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By their detestable practices they have filled it with their impurity from one end to the other. <a href="/nlt/ezra/9.htm">New Living Translation</a> Your servants the prophets warned us when they said, ‘The land you are entering to possess is totally defiled by the detestable practices of the people living there. From one end to the other, the land is filled with corruption. <a href="/esv/ezra/9.htm">English Standard Version</a> which you commanded by your servants the prophets, saying, ‘The land that you are entering, to take possession of it, is a land impure with the impurity of the peoples of the lands, with their abominations that have filled it from end to end with their uncleanness. <a href="/bsb/ezra/9.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> that You gave through Your servants the prophets, saying: ‘The land that you are entering to possess is a land polluted by the impurity of its peoples and the abominations with which they have filled it from end to end. <a href="/kjv/ezra/9.htm">King James Bible</a> Which thou hast commanded by thy servants the prophets, saying, The land, unto which ye go to possess it, is an unclean land with the filthiness of the people of the lands, with their abominations, which have filled it from one end to another with their uncleanness. <a href="/nkjv/ezra/9.htm">New King James Version</a> which You commanded by Your servants the prophets, saying, ‘The land which you are entering to possess is an unclean land, with the uncleanness of the peoples of the lands, with their abominations which have filled it from one end to another with their impurity. <a href="/nasb_/ezra/9.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> which You have commanded by Your servants the prophets, saying, ‘The land which you are entering to possess is an unclean land with the uncleanness of the peoples of the lands, with their abominations which have filled it from end to end, and with their impurity. <a href="/nasb/ezra/9.htm">NASB 1995</a> which You have commanded by Your servants the prophets, saying, &#8216The land which you are entering to possess is an unclean land with the uncleanness of the peoples of the lands, with their abominations which have filled it from end to end and with their impurity. <a href="/nasb77/ezra/9.htm">NASB 1977 </a> which Thou hast commanded by Thy servants the prophets, saying, ‘The land which you are entering to possess is an unclean land with the uncleanness of the peoples of the lands, with their abominations which have filled it from end to end and with their impurity. <a href="/lsb/ezra/9.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> which You have commanded by the hand of Your slaves the prophets, saying, ‘The land which you are entering to possess is an impure land with the impurity of the peoples of the lands, with their abominations which have filled it from end to end, and with their uncleanness. <a href="/amp/ezra/9.htm">Amplified Bible</a> which You have commanded by Your servants the prophets, saying, ‘The land which you are entering to possess is a defiled land with the uncleanness of the peoples of the lands, through their repulsive acts which have filled it from one end to the other along with their impurity. <a href="/csb/ezra/9.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> you gave through your servants the prophets, saying, “The land you are entering to possess is an impure land. The surrounding peoples have filled it from end to end with their uncleanness by their impurity and detestable practices. <a href="/hcsb/ezra/9.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> You gave through Your servants the prophets, saying: &#8220The land you are entering to possess is an impure land. The surrounding peoples have filled it from end to end with their uncleanness by their impurity and detestable practices. <a href="/asv/ezra/9.htm">American Standard Version</a> which thou hast commanded by thy servants the prophets, saying, The land, unto which ye go to possess it, is an unclean land through the uncleanness of the peoples of the lands, through their abominations, which have filled it from one end to another with their filthiness: <a href="/cev/ezra/9.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> that were given to us by your servants the prophets. They said the land you are giving us is full of sinful and wicked people, who never stop doing disgusting things. <a href="/erv/ezra/9.htm">English Revised Version</a> which thou hast commanded by thy servants the prophets, saying, The land, unto which ye go to possess it, is an unclean land through the uncleanness of the peoples of the lands, through their abominations, which have filled it from one end to another with their filthiness. <a href="/gwt/ezra/9.