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But in spite of this, there is still hope for Israel. <a href="/nlt/ezra/10.htm">New Living Translation</a> 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. <a href="/esv/ezra/10.htm">English Standard Version</a> And Shecaniah the son of Jehiel, of the sons of Elam, addressed Ezra: “We have broken faith with our God and have married foreign women from the peoples of the land, but even now there is hope for Israel in spite of this. <a href="/bsb/ezra/10.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> Then Shecaniah son of Jehiel, an Elamite, said to Ezra: “We have been unfaithful to our God by marrying foreign women from the people of the land, yet in spite of this, there is hope for Israel. <a href="/kjv/ezra/10.htm">King James Bible</a> And Shechaniah the son of Jehiel, one of the sons of Elam, answered and said unto Ezra, We have trespassed against our God, and have taken strange wives of the people of the land: yet now there is hope in Israel concerning this thing. <a href="/nkjv/ezra/10.htm">New King James Version</a> And Shechaniah the son of Jehiel, one of the sons of Elam, spoke up and said to Ezra, “We have trespassed against our God, and have taken pagan wives from the peoples of the land; yet now there is hope in Israel in spite of this. <a href="/nasb_/ezra/10.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Shecaniah the son of Jehiel, one of the sons of Elam, said to Ezra, “We have been unfaithful to our God and have married foreign women from the peoples of the land; yet now there is hope for Israel in spite of this. <a href="/nasb/ezra/10.htm">NASB 1995</a> Shecaniah the son of Jehiel, one of the sons of Elam, said to Ezra, &#8220We have been unfaithful to our God and have married foreign women from the peoples of the land; yet now there is hope for Israel in spite of this. <a href="/nasb77/ezra/10.htm">NASB 1977 </a> And Shecaniah the son of Jehiel, one of the sons of Elam, answered and said to Ezra, “We have been unfaithful to our God, and have married foreign women from the peoples of the land; yet now there is hope for Israel in spite of this. <a href="/lsb/ezra/10.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> And Shecaniah the son of Jehiel, one of the sons of Elam, answered and said to Ezra, “We have been unfaithful to our God and have married foreign women from the peoples of the land; yet now there is hope for Israel in spite of this. <a href="/amp/ezra/10.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Shecaniah the son of Jehiel, of the sons of Elam, said to Ezra, “We have been unfaithful to our God and have married foreign women from the peoples of the land; yet now there is hope for Israel in spite of this. <a href="/csb/ezra/10.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Then Shecaniah son of Jehiel, an Elamite, responded to Ezra, “We have been unfaithful to our God by marrying foreign women from the surrounding peoples, but there is still hope for Israel in spite of this. <a href="/hcsb/ezra/10.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Then Shecaniah son of Jehiel, an Elamite, responded to Ezra: &#8220We have been unfaithful to our God by marrying foreign women from the surrounding peoples, but there is still hope for Israel in spite of this. <a href="/asv/ezra/10.htm">American Standard Version</a> And Shecaniah the son of Jehiel, one of the sons of Elam, answered and said unto Ezra, We have trespassed against our God, and have married foreign women of the peoples of the land: yet now there is hope for Israel concerning this thing. <a href="/cev/ezra/10.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Shecaniah son of Jehiel from the family of Elam said: Ezra, we have disobeyed God by marrying these foreign women. But there is still hope for the people of Israel, <a href="/erv/ezra/10.htm">English Revised Version</a> And Shecaniah the son of Jehiel, one of the sons of Elam, answered and said unto Ezra, We have trespassed against our God, and have married strange women of the peoples of the land: yet now there is hope for Israel concerning this thing. <a href="/gwt/ezra/10.