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But now, our God, what can we say after this? For we have abandoned your commandments, (Ezra 9, 10)
which you gave through your servants the prophets in these terms, "The country which you are about to possess is a polluted country, polluted by the people of the country and their disgusting practices, which have filled it with their filth from end to end. (Ezra 9, 11)
Hence you are not to give your daughters in marriage to their sons, or let their daughters marry your sons, or ever concern yourselves about peace or good relations with them, if you want to grow stronger, to live off the fat of the land and bequeath it to your sons for ever." (Ezra 9, 12)
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)
Go ahead, do your duty; we support you. Be brave, take action!' (Ezra 10, 4)
Then Ezra stood up and put the leading priests and Levites and all Israel on oath to do what had been said. They took the oath. (Ezra 10, 5)
Ezra then left his place in front of the Temple of God and went to the room of Jehohanan son of Eliashib, where he spent the night without eating food or drinking water, because he was still mourning over the exiles' infidelity. (Ezra 10, 6)
A proclamation was issued throughout Judah and Jerusalem that all the exiles were to assemble in Jerusalem, (Ezra 10, 7)
In ringing tones, the whole assembly answered, 'Yes, our duty is to do as you say. (Ezra 10, 12)
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)
All these had married foreign wives but sent them away with their children. (Ezra 10, 44)