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> The commandments you gave us through your servants the prophets, said, 'The land you are going to take possession of has been polluted by its perverted people and by their disgusting practices that have filled it with wickedness from one end to another. <a href="/gnt/ezra/9.htm">Good News Translation</a> that you gave us through your servants, the prophets. They told us that the land we were going to occupy was an impure land because the people who lived in it filled it from one end to the other with disgusting, filthy actions. <a href="/isv/ezra/9.htm">International Standard Version</a> that you gave in the writings of your servants, the prophets: 'The land you are entering to possess is a morally unclean land due to the moral uncleanness of the peoples of the lands—along with their abominations—that has filled it from one end to the other with their impurities. <a href="/msb/ezra/9.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> that You gave through Your servants the prophets, saying: ?The land that you are entering to possess is a land polluted by the impurity of its peoples and the abominations with which they have filled it from end to end. <a href="/net/ezra/9.htm">NET Bible</a> which you commanded us through your servants the prophets with these words: 'The land that you are entering to possess is a land defiled by the impurities of the local residents! With their abominations they have filled it from one end to the other with their filthiness. <a href="/nheb/ezra/9.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> which you have commanded by your servants the prophets, saying, 'The land, to which you go to possess it, is an unclean land through the uncleanness of the peoples of the lands, through their abominations, which have filled it from one end to another with their filthiness. <a href="/wbt/ezra/9.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Which thou hast commanded by thy servants the prophets, saying, The land, to which ye go to possess it, is an unclean land with the filthiness of the people of the lands, with their abominations, which have filled it from one end to another with their uncleanness. <a href="/web/ezra/9.htm">World English Bible</a> which you have commanded by your servants the prophets, saying, ‘The land to which you go to possess is an unclean land through the uncleanness of the peoples of the lands, through their abominations, which have filled it from one end to another with their filthiness. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/ezra/9.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> that You have commanded by the hands of Your servants the prophets, saying, The land into which you are going to possess it, [is] a land of impurity, by the impurity of the people of the lands, by their abominations with which they have filled it—from mouth to mouth—by their uncleanness; <a href="/ylt/ezra/9.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> that Thou hast commanded by the hands of thy servants the prophets, saying, The land into which ye are going to possess it, is a land of impurity, by the impurity of the people of the lands, by their abominations with which they have filled it -- from mouth unto mouth -- by their uncleanness; <a href="/slt/ezra/9.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Which thou didst command by the hand of thy servants the prophets, saying, The land which ye are coming in to inherit it being a land of uncleanness in the uncleanness of the people of the lands in their abominations which filled it from mouth to mouth in their pollution.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/ezra/9.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Which thou hast commanded by the hand of thy servants the prophets, saying: The land which you go to possess, is an unclean land, according to the uncleanness of the people, and of other lands, with their abominations, who have filled it from mouth to mouth with their filth. <a href="/cpdv/ezra/9.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> which you instructed by the hand of your servants, the prophets, saying: ‘The land, which you shall enter so that you may possess it, is an unclean land, due to the uncleanness of the peoples and of the other lands, the abominations of those who have filled it, from mouth to mouth, with their filth.’ <a href="/nabre/ezra/9.htm">New American Bible</a> which you gave through your servants the prophets: The land which you are entering to take as your possession is a land unclean with the filth of the peoples of the lands, with the abominations with which they have filled it from one end to the other by their uncleanness. <a href="/nrsvce/ezra/9.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> which you commanded by your servants the prophets, saying, ‘The land that you are entering to possess is a land unclean with the pollutions of the peoples of the lands, with their abominations. They have filled it from end to end with their uncleanness.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/ezra/9.