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Then Shecaniah, son of Jehiel, one of the descendants of Elam, interrupted by saying to Ezra, "We have been unfaithful to our God by marrying foreign women who came from the people around us. However, there is still hope for Israel. <a href="/gnt/ezra/10.htm">Good News Translation</a> Then Shecaniah son of Jehiel, of the clan of Elam, said to Ezra, "We have broken faith with God by marrying foreign women, but even so there is still hope for Israel. <a href="/isv/ezra/10.htm">International Standard Version</a> Jehiel's son Shecaniah, one of Elam's descendants, responded to Ezra: "We have sinned against our God by marrying foreign wives from the people of the land, but even now there is hope in Israel, despite this. <a href="/msb/ezra/10.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Then Shecaniah son of Jehiel, an Elamite, said to Ezra: ?We have been unfaithful to our God by marrying foreign women from the people of the land, yet in spite of this, there is hope for Israel. <a href="/net/ezra/10.htm">NET Bible</a> Then Shecaniah son of Jehiel, from the descendants of Elam, addressed Ezra: "We have been unfaithful to our God by marrying foreign women from the local peoples. Nonetheless, there is still hope for Israel in this regard. <a href="/nheb/ezra/10.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Shecaniah the son of Jehiel, one of the sons of Elam, answered Ezra, "We have trespassed against our God, and have married foreign women of the peoples of the land. Yet now there is hope for Israel concerning this thing. <a href="/wbt/ezra/10.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And Shechaniah the son of Jehiel, one of the sons of Elam, answered and said to Ezra, We have trespassed against our God, and have taken foreign wives of the people of the land: yet now there is hope in Israel concerning this thing. <a href="/web/ezra/10.htm">World English Bible</a> Shecaniah the son of Jehiel, one of the sons of Elam, answered Ezra, “We have trespassed against our God, and have married foreign women of the peoples of the land. Yet now there is hope for Israel concerning this thing. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/ezra/10.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And Shechaniah son of Jehiel, of the sons of Elam, answers and says to Ezra, “We have trespassed against our God, and we settle strange women of the peoples of the land; and now there is hope for Israel concerning this, <a href="/ylt/ezra/10.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And Shechaniah son of Jehiel, of the sons of Elam, answereth and saith to Ezra, 'We -- we have trespassed against our God, and we settle strange women of the peoples of the land; and now there is hope for Israel concerning this, <a href="/slt/ezra/10.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And Shecaniah son of Jehiel, from the sons of Elam, will answer and say to Ezra, We transgressed against our God, and we were dwelling with strange wives from the people of the land: and now there is hope to Israel concerning this.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/ezra/10.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And Sechenias the son of Jehiel of the sons of Elam answered, and said to Esdras: We have sinned against our God, and have taken strange wives of the people of the land: and now if there be repentance in Israel concerning this, <a href="/cpdv/ezra/10.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And Shecaniah, the son of Jehiel, from the sons of Elam, responded and said to Ezra: “We have sinned against our God, and have taken foreign wives from the peoples of the land. And now, if there is repentance within Israel over this, <a href="/nabre/ezra/10.htm">New American Bible</a> Then Shecaniah, the son of Jehiel, one of the descendants of Elam, made this appeal to Ezra: “We have indeed betrayed our God by taking as wives foreign women of the peoples of the land. Yet in spite of this there still remains a hope for Israel. <a href="/nrsvce/ezra/10.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Shecaniah son of Jehiel, of the descendants of Elam, addressed Ezra, saying, “We have broken faith with our God and have married foreign women from the peoples of the land, but even now there is hope for Israel in spite of this.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/ezra/10.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And Shechaniah the son of Nehael, one of the descendants of Elam, answered and said to Ezra the scribe, We have transgressed against our God, and have taken foreign wives of the people of the land; now is there any hope for Israel concerning this thing? <a href="/hpbt/ezra/10.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And Shekania, son of Nekhayel of the children of Ilam, answered and said to Azra the Scribe: “We have been unfaithful with LORD JEHOVAH our God, and we married foreign women of the Gentiles of the Earth! Now there is hope for Israel because of this!