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Now
when
Ezra had
prayed ,
and when
he
had
confessed
, weeping and casting
himself
down
before the house of God, there
assembled
unto
him
out
of
Israel
a very great
congregation
of men and
women and children :
for
the people wept very
sore
.
While
Ezra prayed and made
this
confession
, weeping and falling
facedown
before the house of God, a very large
assembly
of Israelites—
men ,
women ,
and children —gathered
around
him,
and
the people wept bitterly
as
well
.
And
Shechaniah
the
son of Jehiel, one
of
the
sons
of
Elam
, answered
and
said unto
Ezra ,
We have trespassed
against
our God ,
and
have
taken
strange
wives
of
the people of the land :
yet now
there is hope in
Israel concerning
this
thing
.
Then
Shecaniah
son of Jehiel, an
Elamite
, said to
Ezra :
“
We have been
unfaithful
to
our God by
marrying
foreign
women
from
the people of the land ,
yet in
spite
of
this,
there is hope for
Israel.
Now therefore
let us make a covenant with
our God to put
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 the law.
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.
Arise;
for this matter belongeth
unto
thee:
we also
will be
with
thee:
be of
good
courage,
and do
it.
Get
up,
for this matter is
your
responsibility,
and
we will support
you.
Be strong
and take
action!”
Then
arose
Ezra ,
and made the chief
priests, the
Levites, and all Israel ,
to swear
that
they
should
do according
to
this
word
. And they sware
.
So
Ezra got
up
and made the leading
priests, Levites, and all Israel take
an
oath
to do what
had
been
said
. And they took
the
oath
.
Then Ezra rose
up
from before the house of God ,
and went
into
the chamber of Johanan
the
son of Eliashib :
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
.
Then Ezra withdrew
from before the house of God and walked
to
the chamber of Jehohanan
son of Eliashib .
And while
he stayed
there
, he ate
no food
and
drank
no
water ,
because he
was
mourning
over
the unfaithfulness
of the
exiles
.
And they
made
proclamation throughout Judah and Jerusalem unto
all the children
of
the
captivity,
that
they
should gather themselves
together
unto
Jerusalem ;
And a
proclamation was
issued
throughout Judah and Jerusalem that
all the exiles
should gather at
Jerusalem .
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
.
Whoever
failed
to
appear
within three days would
forfeit
all
his
property
, according to the counsel of the leaders
and elders, and would
himself be
expelled
from the assembly
of the
exiles
.
Then
all the men of Judah and Benjamin gathered
themselves
together
unto
Jerusalem within
three
days.
It
was
the
ninth
month
, on 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.
So
within
the
three
days,
all the men of Judah and Benjamin assembled
in
Jerusalem, and
on the twentieth day of the ninth
month ,
all the people sat in the square
at
the house of God, trembling regarding
this matter and because
of
the heavy
rain.
And
Ezra the priest stood up ,
and said unto
them, Ye
have
transgressed,
and
have taken
strange
wives
, to increase
the trespass
of Israel.
Then
Ezra the priest stood up and said to
them, “You
have been
unfaithful
by
marrying
foreign
women
, adding
to the guilt
of Israel.
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.
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. ”
Then
all
the
congregation
answered
and said
with
a loud voice ,
As
thou
hast
said,
so
must
we do .
And the
whole
assembly
responded
in
a loud voice :
“Truly
we must
do as
you
say!
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
.
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
.
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.
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. ”
Only Jonathan the
son of Asahel and Jahaziah
the
son of Tikvah were
employed
about
this
matter:
and
Meshullam and Shabbethai the Levite helped
them
.
(
Only Jonathan son of Asahel and Jahzeiah
son of Tikvah ,
supported
by
Meshullam and Shabbethai the Levite ,
opposed
this
plan
. )
And
the
children
of
the captivity
did so
. And
Ezra 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.
So
the exiles
did as
proposed
. Ezra the priest selected
men
who
were
family
heads
, each
of them identified
by name
, to
represent
their
families.
On
the first day of the tenth month they
launched
the investigation,
And they
made
an
end
with
all
the
men
that
had
taken
strange
wives
by the first day of the first month.
and by the first day of the first month they
had
dealt
with
all
the
men
who
had
married
foreign
women
.
And
among the sons
of the priests there
were found that
had
taken
strange
wives:
namely,
of
the
sons
of Jeshua the
son of Jozadak ,
and his brethren;
Maaseiah, and
Eliezer, and
Jarib, and Gedaliah.
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.
And
they gave
their
hands
that
they
would
put
away
their wives ;
and
being
guilty
, they offered
a ram of
the flock for
their
trespass
.
They pledged
to
send
their wives away
, and
for
their
guilt
they presented
a ram from
the flock as
a
guilt
offering
.