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Which thou hast commanded us by thy servants the prophets, saying, The land which you go to possess is an unclean land with the filthiness of the peoples of the lands, with their abominations which have filled it from one end to another, and with their detestable works. <a href="/hpbt/ezra/9.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> For you have commanded us by the agency of your Servants the Prophets, and you have said to us: ‘The land that you enter to inherit is defiled with the defilement of the Gentiles, and the cities which fill it with their defilement from the threshold to the porch, and they filled it with their detestable works.<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/ezra/9.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> which Thou hast commanded by Thy servants the prophets, saying: The land, unto which ye go to possess it, is an unclean land through the uncleanness of the peoples of the lands, through their abominations, wherewith they have filled it from one end to another with their filthiness. <a href="/sep/ezra/9.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> which thou hast given us by the hand of thy servants the prophets, saying, The land, into which ye go to inherit it, is a land subject to disturbance by the removal of the people of the nations for their abominations, wherewith they have filled it from one end to the other by their uncleanness. <a href="/parallel/ezra/9-11.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/sh6ec6iQe9M?start=2435" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/ezra/9.htm">Ezra's Prayer of Confession</a> …10And now, our God, what can we say after this? For we have forsaken the commandments 11<a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">that</a> <a href="/hebrew/6680.htm" title="6680: ṣiw·wî·ṯā (V-Piel-Perf-2ms) -- To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order. A primitive root; to constitute, enjoin.">You gave</a> <a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="3027: bə·yaḏ (Prep-b:: N-fsc) -- Hand (indicating power, means, direction, etc.)">through</a> <a href="/hebrew/5650.htm" title="5650: ‘ă·ḇā·ḏe·ḵā (N-mpc:: 2ms) -- Slave, servant. From abad; a servant.">Your servants</a> <a href="/hebrew/5030.htm" title="5030: han·nə·ḇî·’îm (Art:: N-mp) -- A spokesman, speaker, prophet. From naba'; a prophet or inspired man.">the prophets,</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: lê·mōr (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">saying:</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: hā·’ā·reṣ (Art:: N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">‘The land</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">that</a> <a href="/hebrew/859.htm" title="859: ’at·tem (Pro-2mp) -- You (masc. sing.). ">you</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: bā·’îm (V-Qal-Prtcpl-mp) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">are entering</a> <a href="/hebrew/3423.htm" title="3423: lə·riš·tāh (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf:: 3fs) -- Or yaresh; a primitive root; to occupy; by implication, to seize, to rob, to inherit; also to expel, to impoverish, to ruin.">to possess</a> <a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: hî (Pro-3fs) -- He, she, it. ">is</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: ’e·reṣ (N-fsc) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">a land</a> <a href="/hebrew/5079.htm" title="5079: nid·dāh (N-fs) -- Impurity. From nadad; properly, rejection; by implication, impurity, especially personal or moral.">polluted</a> <a href="/hebrew/5079.htm" title="5079: bə·nid·daṯ (Prep-b:: N-fsc) -- Impurity. From nadad; properly, rejection; by implication, impurity, especially personal or moral.">by the impurity</a> <a href="/hebrew/5971.htm" title="5971: ‘am·mê (N-mpc) -- From amam; a people; specifically, a tribe; hence troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock.">of its peoples</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: hā·’ă·rā·ṣō·wṯ (Art:: N-fp) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8441.htm" title="8441: bə·ṯō·w·‘ă·ḇō·ṯê·hem (Prep-b:: N-fpc:: 3mp) -- Or tonebah; feminine active participle of ta'ab; properly, something disgusting, i.e. an abhorrence; especially idolatry or an idol.">and the abominations</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">with which</a> <a href="/hebrew/4390.htm" title="4390: mil·’ū·hā (V-Piel-Perf-3cp:: 3fs) -- To be full, to fill. Or malae; a primitive root, to fill or be full of, in a wide application.">they have filled it</a> <a href="/hebrew/6310.htm" title="6310: mip·peh (Prep-m:: N-ms) -- Mouth. From pa'ah; the mouth, whether literal or figurative; specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially according to.">from end</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/6310.htm" title="6310: peh (N-ms) -- Mouth. From pa'ah; the mouth, whether literal or figurative; specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially according to.">end.</a> <a href="/hebrew/2932.htm" title="2932: bə·ṭum·’ā·ṯām (Prep-b:: N-fsc:: 3mp) -- Religious impurity. From tame'; religious impurity."