<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/ezra/10.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And Shecaniah the son of Jehiel, one of the sons of Elam, answered and said unto Ezra: 'We have broken faith with our God, and have married foreign women of the peoples of the land; yet now there is hope for Israel concerning this thing. <a href="/sep/ezra/10.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And Sechenias the son of Jeel, of the sons of Elam, answered and said to Esdras, We have broken covenant with our God, and have taken strange wives of the nations of the land: yet now there is patience of hope to Israel concerning this thing. <a href="/parallel/ezra/10-2.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=2530" 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/10.htm">Shecaniah's Encouragement</a> 1While Ezra prayed and made this confession, weeping and falling facedown before the house of God, a very large assembly of Israelites—men, women, and children—gathered around him, and the people wept bitterly as well. 2<a href="/hebrew/6030.htm" title="6030: way·ya·‘an (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To answer, respond.">Then</a> <a href="/hebrew/7935.htm" title="7935: šə·ḵan·yāh (N-proper-ms) -- Or Shkanyahuw; from shakan and Yahh; Jah has dwelt; Shekanjah, the name of nine Israelites.">Shecaniah</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: ḇen- (N-msc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">son</a> <a href="/hebrew/3171.htm" title="3171: yə·ḥî·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- Or Ychavrel; from chayah and 'el; God will live; Jechiel, the name of eight Israelites.">of Jehiel,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: mib·bə·nê (Prep-m:: N-mpc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">an Elamite,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5867.htm" title="5867: ʿō·lå̄m (N-proper-ms) -- Or mowlam; probably from alam; hidden, i.e. Distant; Elam, a son of Shem and his descendants, with their country; also of six Israelites."></a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: way·yō·mer (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">said</a> <a href="/hebrew/5830.htm" title="5830: lə·‘ez·rā (Prep-l:: N-proper-ms) -- Help, three Isr. A variation of ezrah; Ezra, an Israelite.">to Ezra:</a> <a href="/hebrew/587.htm" title="587: ’ă·naḥ·nū (Pro-1cp) -- We. Apparently from 'anokiy; we.">“We</a> <a href="/hebrew/4603.htm" title="4603: mā·‘al·nū (V-Qal-Perf-1cp) -- A primitive root; properly, to cover up; used only figuratively, to act covertly, i.e. Treacherously.">have been unfaithful</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ḇê·lō·hê·nū (Prep-b:: N-mpc:: 1cp) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">to our God</a> <a href="/hebrew/3427.htm" title="3427: wan·nō·šeḇ (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-1cp) -- A primitive root; properly, to sit down; by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry.">by marrying</a> <a href="/hebrew/5237.htm" title="5237: nā·ḵə·rî·yō·wṯ (Adj-fp) -- Foreign, alien. From neker; strange, in a variety of degrees and applications.">foreign</a> <a href="/hebrew/802.htm" title="802: nā·šîm (N-fp) -- Woman, wife, female. Feminine of 'iysh or 'enowsh; irregular plural, nashiym; a woman.">women</a> <a href="/hebrew/5971.htm" title="5971: mê·‘am·mê (Prep-m:: N-mpc) -- From amam; a people; specifically, a tribe; hence troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock.">from the people</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.">of the land,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6258.htm" title="6258: wə·‘at·tāh (Conj-w:: Adv) -- Now. From eth; at this time, whether adverb, conjunction or expletive.">yet</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">in spite of</a> <a href="/hebrew/2063.htm" title="2063: zōṯ (Pro-fs) -- Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that. Irregular feminine of zeh; this.">this,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3426.htm" title="3426: yêš- (Adv) -- Being, substance, existence, is. ">there is</a> <a href="/hebrew/4723.htm" title="4723: miq·weh (N-ms) -- Or miqveh; or miqvet; from qavah; something waited for, i.e. Confidence; also a collection, i.e. a pond, or a caravan or drove.">hope</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: lə·yiś·rā·’êl (Prep-l:: N-proper-fs) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity.">for Israel.