Ezra 10 :: New English Translation (NET)

Reconciliation with God

Ezr 10:1While 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.

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Ezr 10:2Then 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.

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Ezr 10:3Therefore 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.

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Ezr 10:4Get up, for this matter concerns you. We are with you, so be strong and act decisively!"

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Ezr 10:5So 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.

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Ezr 10:6Then 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.

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Ezr 10:7A proclamation was circulated throughout Judah and Jerusalem that all the exiles were to be assembled in Jerusalem.

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Ezr 10:8Everyone 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.

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Ezr 10:9All 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.

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Ezr 10:10Then 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.

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Ezr 10:11Now give praise to the LORD God of your fathers, and do his will. Separate yourselves from the local residents and from these foreign wives."

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Ezr 10:12All the assembly replied in a loud voice: "We will do just as you have said!

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Ezr 10:13However, 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.

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Ezr 10:14Let 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."

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Ezr 10:15Only Jonathan son of Asahel and Jahzeiah son of Tikvah were against this, assisted by Meshullam and Shabbethai the Levite.

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Ezr 10:16So 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,

Ezr 10:17

Ezr 10:17and on the first day of the first month they finished considering all the men who had married foreign wives.

List of Offenders

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Ezr 10:18It 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.

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Ezr 10:19(They gave their word to send away their wives; their guilt offering was a ram from the flock for their guilt.)

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Ezr 10:20From the descendants of Immer: Hanani and Zebadiah.

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Ezr 10:21From the descendants of Harim: Maaseiah, Elijah, Shemaiah, Jehiel, and Uzziah.

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Ezr 10:22From the descendants of Pashhur: Elioenai, Maaseiah, Ishmael, Nethanel, Jozabad, and Elasah.

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Ezr 10:23From the Levites: Jozabad, Shimei, Kelaiah (also known as Kelita), Pethahiah, Judah, and Eliezer.

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Ezr 10:24From the singers: Eliashib. From the gatekeepers: Shallum, Telem, and Uri.

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Ezr 10:25From the Israelites: from the descendants of Parosh: Ramiah, Izziah, Malkijah, Mijamin, Eleazar, Malkijah, and Benaiah.

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Ezr 10:26From the descendants of Elam: Mattaniah, Zechariah, Jehiel, Abdi, Jeremoth, and Elijah.

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Ezr 10:27From the descendants of Zattu: Elioenai, Eliashib, Mattaniah, Jeremoth, Zabad, and Aziza.

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Ezr 10:28From the descendants of Bebai: Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai, and Athlai.

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Ezr 10:29From the descendants of Bani: Meshullam, Malluch, Adaiah, Jashub, Sheal, and Jeremoth.

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Ezr 10:30From the descendants of Pahath-Moab: Adna, Kelal, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattaniah, Bezalel, Binnui, and Manasseh.

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Ezr 10:31From the descendants of Harim: Eliezer, Ishijah, Malkijah, Shemaiah, Shimeon,

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Ezr 10:32Benjamin, Malluch, and Shemariah.

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Ezr 10:33From the descendants of Hashum: Mattenai, Mattattah, Zabad, Eliphelet, Jeremai, Manasseh, and Shimei.

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Ezr 10:34From the descendants of Bani: Maadai, Amram, Uel,

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Ezr 10:35Benaiah, Bedeiah, Keluhi,

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Ezr 10:36Vaniah, Meremoth, Eliashib,

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Ezr 10:37Mattaniah, Mattenai, and Jaasu.

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Ezr 10:38From the descendants of Binnui: Shimei,

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Ezr 10:39Shelemiah, Nathan, Adaiah,

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Ezr 10:40Machnadebai, Shashai, Sharai,

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Ezr 10:41Azarel, Shelemiah, Shemariah,

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Ezr 10:42Shallum, Amariah, and Joseph.

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Ezr 10:43From the descendants of Nebo: Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Jaddai, Joel, and Benaiah.

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Ezr 10:44All these had taken foreign wives, and some of them also had children by these women.

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