Ezra 10:8 Meaning and Commentary
“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 …
“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 …
“And they made proclamation throughout Judah and Jerusalem unto all the children of the captivity, that they should gather themselves together unto Jerusalem.”– Ezra 10:7 (KJV) “They issued a proclamation …
“Then Ezra rose up from before the house of God, and went into the king’s chamber, and did eat no bread, nor drink water: for he mourned because of the …
“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 swore.”– Ezra 10:5 (KJV) “Then …
“Arise; for this matter belongeth unto thee: we also will be with thee: be of good courage, and do it.”– Ezra 10:4 (KJV) “Get up, for it is your responsibility …
“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 Shecaniah 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 …
“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 …
“O Lord God of Israel, thou art righteous; for we remain yet escaped, as it is this day: behold, we are before thee in our trespasses: for we cannot stand …
“Should we again break thy commandments, and join in affinity with the people of these abominations? wouldest thou not be angry with us till thou hadst consumed us, so that …