</a> 3So now let us make a covenant before our God to send away all the foreign wives and their children, according to the counsel of my lord and of those who tremble at the command of our God. Let it be done according to the Law.…<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="/nehemiah/9-2.htm">Nehemiah 9:2</a> Those of Israelite descent separated themselves from all the foreigners, and they stood and confessed their sins and the iniquities of their fathers. <a href="/2_chronicles/30-9.htm">2 Chronicles 30:9</a> For if you return to the LORD, your brothers and sons will receive mercy in the presence of their captors and will return to this land. For the LORD your God is gracious and merciful; He will not turn His face away from you if you return to Him.” <a href="/deuteronomy/7-3.htm">Deuteronomy 7:3-4</a> 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. <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="/malachi/2-11.htm">Malachi 2:11</a> 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. <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="/deuteronomy/31-29.htm">Deuteronomy 31:29</a> For I know that after my death you will become utterly corrupt and turn from the path I have commanded you. And in the days to come, disaster will befall you because you will do evil in the sight of the LORD to provoke Him to anger by the work of your hands.” <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="/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_corinthians/5-1.htm">1 Corinthians 5:1-2</a> It is actually reported that there is sexual immorality among you, and of a kind that is intolerable even among pagans: A man has his father’s wife. / And you are proud! Shouldn’t you rather have been stricken with grief and have removed from your fellowship the man who did this? <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="/1_corinthians/7-12.htm">1 Corinthians 7:12-14</a> To the rest I say this (I, not the Lord): If a brother has an unbelieving wife and she is willing to live with him, he must not divorce her. / And if a woman has an unbelieving husband and he is willing to live with her, she must not divorce him. / For the unbelieving husband is sanctified through his believing wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified through her believing husband. Otherwise your children would be unclean, but now they are holy. <a href="/exodus/34-15.htm">Exodus 34:15-16</a> Do not make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land, for when they prostitute themselves to their gods and sacrifice to them, they will invite you, and you will eat their sacrifices. / 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. <a href="/2_kings/17-33.htm">2 Kings 17:33-34</a> They worshiped the LORD, but they also served their own gods according to the customs of the nations from which they had been carried away. / To this day they are still practicing their former customs. None of them worship the LORD or observe the statutes, ordinances, laws, and commandments that the LORD gave the descendants of Jacob, whom He named Israel. <a href="/1_peter/2-9.htm">1 Peter 2:9-10</a> But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, to proclaim the virtues of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light. / Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And Shechaniah the son of Jehiel, one of the sons of Elam, answered and said to Ezra, We have trespassed against our God, and have taken strange wives of the people of the land: yet now there is hope in Israel concerning this thing.Shechaniah<a href="/ezra/10-26.htm">Ezra 10:26</a> And of the sons of Elam; Mattaniah, Zechariah, and Jehiel, and Abdi, and Jeremoth, and Eliah.<a href="/nehemiah/3-29.htm">Nehemiah 3:29</a> After them repaired Zadok the son of Immer over against his house. After him repaired also Shemaiah the son of Shechaniah, the keeper of the east gate.Elam<a href="/ezra/2-7.htm">Ezra 2:7,31</a> The children of Elam, a thousand two hundred fifty and four… <a href="/nehemiah/7-12.htm">Nehemiah 7:12,34</a> The children of Elam, a thousand two hundred fifty and four… Compare<a href="/james/2-9.htm">James 2:9</a> But if ye have respect to persons, ye commit sin, and are convinced of the law as transgressors.