></a> 12Now, therefore, do not give your daughters in marriage to their sons or take their daughters for your sons. Never seek their peace or prosperity, so that you may be strong and may eat the good things of the land, leaving it as an inheritance to your sons forever.’…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/deuteronomy/7-1.htm">Deuteronomy 7:1-6</a> When the LORD your God brings you into the land that you are entering to possess, and He drives out before you many nations—the Hittites, Girgashites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites, seven nations larger and stronger than you— / and when the LORD your God has delivered them over to you to defeat them, then you must devote them to complete destruction. Make no treaty with them and show them no mercy. / Do not intermarry with them. Do not give your daughters to their sons or take their daughters for your sons, ... <a href="/leviticus/18-24.htm">Leviticus 18:24-30</a> Do not defile yourselves by any of these practices, for by all these things the nations I am driving out before you have defiled themselves. / Even the land has become defiled, so I am punishing it for its sin, and the land will vomit out its inhabitants. / But you are to keep My statutes and ordinances, and you must not commit any of these abominations—neither your native-born nor the foreigner who lives among you. ... <a href="/exodus/34-11.htm">Exodus 34:11-16</a> Observe what I command you this day. I will drive out before you the Amorites, Canaanites, Hittites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites. / Be careful not to make a treaty with the inhabitants of the land you are entering, lest they become a snare in your midst. / Rather, you must tear down their altars, smash their sacred stones, and chop down their Asherah poles. ... <a href="/deuteronomy/12-29.htm">Deuteronomy 12:29-31</a> When the LORD your God cuts off before you the nations you are entering to dispossess, and you drive them out and live in their land, / be careful not to be ensnared by their ways after they have been destroyed before you. Do not inquire about their gods, asking, “How do these nations serve their gods? I will do likewise.” / You must not worship the LORD your God in this way, because they practice for their gods every abomination which the LORD hates. They even burn their sons and daughters in the fire as sacrifices to their gods. <a href="/joshua/23-12.htm">Joshua 23:12-13</a> For if you turn away and cling to the rest of these nations that remain among you, and if you intermarry and associate with them, / know for sure that the LORD your God will no longer drive out these nations before you. Instead, they will become for you a snare and a trap, a scourge in your sides and thorns in your eyes, until you perish from this good land that the LORD your God has given you. <a href="/1_kings/11-1.htm">1 Kings 11:1-2</a> King Solomon, however, loved many foreign women along with the daughter of Pharaoh—women of Moab, Ammon, Edom, and Sidon, as well as Hittite women. / These women were from the nations about which the LORD had told the Israelites, “You must not intermarry with them, for surely they will turn your hearts after their gods.” Yet Solomon clung to these women in love. <a href="/nehemiah/13-23.htm">Nehemiah 13:23-27</a> In those days I also saw Jews who had married women from Ashdod, Ammon, and Moab. / Half of their children spoke the language of Ashdod or of the other peoples, but could not speak the language of Judah. / I rebuked them and called down curses on them. I beat some of these men and pulled out their hair. Then I made them take an oath before God and said, “You must not give your daughters in marriage to their sons or take their daughters as wives for your sons or for yourselves! ... <a href="/2_corinthians/6-14.htm">2 Corinthians 6:14-17</a> Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership can righteousness have with wickedness? Or what fellowship does light have with darkness? / What harmony is there between Christ and Belial? Or what does a believer have in common with an unbeliever? / What agreement can exist between the temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the living God. As God has said: “I will dwell with them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they will be My people.” ... <a href="/1_corinthians/5-9.htm">1 Corinthians 5:9-11</a> I wrote you in my letter not to associate with sexually immoral people. / I was not including the sexually immoral of this world, or the greedy and swindlers, or idolaters. In that case you would have to leave this world. / But now I am writing you not to associate with anyone who claims to be a brother but is sexually immoral or greedy, an idolater or a verbal abuser, a drunkard or a swindler. With such a man do not even eat. <a href="/1_peter/1-14.htm">1 Peter 1:14-16</a> As obedient children, do not conform to the passions of your former ignorance. / But just as He who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do, / for