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chapter"> (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/ezra/10.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Vaniah, Meremoth, Eliashib,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/ezra/10.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Vaniah, Meremoth, Eliashib,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/ezra/10.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Vaniah, Meremoth, Eliashib,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/ezra/10.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Vaniah, Meremoth, Eliashib,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/ezra/10.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Vaniah, Meremoth, Eliashib,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/ezra/10.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Vaniah, Meremoth, Eliashib,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span 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/>Vaniah, Meremoth, Eliashib, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/ezra/10.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Vaniah, Meremoth, Eliashib,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/ezra/10.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Vaniah, Meremoth, Eliashib;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/ezra/10.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Vaniah, Meremoth, Eliashib,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/ezra/10.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Vaniah, Meremoth, Eliashib, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/ezra/10.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Vaniah, Meremoth, Eliashib,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/ezra/10.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Vaniah, Meremoth, Eliashib,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span 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class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/ezra/10.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Vania, Marimuth, and Eliasib, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/ezra/10.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Vaniah, Meremoth, and Eliashib,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/ezra/10.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Vaniah, Meremoth, Eliashib,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/ezra/10.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Vaniah, Meremoth, Eliashib,<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/ezra/10.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Nehaiel, Meremoth, Eliashib,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/ezra/10.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And Nehaiel, Marmuth, Elishab.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/ezra/10.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Vaniah, Meremoth, Eliashib;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/ezra/10.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Uvania, Marimoth, Eliasiph,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/ezra/10-36.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/sh6ec6iQe9M?start=2878" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/ezra/10.htm">Those Guilty of Intermarriage</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">35</span>Benaiah, Bedeiah, Cheluhi, <span class="reftext">36</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/2057.htm" title="2057: wan·yāh (N-proper-ms) -- An Israelite. Perhaps for Anayah; Vanjah, An Israelite.">Vaniah,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4822.htm" title="4822: mə·rê·mō·wṯ (N-proper-ms) -- Two Isr. priests, also an Isr. Plural from ruwm; heights; Meremoth, the name of two Israelites.">Meremoth,</a> <a href="/hebrew/475.htm" title="475: ’el·yā·šîḇ (N-proper-ms) -- God restores, the name of several Isr. From 'el and shuwb; God will restore; Eljashib, the name of six Israelites.">Eliashib,</a> </span><span class="reftext">37</span>Mattaniah, Mattenai, and Jaasu.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/9-2.htm">Nehemiah 9:2</a></span><br />Those of Israelite descent separated themselves from all the foreigners, and they stood and confessed their sins and the iniquities of their fathers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/6-17.htm">2 Corinthians 6:17</a></span><br />“Therefore come out from among them and be separate, says the Lord. Touch no unclean thing, and I will receive you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/7-3.htm">Deuteronomy 7:3-4</a></span><br />Do not intermarry with them. Do not give your daughters to their sons or take their daughters for your sons, / because they will turn your sons away from following Me to serve other gods. Then the anger of the LORD will burn against you, and He will swiftly destroy you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/5-11.htm">1 Corinthians 5:11</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/13-23.htm">Nehemiah 13:23-27</a></span><br />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! ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/7-1.htm">2 Corinthians 7:1</a></span><br />Therefore, beloved, since we have these promises, let us cleanse ourselves from everything that defiles body and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/34-16.htm">Exodus 34:16</a></span><br />And when you take some of their daughters as brides for your sons, their daughters will prostitute themselves to their gods and cause your sons to do the same.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/1-14.htm">1 Peter 1:14-16</a></span><br />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.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/23-12.htm">Joshua 23:12-13</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/7-39.htm">1 Corinthians 7:39</a></span><br />A wife is bound to her husband as long as he lives. But if her husband dies, she is free to marry anyone she wishes, as long as he belongs to the Lord.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/malachi/2-11.htm">Malachi 2:11</a></span><br />Judah has broken faith; an abomination has been committed in Israel and in Jerusalem. For Judah has profaned the LORD’s beloved sanctuary by marrying the daughter of a foreign god.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/6-14.htm">2 Corinthians 6:14</a></span><br />Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership can righteousness have with wickedness? Or what fellowship does light have with darkness?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/3-5.htm">Judges 3:5-6</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/12-2.htm">Romans 12:2</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/11-1.htm">1 Kings 11:1-2</a></span><br />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.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Vaniah, Meremoth, Eliashib,</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezra/10-27.htm">Eliashib</a> <a href="/ezra/10-27.htm">Eli'ashib</a> <a href="/ezra/8-33.htm">Meremoth</a> <a href="/nehemiah/12-3.htm">Mer'emoth</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/nehemiah/3-1.htm">Eliashib</a> <a href="/nehemiah/3-1.htm">Eli'ashib</a> <a href="/nehemiah/3-4.htm">Meremoth</a> <a href="/nehemiah/3-4.htm">Mer'emoth</a><div class="vheading2">Ezra 10</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezra/10-1.htm">Ezra encouraged to reform the strange marriages</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezra/10-6.htm">Ezra assembles the people</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezra/10-9.htm">The people repent, and promise amendment</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezra/10-15.htm">The care to perform it</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezra/10-18.htm">The names of them which had married strange wives</a></span><br></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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-728x90-ATF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-300x250-ATF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-728x90-BTF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-300x250-BTF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-728x90-BTF2 --> <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ezra/10.