<a href="/exodus/34-12.htm">Exodus 34:12</a> Take heed to thyself, lest thou make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land whither thou goest, lest it be for a snare in the midst of thee:<a href="/nehemiah/13-27.htm">Nehemiah 13:27</a> Shall we then hearken unto you to do all this great evil, to transgress against our God in marrying strange wives?yet now there is hope<a href="/exodus/34-6.htm">Exodus 34:6,7</a> And the LORD passed by before him, and proclaimed, The LORD, The LORD God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth, … <a href="/isaiah/55-6.htm">Isaiah 55:6,7</a> Seek ye the LORD while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near: … <a href="/jeremiah/3-12.htm">Jeremiah 3:12,13</a> Go and proclaim these words toward the north, and say, Return, thou backsliding Israel, saith the LORD; and I will not cause mine anger to fall upon you: for I am merciful, saith the LORD, and I will not keep anger for ever… <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_chronicles/36-19.htm">Broken</a> <a href="/ezra/8-7.htm">Elam</a> <a href="/ezra/10-1.htm">Ezra</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/32-8.htm">Faith</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/33-15.htm">Foreign</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/32-10.htm">Hope</a> <a href="/ezra/10-1.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/ezra/8-9.htm">Jehiel</a> <a href="/ezra/2-61.htm">Married</a> <a href="/ezra/9-14.htm">Peoples</a> <a href="/ezra/8-5.htm">Shecaniah</a> <a href="/ezra/8-5.htm">Shechaniah</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/33-15.htm">Strange</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/36-14.htm">Trespassed</a> <a href="/ezra/10-1.htm">Women</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezra/10-10.htm">Broken</a> <a href="/ezra/10-26.htm">Elam</a> <a href="/ezra/10-5.htm">Ezra</a> <a href="/ezra/10-10.htm">Faith</a> <a href="/ezra/10-10.htm">Foreign</a> <a href="/job/3-9.htm">Hope</a> <a href="/ezra/10-5.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/ezra/10-21.htm">Jehiel</a> <a href="/ezra/10-10.htm">Married</a> <a href="/ezra/10-11.htm">Peoples</a> <a href="/nehemiah/3-29.htm">Shecaniah</a> <a href="/nehemiah/3-29.htm">Shechaniah</a> <a href="/ezra/10-10.htm">Strange</a> <a href="/ezra/10-10.htm">Trespassed</a> <a href="/ezra/10-10.htm">Women</a><div class="vheading2">Ezra 10</div>1. <a href="/ezra/10-1.htm">Ezra encouraged to reform the strange marriages</a> 6. <a href="/ezra/10-6.htm">Ezra assembles the people</a> 9. <a href="/ezra/10-9.htm">The people repent, and promise amendment</a> 15. <a href="/ezra/10-15.htm">The care to perform it</a> 18. <a href="/ezra/10-18.htm">The names of them which had married strange wives</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'; </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>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <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> </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>Then Shecaniah son of Jehiel, an Elamite, said to Ezra: Shecaniah, a leader among the Israelites, steps forward to address Ezra, the priest and scribe. His lineage is significant, as it connects him to the returning exiles. The mention of "Elamite" indicates his family’s origin from the region of Elam, which was part of the Persian Empire. This highlights the diverse backgrounds of the returning exiles. Ezra, a key figure in the restoration of Jerusalem, is approached as a spiritual leader, emphasizing his role in guiding the people back to covenant faithfulness.We have been unfaithful to our God by marrying foreign women from the people of the land: This confession acknowledges the sin of intermarriage with non-Israelites, which was prohibited in the Law (<a href="/deuteronomy/7-3.htm">Deuteronomy 7:3-4</a>) to prevent idolatry and cultural assimilation. The "people of the land" refers to the surrounding nations, whose practices were contrary to the worship of Yahweh. This unfaithfulness is seen as a breach of the covenant relationship with God, echoing the warnings of prophets like Malachi (<a href="/malachi/2-11.htm">Malachi 2:11</a>). The issue is not ethnic but religious, as these marriages led to the worship of foreign gods.Yet in spite of this, there is hope for Israel: Despite the gravity of their sin, Shecaniah expresses hope for restoration. This hope is rooted in God’s covenant promises and His merciful nature (<a href="/lamentations/3-22.htm">Lamentations 3:22-23</a>). The acknowledgment of sin coupled with hope reflects a pattern seen throughout Israel’s history, where repentance leads to divine forgiveness and renewal (<a href="/2_chronicles/7-14.htm">2 Chronicles 7:14</a>). This hope is a precursor to the redemptive work of Christ, who offers ultimate reconciliation and restoration.