it is written: “Be holy, because I am holy.” <a href="/ephesians/5-5.htm">Ephesians 5:5-7</a> For of this you can be sure: No immoral, impure, or greedy person (that is, an idolater) has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God. / Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of such things the wrath of God is coming on the sons of disobedience. / Therefore do not be partakers with them. <a href="/romans/12-2.htm">Romans 12:2</a> Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will of God. <a href="/2_kings/17-7.htm">2 Kings 17:7-8</a> All this happened because the people of Israel had sinned against the LORD their God, who had brought them out of the land of Egypt from under the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt. They had worshiped other gods / and walked in the customs of the nations that the LORD had driven out before the Israelites, as well as in the practices introduced by the kings of Israel. <a href="/judges/3-5.htm">Judges 3:5-6</a> Thus the Israelites continued to live among the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites. / And they took the daughters of these people in marriage, gave their own daughters to their sons, and served their gods. <a href="/psalms/106-34.htm">Psalm 106:34-39</a> They did not destroy the peoples as the LORD had commanded them, / but they mingled with the nations and adopted their customs. / They worshiped their idols, which became a snare to them. ...</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Which you have commanded by your servants the prophets, saying, The land, to which you go to possess it, is an unclean land with the filthiness of the people of the lands, with their abominations, which have filled it from one end to another with their uncleanness.by thy servants.<a href="/ezra/9-1.htm">Ezra 9:1</a> Now when these things were done, the princes came to me, saying, The people of Israel, and the priests, and the Levites, have not separated themselves from the people of the lands, doing according to their abominations, even of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Jebusites, the Ammonites, the Moabites, the Egyptians, and the Amorites.<a href="/leviticus/18-24.htm">Leviticus 18:24-30</a> Defile not ye yourselves in any of these things: for in all these the nations are defiled which I cast out before you: … <a href="/deuteronomy/12-31.htm">Deuteronomy 12:31</a> Thou shalt not do so unto the LORD thy God: for every abomination to the LORD, which he hateth, have they done unto their gods; for even their sons and their daughters they have burnt in the fire to their gods.the filthiness<a href="/ezra/6-21.htm">Ezra 6:21</a> And the children of Israel, which were come again out of captivity, and all such as had separated themselves unto them from the filthiness of the heathen of the land, to seek the LORD God of Israel, did eat,<a href="/ezekiel/36-25.htm">Ezekiel 36:25-27</a> Then will I sprinkle clean water upon you, and ye shall be clean: from all your filthiness, and from all your idols, will I cleanse you… <a href="/2_corinthians/7-1.htm">2 Corinthians 7:1</a> Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.one end to another.<a href="/2_kings/21-16.htm">2 Kings 21:16</a> Moreover Manasseh shed innocent blood very much, till he had filled Jerusalem from one end to another; beside his sin wherewith he made Judah to sin, in doing that which was evil in the sight of the LORD.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezra/9-1.htm">Abominations</a> <a href="/ezra/7-23.htm">Commanded</a> <a href="/ezra/4-24.htm">End</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/26-8.htm">Entering</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/16-14.htm">Filled</a> <a href="/ezra/6-21.htm">Filthiness</a> <a href="/ezra/6-21.htm">Impurity</a> <a href="/ezra/9-7.htm">Lands</a> <a href="/ezra/9-2.htm">Peoples</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/20-11.htm">Possess</a> <a href="/ezra/5-2.htm">Prophets</a> <a href="/ezra/8-20.htm">Servants</a> <a href="/ezra/6-21.htm">Unclean</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/29-16.htm">Uncleanness</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/35-21.htm">Wherewith</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezra/9-14.htm">Abominations</a> <a href="/nehemiah/1-7.htm">Commanded</a> <a href="/ezra/10-17.htm">End</a> <a href="/isaiah/23-1.htm">Entering</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-25.htm">Filled</a> <a href="/proverbs/30-12.htm">Filthiness</a> <a href="/lamentations/1-8.htm">Impurity</a> <a href="/nehemiah/5-3.htm">Lands</a> <a href="/ezra/9-14.htm">Peoples</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-15.htm">Possess</a> <a href="/nehemiah/6-7.htm">Prophets</a> <a href="/nehemiah/1-6.htm">Servants</a> <a href="/nehemiah/7-64.htm">Unclean</a> <a href="/lamentations/1-9.htm">Uncleanness</a> <a href="/nehemiah/6-13.htm">Wherewith</a><div class="vheading2">Ezra 9</div>1. <a href="/ezra/9-1.htm">Ezra mourns for the affinity of the