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ezra/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/ezra/10.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Vaniah</b><br>Vaniah is listed among those who had married foreign women, which was against the Mosaic Law for Israelites (<a href="/deuteronomy/7-3.htm">Deuteronomy 7:3-4</a>). This highlights the issue of intermarriage that Ezra was addressing, as it led to the dilution of religious and cultural identity. The name Vaniah means "Yahweh is gracious," which is ironic given the context of disobedience. This reflects the tension between God's grace and the need for repentance and obedience.<p><b>Meremoth</b><br>Meremoth is another individual who had taken a foreign wife. The name means "elevations" or "heights," possibly indicating a person of status or ambition. This name appears elsewhere in the Bible, such as in <a href="/nehemiah/3-4.htm">Nehemiah 3:4</a>, where a Meremoth is involved in the rebuilding of Jerusalem's walls. This connection suggests a recurring theme of restoration and the importance of aligning personal lives with God's covenant.<p><b>Eliashib</b><br>Eliashib, meaning "God restores," is a name that appears multiple times in the post-exilic period, notably as a high priest in <a href="/nehemiah/3.htm">Nehemiah 3:1</a>. This highlights the role of religious leaders in guiding the community back to faithfulness. The presence of this name in the list underscores the widespread nature of the issue, affecting even those who were supposed to be spiritual leaders. It serves as a reminder of the need for leaders to exemplify obedience to God's laws.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/v/vaniah.htm">Vaniah</a></b><br>A member of the group of Israelites who had taken foreign wives, which was against the Law of Moses. His inclusion in the list signifies his participation in the communal repentance and reform led by Ezra.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/m/meremoth.htm">Meremoth</a></b><br>Another individual listed among those who had married foreign women. His presence in the list highlights the widespread nature of the issue and the collective responsibility to adhere to God's commandments.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/e/eliashib.htm">Eliashib</a></b><br>Also part of the group mentioned in <a href="/bsb/ezra/10.htm">Ezra 10</a>. Eliashib's mention underscores the importance of individual accountability within the community's spiritual renewal.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_obedience.htm">The Importance of Obedience</a></b><br>The inclusion of specific names in <a href="/ezra/10-36.htm">Ezra 10:36</a> highlights the personal responsibility each believer has to obey God's commandments. It serves as a reminder that our actions have communal implications.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_reform.htm">Repentance and Reform</a></b><br>The account in <a href="/bsb/ezra/10.htm">Ezra 10</a> demonstrates the necessity of repentance and the willingness to make difficult changes to align with God's will. True repentance involves both confession and action.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_accountability.htm">Community Accountability</a></b><br>The collective response to the issue of intermarriage shows the importance of community in spiritual growth and accountability. Believers are called to support and encourage one another in faithfulness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_leadership.htm">The Role of Leadership</a></b><br>Ezra's leadership in addressing the sin of intermarriage illustrates the critical role of godly leaders in guiding and correcting the community according to Scripture.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/separation_from_worldly_influences.htm">Separation from Worldly Influences</a></b><br>The prohibition against intermarriage serves as a metaphor for the need to remain distinct from worldly influences that can lead us away from God.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ezra_10.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ezra 10</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_ezekiel_36_align_with_other_prophecies.htm">How do claims in Ezekiel 36 about Israel's future prosperity reconcile with other biblical passages that predict ongoing hardship for the same people?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_daniel_10_1_say_'third_year'.htm">How can Daniel 10:1 reference the 'third year of Cyrus' if other passages suggest a different timeline for Cyrus's reign?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_god_advise_peace_in_a_pagan_land.htm">In Jeremiah 29:4-7, how can God instruct his people to settle peacefully in a pagan land while other passages command separation from foreign nations?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_ezra_10_10_align_with_anti-divorce.htm">Ezra 10:10 - How is this command to divorce reconcileable with other biblical teachings that appear to disapprove of divorce?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/ezra/10-36.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Vaniah,</span><br /><span class="heb">וַנְיָ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(wan·yāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2057.htm">Strong's 2057: </a> </span><span class="str2">Vaniah -- an Israelite</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Meremoth,</span><br /><span class="heb">מְרֵמ֖וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(mə·rê·mō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4822.htm">Strong's 4822: </a> </span><span class="str2">Meremoth -- two Israelites priests, also an Israelite</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Eliashib,</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶלְיָשִֽׁיב׃</span> <span class="translit">(’el·yā·šîḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_475.htm">Strong's 475: </a> </span><span class="str2">Eliashib -- 'God restores', the name of several Israelites</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezra/10-36.htm">Ezra 10:36 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/ezra/10-36.htm">Ezra 10:36 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/ezra/10-36.htm">Ezra 10:36 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/ezra/10-36.htm">Ezra 10:36 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/ezra/10-36.htm">Ezra 10:36 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/ezra/10-36.htm">Ezra 10:36 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezra/10-36.htm">Ezra 10:36 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezra/10-36.htm">Ezra 10:36 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/ezra/10-36.htm">Ezra 10:36 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/ezra/10-36.htm">Ezra 10:36 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/ezra/10-36.htm">OT History: Ezra 10:36 Vaniah Meremoth Eliashib (Ezr. 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