1 While Ezra prayed and made confession, weeping and casting himself down before the house of God, a very great assembly of men, women, and children, gathered to him out of Israel; for the people wept bitterly.
2 And Shecani'ah the son of Jehi'el, of the sons of Elam, addressed Ezra: "We have broken faith with our God and have married foreign women from the peoples of the land, but even now there is hope for Israel in spite of this.
3 Therefore let us make a covenant with our God to put away all these wives and their children, according to the counsel of my lord and of those who tremble at the commandment of our God; and let it be done according to the law.
4 Arise, for it is your task, and we are with you; be strong and do it."
5 Then Ezra arose and made the leading priests and Levites and all Israel take oath that they would do as had been said. So they took the oath.
6 Then Ezra withdrew from before the house of God, and went to the chamber of Jehoha'nan the son of Eli'ashib, where he spent the night, neither eating bread nor drinking water; for he was mourning over the faithlessness of the exiles.
7 And a proclamation was made throughout Judah and Jerusalem to all the returned exiles that they should assemble at Jerusalem,
8 and that if any one did not come within three days, by order of the officials and the elders all his property should be forfeited, and he himself banned from the congregation of the exiles.
9 Then all the men of Judah and Benjamin assembled at Jerusalem within the three days; it was the ninth month, on the twentieth day of the month. And all the people sat in the open square before the house of God, trembling because of this matter and because of the heavy rain.
10 And Ezra the priest stood up and said to them, "You have trespassed and married foreign women, and so increased the guilt of Israel.
11 Now then make confession to the LORD the God of your fathers, and do his will; separate yourselves from the peoples of the land and from the foreign wives."
12 Then all the assembly answered with a loud voice, "It is so; we must do as you have said.
13 But the people are many, and it is a time of heavy rain; we cannot stand in the open. Nor is this a work for one day or for two; for we have greatly transgressed in this matter.
14 Let our officials stand for the whole assembly; let all in our cities who have taken foreign wives come at appointed times, and with them the elders and judges of every city, till the fierce wrath of our God over this matter be averted from us."
15 Only Jonathan the son of As'ahel and Jahzei'ah the son of Tikvah opposed this, and Meshul'lum and Shab'bethai the Levite supported them.
16 Then the returned exiles did so. Ezra the priest selected men, heads of fathers' houses, according to their fathers' houses, each of them designated by name. On the first day of the tenth month they sat down to examine the matter;
17 and by the first day of the first month they had come to the end of all the men who had married foreign women.
18 Of the sons of the priests who had married foreign women were found Ma-asei'ah, Elie'zer, Jarib, and Gedali'ah, of the sons of Jeshua the son of Jo'zadak and his brethren.
19 They pledged themselves to put away their wives, and their guilt offering was a ram of the flock for their guilt.
20 Of the sons of Immer: Hana'ni and Zebadi'ah.
21 Of the sons of Harim: Ma-asei'ah, Eli'jah, Shemai'ah, Jehi'el, and Uzzi'ah.
22 Of the sons of Pashhur: Eli-o-e'nai, Ma-asei'ah, Ish'mael, Nethan'el, Jo'zabad, and Ela'sah.
23 Of the Levites: Jo'zabad, Shim'e-i, Kelai'ah (that is, Keli'ta), Petha-hi'ah, Judah, and Elie'zer.
24 Of the singers: Eli'ashib. Of the gatekeepers: Shallum, Telem, and Uri.
25 And of Israel: of the sons of Parosh: Rami'ah, Izzi'ah, Malchi'jah, Mi'jamin, Elea'zar, Hashabi'ah, and Benai'ah.
26 Of the sons of Elam: Mattani'ah, Zechari'ah, Jehi'el, Abdi, Jer'emoth, and Eli'jah.
27 Of the sons of Zattu: Eli-o-e'nai, Eli'ashib, Mattani'ah, Jer'emoth, Zabad, and Azi'za.
28 Of the sons of Be'bai were Jehoha'nan, Hanani'ah, Zab'bai, and Ath'lai.
29 Of the sons of Bani were Meshul'lum, Malluch, Adai'ah, Jashub, She'al, and Jer'emoth.
30 Of the sons of Pa'hath-mo'ab: Adna, Chelal, Benai'ah, Ma-asei'ah, Mattani'ah, Bez'alel, Bin'nui, and Manas'seh.
31 Of the sons of Harim: Elie'zer, Isshi'jah, Malchi'jah, Shemai'ah, Shim'e-on,
32 Benjamin, Malluch, and Shemari'ah.
33 Of the sons of Hashum: Matte'nai, Mat'tattah, Zabad, Eliph'elet, Jer'emai, Manas'seh, and Shim'e-i.
34 Of the sons of Bani: Ma-ada'i, Amram, Uel,
35 Benai'ah, Bedei'ah, Chel'uhi,
36 Vani'ah, Mer'emoth, Eli'ashib,
37 Mattani'ah, Matte'nai, Ja'asu.
38 Of the sons of Bin'nui: Shim'e-i,
39 Shelemi'ah, Nathan, Adai'ah,
40 Machnad'ebai, Shashai, Sha'rai,
41 Az'arel, Shelemi'ah, Shemari'ah,
42 Shallum, Amari'ah, and Joseph.
43 Of the sons of Nebo: Je-i'el, Mattithi'ah, Zabad, Zebi'na, Jaddai, Jo'el, and Benai'ah.
44 All these had married foreign women, and they put them away with their children.
Versículos relacionados com Ezra, 10:
Chapter 10 of Ezra talks about the restoration of the covenant of God with the people of Israel, after the discovery that many of the Jewish leaders had married foreign women, which was prohibited by God's law. The solution found was that these leaders should divorce these women in order to purify and reconcile with God. Here are five verses related to the topics covered in this chapter:
Deuteronomy 7:3-4: "Do not be united in marriage with them, and do not allow your children to marry their children, for they would deviate them to worship other gods. This would lead to the wrath of the Lord against you and would result in yours destruction quickly. " This verse relates to the theme of Ezra 10, as Jewish leaders had married foreign women, which was considered a violation of God's law.
Ezra 9:2: "They brought some of their daughters like wives to their children, and so the Holy Race was mixed with the foreign peoples who lived in that land. The Jewish leaders and authorities were the first to do this, and that if made a serious sin. " This verse shows how marriage to foreign women was considered a serious sin by Jewish leaders.
Malachi 2:11: "Judah has been unfaithful, and an abominable act was committed in Israel and Jerusalem. Judah profaned the Lord's sanctuary, whom he loves, and married the daughter of a foreign God." This verse relates to the theme of Ezra 10, as it shows how marriage to foreign women was considered a form of infidelity and a desecration of the sanctuary of God.
Ezra 10:3: "Therefore, let us now make a covenant with our God, to repudiate all these foreign women and their children, according to the counsel of my Lord and those who tremble before the commandments of our God. ! This verse shows how Jewish leaders have decided to repent and purify themselves, following God's law and repudiating foreign women.
1 Corinthians 7:39: "The wife is linked to her husband while he lives. But if her husband dies, she is free to marry anyone who wants, as long as it is in the Lord." This verse talks about the importance of marrying people who share the same faith and values, which is related to the theme of Ezra 10, as Jewish leaders were exhorted to divorce from foreign women and seek reconciliation with God.
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