people with strangers</a> 5. <a href="/ezra/9-5.htm">He prays unto God, with confession of sins</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The role of prophets in Israel was to convey God's will and guidance. Prophets like Isaiah, Jeremiah, and Ezekiel often warned Israel about the consequences of disobedience and the importance of holiness. This underscores the continuity of God's message and His consistent call for His people to remain separate from the practices of surrounding nations.The land that you are entering to possess This refers to the Promised Land, Canaan, which God promised to Abraham and his descendants (<a href="/genesis/12-7.htm">Genesis 12:7</a>). The Israelites' journey to possess this land is a central theme in the Old Testament, symbolizing God's faithfulness and the fulfillment of His promises. The land was not just a physical territory but a place where Israel was to live out its covenant relationship with God. The concept of entering and possessing the land also foreshadows the spiritual inheritance believers receive through Christ.is a land polluted by the impurity of its peoples The term "polluted" indicates moral and spiritual corruption. The Canaanites practiced idolatry and engaged in various detestable acts, which were seen as defiling the land. This impurity is often linked to practices such as child sacrifice and sexual immorality, which were common among the Canaanite religions. The Israelites were warned not to adopt these practices (<a href="/leviticus/18-24.htm">Leviticus 18:24-30</a>), as doing so would lead to their own defilement and eventual expulsion from the land.and the abominations with which they have filled it from end to end. "Abominations" refers to practices that are detestable to God, often associated with idolatry and moral corruption. The phrase "from end to end" suggests the pervasive nature of these practices throughout the land. This widespread corruption is why God commanded the Israelites to drive out the inhabitants and not to intermarry with them (<a href="/deuteronomy/7.htm">Deuteronomy 7:1-5</a>). The call to holiness and separation from sin is a recurring theme in Scripture, pointing to the need for purity in the lives of God's people. This also serves as a type of Christ, who came to purify and redeem humanity from sin.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/e/ezra.htm">Ezra</a> A scribe and priest who led a group of exiles back to Jerusalem and was instrumental in re-establishing the Law of Moses among the people. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_prophets.htm">The Prophets</a> Servants of God who conveyed His messages to the people, warning them against idolatry and impurity. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_land.htm">The Land</a> Refers to the Promised Land, Canaan, which the Israelites were to possess. It was described as being defiled by the practices of its previous inhabitants. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_peoples.htm">The Peoples</a> The Canaanite nations whose practices were considered abominable and contrary to God's laws. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_abominations.htm">The Abominations</a> Refers to the idolatrous and immoral practices of the Canaanites, which were detestable to God.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_holiness.htm">The Importance of Holiness</a> God calls His people to be holy and separate from the practices of the world. Just as the Israelites were warned against adopting the abominations of the Canaanites, Christians today are called to live lives that reflect God's holiness. <a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_compromise.htm">The Consequences of Compromise</a> The Israelites' failure to fully obey God's commands led to spiritual and moral decline. Compromise with worldly values can lead to a similar decline in our spiritual lives. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_scripture.htm">The Role of Scripture</a> The warnings given through the prophets were based on God's Word. Scripture remains a vital guide for discerning right from wrong and for maintaining purity in our lives. <a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_restoration.htm">Repentance and Restoration</a> Ezra's response to the sin of the people was one of deep repentance. When we recognize sin in our lives, we are called to repent and seek God's forgiveness and restoration. <a href="/topical/c/community_accountability.htm">Community Accountability</a> Ezra's leadership highlights the importance of community accountability in maintaining spiritual purity. Believers are encouraged to support and hold one another accountable in their walk with God.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ezra_9.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ezra 9</a> <a href="/q/is_ezekiel_9_symbolic,_not_literal.htm">Could Ezekiel 9 be interpreted as a purely symbolic vision rather than a literal event, and if so, why include graphic details?