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Ezra 10:13

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.”

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

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.”

15 (Only Jonathan son of Asahel and Jahzeiah son of Tikvah, supported by Meshullam and Shabbethai the Levite, opposed this plan.)

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BSB
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.
KJV
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.
WEB
But the people are many, and it is a time of much rain, and we are not able to stand outside. This is not a work of one day or two, for we have greatly transgressed in this matter.
ASV
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 have greatly transgressed in this matter.
DARBY
But the people are many, and it is a time of pouring rain, and it is not possible to stand without: neither is this a work for one day or two; for we are many that have transgressed in this thing.
BLB
But the people [are] many, and [it is] the time of rains, and we have no strength to stand outside, and the work [is] not of one day or two, for we have multiplied to transgress in this matter.
ÅB
Men folket er tallrikt, og det er nå regntid, så vi ikke er i stand til å stå her ute, og dette er et arbeid som ikke kan utføres på en dag eller to; for det er mange av oss som har syndet i denne sak.
OTB
Men det er mange folk her, og det er regntid; vi kan ikke stå ute. Dessuten kan denne saken ikke løses på en dag eller to, for vi har syndet stort i denne saken.
B1930
Men folket er tallrikt, og det er nu regntid, så vi ikke er i stand til å stå her ute, og dette er et arbeid som ikke kan utføres på en dag eller to; for det er mange av oss som har syndet i denne sak.

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Cross references

  • Matthew 7:13–14

    Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and many enter through it.

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  • Ezra 10:18–44

    Among the descendants of the priests who had married foreign women were found these descendants of Jeshua son of Jozadak and his brothers: Maaseiah, Eliezer, Jarib, and Gedaliah.

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