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While Ezra, weeping and prostrating himself in front of the Temple of God, was praying and making confession, a very large crowd of men, women and children of Israel gathered round him, the people weeping bitterly. (Ezra 10, 1)
Then Shechaniah son of Jehiel, one of the sons of Elam, spoke up and said to Ezra, 'We have been unfaithful to our God by marrying foreign women from the people of the country. But, in spite of this, there is still some hope for Israel. (Ezra 10, 2)
As a result, all the men of Judah and Benjamin assembled in Jerusalem within the three days; it was the twentieth day of the ninth month. All the people sat down in the square in front of the Temple of God, trembling because of the matter in hand and because of the heavy rain. (Ezra 10, 9)
So now give thanks to Yahweh, God of your ancestors, and do his will by holding aloof from the people of the country and from foreign wives.' (Ezra 10, 11)
But there are many people here and it is the rainy season; we cannot stay out in the open; besides, this is not something that can be dealt with in one or two days, since many of us have been unfaithful over this. (Ezra 10, 13)
Let our officials deputise for the whole community, and all the people in our towns who have married foreign wives can come at stated times, accompanied by elders and judges from each town, until our God's fierce anger over this is turned away from us.' (Ezra 10, 14)
Since they are your servants, your people, whom you have redeemed with your mighty power and strong hand, (Nehemiah 1, 10)
Meanwhile we were rebuilding the wall, which was soon joined up all the way round to mid-height; the people put their hearts into the work. (Nehemiah 3, 38)
men took up position in the space behind the wall at those points where it was lowest, and I organised the people by families with their swords, spears and bows. (Nehemiah 4, 7)
Aware of their anxiety, I then addressed the nobles, the officials and the rest of the people, 'Do not be afraid of them. Remember the great and awe-inspiring Lord and fight for your kinsmen, your sons, your daughters, your wives and your homes.' (Nehemiah 4, 8)
I then said to the nobles, the officials and the rest of the people, 'The work is great and widely spread out, and we are deployed along the wall some way from one another. (Nehemiah 4, 13)
At the same time I also told the people, 'Let every man, with his attendant, spend the night inside Jerusalem; we shall spend the night on guard and the day at work.' (Nehemiah 4, 16)