And
of
the sons
of Immer ;
Hanani ,
and Zebadiah.
From
the descendants
of Immer :
Hanani and Zebadiah.
And
of
the sons
of Harim ;
Maaseiah, and
Elijah, and
Shemaiah, and
Jehiel, and Uzziah.
From
the descendants
of Harim :
Maaseiah, Elijah, Shemaiah, Jehiel, and Uzziah.
And
of
the sons
of Pashur;
Elioenai, Maaseiah, Ishmael, Nethaneel
, Jozabad, and Elasah.
From
the descendants
of Pashhur:
Elioenai, Maaseiah, Ishmael, Nethanel
, Jozabad, and Elasah.
Also
of
the Levites ;
Jozabad, and
Shimei, and
Kelaiah ,
( the
same
is Kelita
,) Pethahiah, Judah, and Eliezer.
Among
the Levites :
Jozabad, Shimei, Kelaiah ( that
is, Kelita
) ,
Pethahiah, Judah, and Eliezer.
Of
the singers also;
Eliashib
: and
of
the porters;
Shallum, and
Telem, and Uri.
From
the singers: Eliashib.
From
the gatekeepers:
Shallum, Telem, and Uri.
Moreover
of
Israel:
of
the sons
of Parosh ;
Ramiah, and
Jeziah
, and
Malchiah
, and
Miamin
, and
Eleazar, and
Malchijah, and Benaiah.
And
among
the other
Israelites,
from
the
descendants
of Parosh :
Ramiah, Izziah
, Malchijah
, Mijamin
, Eleazar, Malchijah, and Benaiah.
And
of
the sons
of Elam ;
Mattaniah, Zechariah, and
Jehiel, and
Abdi, and
Jeremoth, and Eliah
.
From
the descendants
of Elam :
Mattaniah, Zechariah, Jehiel, Abdi, Jeremoth, and Elijah
.
And
of
the sons
of Zattu ;
Elioenai, Eliashib, Mattaniah, and
Jeremoth, and
Zabad, and Aziza.
From
the descendants
of Zattu :
Elioenai, Eliashib, Mattaniah, Jeremoth, Zabad, and Aziza.
Of
the sons
also
of Bebai ;
Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai, and Athlai.
From
the descendants
of Bebai :
Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai, and Athlai.
And
of
the sons
of Bani ;
Meshullam, Malluch, and
Adaiah, Jashub, and
Sheal, and Ramoth
.
From
the descendants
of Bani :
Meshullam, Malluch, Adaiah, Jashub, Sheal, and Jeremoth
.
And
of
the sons
of Pahathmoab;
Adna, and
Chelal, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattaniah, Bezaleel
, and
Binnui, and Manasseh.
From
the descendants
of Pahath-moab:
Adna, Chelal, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattaniah, Bezalel
, Binnui, and Manasseh.
And
of
the sons
of Harim ;
Eliezer, Ishijah
, Malchiah
, Shemaiah, Shimeon,
From
the descendants
of Harim :
Eliezer, Isshijah
, Malchijah
, Shemaiah, Shimeon,
Benjamin, Malluch, and Shemariah.
Benjamin, Malluch, and Shemariah.
Of
the sons
of Hashum ;
Mattenai, Mattathah
, Zabad, Eliphelet, Jeremai, Manasseh, and Shimei.
From
the descendants
of Hashum :
Mattenai, Mattattah
, Zabad, Eliphelet, Jeremai, Manasseh, and Shimei.
Of
the sons
of Bani ;
Maadai, Amram, and
Uel,
From
the descendants
of Bani :
Maadai, Amram, Uel,
Benaiah, Bedeiah, Chelluh
,
Benaiah, Bedeiah, Cheluhi
,
Vaniah, Meremoth, Eliashib,
Vaniah, Meremoth, Eliashib,
Mattaniah, Mattenai, and Jaasau,
Mattaniah, Mattenai, and Jaasu.
And
Bani,
and
Binnui ,
Shimei,
From
the
descendants
of
Binnui :
Shimei,
And
Shelemiah, and
Nathan, and
Adaiah,
Shelemiah, Nathan, Adaiah,
Machnadebai, Shashai, Sharai,
Machnadebai, Shashai, Sharai,
Azareel
, and
Shelemiah, Shemariah,
Azarel
, Shelemiah, Shemariah,
Shallum, Amariah, and Joseph.
Shallum, Amariah, and Joseph.
Of
the sons
of Nebo ;
Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Jadau
, and
Joel, Benaiah.
And
from
the descendants
of Nebo :
Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Jaddai
, Joel, and
Benaiah.
All these had taken
strange
wives:
and some of them had wives
by
whom
they
had
children.
All these men
had married
foreign
women,
and some of them had children by
these
wives
.
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