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Ezra 10:12

10 Then Ezra the priest stood up and said to them, “You have been unfaithful by marrying foreign women, adding to the guilt of Israel.

11 Now, therefore, make a confession to the LORD, the God of your fathers, and do His will. Separate yourselves from the people of the land and from your foreign wives.”

And the whole assembly responded in a loud voice: “Truly we must do as you say!

13 But there are many people here, and it is the rainy season. We are not able to stay out in the open. Nor is this the work of one or two days, for we have transgressed greatly in this matter.

14 Let our leaders represent the whole assembly. Then let everyone in our towns who has married a foreign woman come at an appointed time, together with the elders and judges of each town, until the fierce anger of our God in this matter is turned away from us.”

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BSB
And the whole assembly responded in a loud voice: “Truly we must do as you say!
KJV
Then all the congregation answered and said with a loud voice, As thou hast said, so must we do.
WEB
Then all the assembly answered with a loud voice, “We must do as you have said concerning us.
ASV
Then all the assembly answered and said with a loud voice, As thou hast said concerning us, so must we do.
DARBY
And the whole congregation answered and said with a loud voice, Yes, it is for us to do according to thy words.
BLB
And all the assembly answered and said in a loud voice, “Truly according to your word it is upon us to do.
ÅB
Da svarte hele folket og sa med høy røst: Ja, som du har sagt, så er vi skyldige å gjøre.
OTB
Hele forsamlingen svarte med høy røst: "Det er vår plikt å gjøre som du har sagt.
B1930
Da svarte hele folket og sa med høi røst: Ja, som du har sagt, så er vi skyldige å gjøre.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Psalms 78:37

    Their hearts were disloyal to Him, and they were unfaithful to His covenant.

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  • Psalms 78:57

    They turned back and were faithless like their fathers, twisted like a faulty bow.

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  • Nehemiah 13:23

    In those days I also saw Jews who had married women from Ashdod, Ammon, and Moab.

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  • Ezra 10:3–4

    So now let us make a covenant before our God to send away all the foreign wives and their children, according to the counsel of my lord and of those who tremble at the command of our God. Let it be done according to the Law.

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