</a> <a href="/q/evidence_for_'abomination'_in_matt_24_15.htm">Where is the historical or archaeological evidence for the 'abomination of desolation' mentioned in Matthew 24:15?</a> <a href="/q/nehemiah_11_21__nethinim_proof.htm">Nehemiah 11:21 - What archaeological proof exists for the Nethinim and their service near the Temple, as described in this passage?</a> <a href="/q/is_there_evidence_for_mark_13_14_prophecy.htm">In Mark 13:14, Jesus references the 'abomination of desolation'; is there any historical or archeological evidence to confirm a specific fulfillment of this prophecy?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ezra/9.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 11. - The land, unto which ye go to possess it, is an unclean land, etc. These exact words do not occur elsewhere; but the "unclean" and corrupt character of the Canaanitish nations is constantly proclaimed in the Law, and was the sole reason why their land was taken from them and given to the Israelites. On the special character of their "filthiness" and "abominations" see <a href="/deuteronomy/12-2.htm">Deuteronomy 12:2, 3</a>; <a href="/leviticus/18-6.htm">Leviticus 18:6-27</a>. <a href="/commentaries/ezra/9-11.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>that אֲשֶׁ֣ר (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that You gave צִוִּ֗יתָ (ṣiw·wî·ṯā) Verb - Piel - Perfect - second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6680.htm">Strong's 6680: </a> To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order through בְּיַ֨ד (bə·yaḏ) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3027.htm">Strong's 3027: </a> A hand Your servants עֲבָדֶ֣יךָ (‘ă·ḇā·ḏe·ḵā) Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5650.htm">Strong's 5650: </a> Slave, servant the prophets, הַנְּבִיאִים֮ (han·nə·ḇî·’îm) Article | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5030.htm">Strong's 5030: </a> A spokesman, speaker, prophet saying: לֵאמֹר֒ (lê·mōr) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say ‘The land הָאָ֗רֶץ (hā·’ā·reṣ) Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> Earth, land you אַתֶּ֤ם (’at·tem) Pronoun - second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_859.htm">Strong's 859: </a> Thou and thee, ye and you are entering בָּאִים֙ (bā·’îm) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> To come in, come, go in, go to possess לְרִשְׁתָּ֔הּ (lə·riš·tāh) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3423.htm">Strong's 3423: </a> To occupy, to seize, to rob, to inherit, to expel, to impoverish, to ruin is הִ֔יא (hî) Pronoun - third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1931.htm">Strong's 1931: </a> He, self, the same, this, that, as, are a land אֶ֤רֶץ (’e·reṣ) Noun - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> Earth, land polluted נִדָּה֙ (nid·dāh) Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5079.htm">Strong's 5079: </a> Rejection, impurity, personal, moral by the impurity בְּנִדַּ֖ת (bə·nid·daṯ) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5079.htm">Strong's 5079: </a> Rejection, impurity, personal, moral of its peoples עַמֵּ֣י (‘am·mê) Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5971.htm">Strong's 5971: </a> A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock and the abominations בְּתוֹעֲבֹֽתֵיהֶ֗ם (bə·ṯō·w·‘ă·ḇō·ṯê·hem) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8441.htm">Strong's 8441: </a> Something disgusting, an abhorrence, idolatry, an idol with which אֲשֶׁ֥ר (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that they have filled it מִלְא֛וּהָ (mil·’ū·hā) Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4390.htm">Strong's 4390: </a> To fill, be full of from end מִפֶּ֥ה (mip·peh) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6310.htm">Strong's 6310: </a> The mouth, edge, portion, side, according to to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> Near, with, among, to end. פֶּ֖ה (peh) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6310.htm">Strong's 6310: </a> The mouth, edge, portion, side, according to <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezra/9-11.htm">Ezra 9:11 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/ezra/9-11.htm">Ezra 9:11 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/ezra/9-11.htm">Ezra 9:11 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/ezra/9-11.htm">Ezra 9:11 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/ezra/9-11.htm">Ezra 9:11 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/ezra/9-11.htm">Ezra 9:11 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezra/9-11.htm">Ezra 9:11 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezra/9-11.htm">Ezra 9:11 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/ezra/9-11.htm">Ezra 9:11 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/ezra/9-11.htm">Ezra 9:11 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/ezra/9-11.htm">OT History: Ezra 9:11 Which you have commanded by your servants (Ezr. 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