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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1" /><title>Ezra 10 NLT</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/ezra/10.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="../topmenuchap/ezra/10-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="http://biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="../">NLT</a> > Ezra 10</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../ezra/9.htm" title="Ezra 9">◄</a> Ezra 10 <a href="../nehemiah/1.htm" title="Nehemiah 1">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top">New Living Translation</td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/p/nlt/esv/ezra/10.shtml" style="color:#001320" title="Parallel Chapters"> Par ▾ </a></td></tr></table></div><div class="chap"><p class="hdg">The People Confess Their Sin</p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezra/10-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>While Ezra prayed and made this confession, weeping and lying face down on the ground in front of the Temple of God, a very large crowd of people from Israel—men, women, and children—gathered and wept bitterly with him. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezra/10-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>Then Shecaniah son of Jehiel, a descendant of Elam, said to Ezra, “We have been unfaithful to our God, for we have married these pagan women of the land. But in spite of this there is hope for Israel. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezra/10-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>Let us now make a covenant with our God to divorce our pagan wives and to send them away with their children. We will follow the advice given by you and by the others who respect the commands of our God. Let it be done according to the Law of God. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezra/10-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>Get up, for it is your duty to tell us how to proceed in setting things straight. We are behind you, so be strong and take action.”</p><p class="reg"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezra/10-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>So Ezra stood up and demanded that the leaders of the priests and the Levites and all the people of Israel swear that they would do as Shecaniah had said. And they all swore a solemn oath. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezra/10-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>Then Ezra left the front of the Temple of God and went to the room of Jehohanan son of Eliashib. He spent the night<a href="#footnotes"><span class="fn">a</span></a> there without eating or drinking anything. He was still in mourning because of the unfaithfulness of the returned exiles.</p><p class="reg"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezra/10-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>Then a proclamation was made throughout Judah and Jerusalem that all the exiles should come to Jerusalem. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezra/10-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>Those who failed to come within three days would, if the leaders and elders so decided, forfeit all their property and be expelled from the assembly of the exiles.</p><p class="reg"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezra/10-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>Within three days, all the people of Judah and Benjamin had gathered in Jerusalem. This took place on December 19,<a href="#footnotes"><span class="fn">b</span></a> and all the people were sitting in the square before the Temple of God. They were trembling both because of the seriousness of the matter and because it was raining. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezra/10-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>Then Ezra the priest stood and said to them: “You have committed a terrible sin. By marrying pagan women, you have increased Israel’s guilt. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezra/10-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>So now confess your sin to the LORD, the God of your ancestors, and do what he demands. Separate yourselves from the people of the land and from these pagan women.”</p><p class="reg"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezra/10-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>Then the whole assembly raised their voices and answered, “Yes, you are right; we must do as you say!” <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezra/10-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>Then they added, “This isn’t something that can be done in a day or two, for many of us are involved in this extremely sinful affair. And this is the rainy season, so we cannot stay out here much longer. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezra/10-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>Let our leaders act on behalf of us all. Let everyone who has a pagan wife come at a scheduled time, accompanied by the leaders and judges of his city, so that the fierce anger of our God concerning this affair may be turned away from us.”</p><p class="reg"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezra/10-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>Only Jonathan son of Asahel and Jahzeiah son of Tikvah opposed this course of action, and they were supported by Meshullam and Shabbethai the Levite.</p><p class="reg"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezra/10-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>So this was the plan they followed. Ezra selected leaders to represent their families, designating each of the representatives by name. On December 29,<a href="#footnotes"><span class="fn">c</span></a> the leaders sat down to investigate the matter. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezra/10-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>By March 27, the first day of the new year,<a href="#footnotes"><span class="fn">d</span></a> they had finished dealing with all the men who had married pagan wives.</p><p class="hdg">Those Guilty of Intermarriage</p><p class="reg"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezra/10-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>These are the priests who had married pagan wives:</p><p class="li1">From the family of Jeshua son of Jehozadak<a href="#footnotes"><span class="fn">e</span></a> and his brothers: Maaseiah, Eliezer, Jarib, and Gedaliah. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezra/10-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>They vowed to divorce their wives, and they each acknowledged their guilt by offering a ram as a guilt offering.</p><p class="li1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezra/10-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>From the family of Immer: Hanani and Zebadiah.