — Scripture text (King James Version)
Now when had prayed, and when he had confessed, weeping and casting himself down before the house of God, there assembled unto him out of a very great congregation of men and women and children: for the people wept very sore. And the son of , one of the sons of , answered and said unto , We have trespassed against our God, and have taken strange wives of the people of the land: yet now there is hope in concerning this thing. Now therefore let us make a with our God to 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 . Arise; for this matter belongeth unto thee: we also will be with thee: be of good courage, and do it. Then arose , and made the chief priests, the , and all , to swear that they should do according to this word. And they sware. Then rose up from before the house of God, and went into the chamber of the son of : 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. And they made proclamation throughout and unto all the children of the captivity, that they should gather themselves together unto ; 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. Then all the men of and gathered themselves together unto within three days. It was the ninth month, 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. And the priest stood up, and said unto them, Ye have transgressed, and have taken strange wives, to increase the trespass of . 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. Then all the congregation answered and said with a loud voice, As thou hast said, so must we do. 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. 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. Only the son of and the son of were employed about this matter: and and the helped them. And the children of the captivity did so. And 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. And they made an end with all the men that had taken strange wives by the first day of the first month. And among the sons of the priests there were found that had taken strange wives: namely, of the sons of the son of , and his brethren; Maaseiah, and , and , and . And they gave their hands that they would away their wives; and being guilty, they offered a of the flock for their trespass. And of the sons of ; Hanani, and . And of the sons of ; Maaseiah, and , and , and , and . And of the sons of ; Elioenai, Maaseiah, , Nethaneel, Jozabad, and . Also of the ; Jozabad, and , and , (the same is ,) , , and . Of the singers also; Eliashib: and of the porters; Shallum, and , and . Moreover of : of the sons of ; Ramiah, and , and , and , and , and , and . And of the sons of ; Mattaniah, , and , and , and , and . And of the sons of ; Elioenai, Eliashib, Mattaniah, and , and , and . Of the sons also of ; Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai, and . And of the sons of ; Meshullam, Malluch, and , Jashub, and , and . And of the sons of -; Adna, and , Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattaniah, Bezaleel, and , and . And of the sons of ; , Ishijah, Malchiah, Shemaiah, Shimeon, , Malluch, and . Of the sons of ; Mattenai, Mattathah, Zabad, Eliphelet, Jeremai, , and . Of the sons of ; Maadai, Amram, and , Benaiah, Bedeiah, Chelluh, Vaniah, Meremoth, Eliashib, Mattaniah, Mattenai, and , And , and , Shimei, And , and , and , Machnadebai, Shashai, Sharai, Azareel, and , Shemariah, Shallum, Amariah, and . Of the sons of ; Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Jadau, and , Benaiah. All these had taken strange wives: and some of them had wives by whom they had children.