</p><p class="li1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezra/10-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>From the family of Harim: Maaseiah, Elijah, Shemaiah, Jehiel, and Uzziah.</p><p class="li1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezra/10-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>From the family of Pashhur: Elioenai, Maaseiah, Ishmael, Nethanel, Jozabad, and Elasah.</p><p class="b"/><p class="li1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezra/10-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>These are the Levites who were guilty: Jozabad, Shimei, Kelaiah (also called Kelita), Pethahiah, Judah, and Eliezer.</p><p class="b"/><p class="li1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezra/10-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>This is the singer who was guilty: Eliashib.</p><p class="b"/><p class="li1">These are the gatekeepers who were guilty: Shallum, Telem, and Uri.</p><p class="b"/><p class="m"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezra/10-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>These are the other people of Israel who were guilty:</p><p class="li1">From the family of Parosh: Ramiah, Izziah, Malkijah, Mijamin, Eleazar, Hashabiah,<a href="#footnotes"><span class="fn">f</span></a> and Benaiah.</p><p class="li1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezra/10-26.htm"><b>26</b></a></span>From the family of Elam: Mattaniah, Zechariah, Jehiel, Abdi, Jeremoth, and Elijah.</p><p class="li1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezra/10-27.htm"><b>27</b></a></span>From the family of Zattu: Elioenai, Eliashib, Mattaniah, Jeremoth, Zabad, and Aziza.</p><p class="li1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezra/10-28.htm"><b>28</b></a></span>From the family of Bebai: Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai, and Athlai.</p><p class="li1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezra/10-29.htm"><b>29</b></a></span>From the family of Bani: Meshullam, Malluch, Adaiah, Jashub, Sheal, and Jeremoth.</p><p class="li1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezra/10-30.htm"><b>30</b></a></span>From the family of Pahath-moab: Adna, Kelal, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattaniah, Bezalel, Binnui, and Manasseh.</p><p class="li1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezra/10-31.htm"><b>31</b></a></span>From the family of Harim: Eliezer, Ishijah, Malkijah, Shemaiah, Shimeon, <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezra/10-32.htm"><b>32</b></a></span>Benjamin, Malluch, and Shemariah.</p><p class="li1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezra/10-33.htm"><b>33</b></a></span>From the family of Hashum: Mattenai, Mattattah, Zabad, Eliphelet, Jeremai, Manasseh, and Shimei.</p><p class="li1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezra/10-34.htm"><b>34</b></a></span>From the family of Bani: Maadai, Amram, Uel, <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezra/10-35.htm"><b>35</b></a></span>Benaiah, Bedeiah, Keluhi, <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezra/10-36.htm"><b>36</b></a></span>Vaniah, Meremoth, Eliashib, <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezra/10-37.htm"><b>37</b></a></span>Mattaniah, Mattenai, and Jaasu.</p><p class="li1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezra/10-38.htm"><b>38</b></a></span>From the family of Binnui<a href="#footnotes"><span class="fn">g</span></a>: Shimei, <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezra/10-39.htm"><b>39</b></a></span>Shelemiah, Nathan, Adaiah, <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezra/10-40.htm"><b>40</b></a></span>Macnadebai, Shashai, Sharai, <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezra/10-41.htm"><b>41</b></a></span>Azarel, Shelemiah, Shemariah, <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezra/10-42.htm"><b>42</b></a></span>Shallum, Amariah, and Joseph.</p><p class="li1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezra/10-43.htm"><b>43</b></a></span>From the family of Nebo: Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Jaddai, Joel, and Benaiah.</p><p class="b"/><p class="reg"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ezra/10-44.htm"><b>44</b></a></span>Each of these men had a pagan wife, and some even had children by these wives.<a href="#footnotes"><span class="fn">h</span></a></p><A name="footnotes"></a><hr size="1" color="DDEEFF"><span class="mainfootnotes"><span class="mainfootnoteshdg">Footnotes:</span><br><span class="fn">a</span><note caller="+" style="f"><span class="fr">10:6 </span><span class="ft">As in parallel text at 1 Esdras 9:2; Hebrew reads </span><span class="it">He went.</span><br><span class="fn">b</span><note caller="+" style="f"><span class="fr">10:9 </span><span class="ft">Hebrew </span><span class="it">on the twentieth day of the ninth month,</span><span class="ft"> of the ancient Hebrew lunar calendar. This day was December 19, 458 </span><span class="sc">b.c.</span><span class="ft">; also see note on 6:15.</span><br><span class="fn">c</span><note caller="+" style="f"><span class="fr">10:16 </span><span class="ft">Hebrew </span><span class="it">On the first day of the tenth month,</span><span class="ft"> of the ancient Hebrew lunar calendar. This day was December 29, 458 </span><span class="sc">b.c.</span><span class="ft">; also see note on 6:15.</span><br><span class="fn">d</span><note caller="+" style="f"><span class="fr">10:17 </span><span class="ft">Hebrew </span><span class="it">By the first day of the first month,</span><span class="ft"> of the ancient Hebrew lunar calendar. This day was March 27, 457 </span><span class="sc">b.c.</span><span class="ft">; also see note on 6:15.</span><br><span class="fn">e</span><note caller="+" style="f"><span class="fr">10:18 </span><span class="ft">Hebrew </span><span class="it">Jozadak,</span><span class="ft"> a variant spelling of Jehozadak.</span><br><span class="fn">f</span><note caller="+" style="f"><span class="fr">10:25 </span><span class="ft">As in parallel text at 1 Esdras 9:26; Hebrew reads </span><span class="it">Malkijah.</span><br><span class="fn">g</span><note caller="+" style="f"><span class="fr">10:37-38 </span><span class="ft">As in Greek version; Hebrew reads </span><span class="it">Jaasu,</span><span class="ft"> </span><span class="fv">38</span><span class="it">Bani, Binnui.</span><br><span class="fn">h</span><note caller="+" style="f"><span class="fr">10:44 </span><span class="ft">Or </span><span class="it">and they sent them away with their children.</span><span class="ft"> The meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain.</span><br></span></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center"><em>Holy Bible</em>, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. 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