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/s/shecaniah.htm">Shecaniah</a> A leader among the Israelites who acknowledges the sin of intermarriage with foreign women and proposes a solution. His name means "the Lord has dwelt." 2. <a href="/topical/j/jehiel.htm">Jehiel</a> Father of Shecaniah, indicating a lineage that is concerned with the spiritual purity of Israel. 3. <a href="/topical/e/elam.htm">Elam</a> A family or clan within the Israelite community, showing that the issue of intermarriage was widespread among different groups. 4. <a href="/topical/e/ezra.htm">Ezra</a> A priest and scribe who led the return of the exiles from Babylon to Jerusalem and was instrumental in restoring the Law of Moses among the people. 5. <a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a> The nation of God's chosen people, who are called to be separate and holy, distinct from the surrounding nations.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/a/acknowledgment_of_sin.htm">Acknowledgment of Sin</a> Shecaniah's confession highlights the importance of recognizing and admitting our sins before God. This is the first step towards repentance and restoration. <a href="/topical/h/hope_in_repentance.htm">Hope in Repentance</a> Despite the sin, Shecaniah declares that there is hope for Israel. This teaches us that no matter how far we have strayed, there is always hope for redemption through repentance. <a href="/topical/c/community_responsibility.htm">Community Responsibility</a> The issue of intermarriage was not just a personal failing but a communal one. This reminds us that our actions affect the broader community of believers. <a href="/topical/l/leadership_in_repentance.htm">Leadership in Repentance</a> Ezra's role as a leader is crucial in guiding the people back to faithfulness. Spiritual leaders today are called to lead by example in repentance and obedience to God. <a href="/topical/s/separation_for_holiness.htm">Separation for Holiness</a> The call to separate from foreign influences is a call to holiness. Believers are to be in the world but not of it, maintaining distinctiveness in their faith and practices.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ezra_10.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ezra 10</a> <a href="/q/should_ezra_abandon_foreign_families.htm">Should Ezra have ordered abandoning foreign wives and children?</a> <a href="/q/who_was_shechaniah_in_the_bible.htm">Who was Shechaniah in the Bible?</a> <a href="/q/ezra_10_15__why_few_oppose_this_action.htm">Ezra 10:15 – Why are only a few individuals mentioned as opposing this course of action, despite its obvious moral and social implications? </a> <a href="/q/why_does_nehemiah_10_30_oppose_intermarriage.htm">Why does Nehemiah 10:30 emphasize not intermarrying with neighboring peoples, when other passages (e.g., the Book of Ruth) show positive outcomes from such unions? </a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ezra/10.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 2. - Jehiel. Probably the "Jehiel" mentioned again in ver. 26, who was "of the sons of Elam," and had married an idolatrous wife. Yet now there is hope. The penitence of the people, evidenced by their "sore weeping, gave hope that they might be brought to amend their ways and return to God. <a href="/commentaries/ezra/10-2.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Then Shecaniah שְׁכַנְיָ֨ה (šə·ḵan·yāh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7935.htm">Strong's 7935: </a> Shecaniah -- 'Yah has taken up His abode', the name of several Israelites son בֶן־ (ḇen-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> A son of Jehiel, יְחִיאֵ֜ל (yə·ḥî·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3171.htm">Strong's 3171: </a> Jehiel -- 'may God live', the name of a number of Israelites an Elamite, מִבְּנֵ֤י (mib·bə·nê) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> A son said וַיַּעַן֩ (way·ya·‘an) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6030.htm">Strong's 6030: </a> To answer, respond to Ezra: לְעֶזְרָ֔א (lə·‘ez·rā) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5830.htm">Strong's 5830: </a> Ezra -- 'help', three Israelites “We אֲנַ֙חְנוּ֙ (’ă·naḥ·nū) Pronoun - first person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_587.htm">Strong's 587: </a> We have been unfaithful מָעַ֣לְנוּ (mā·‘al·nū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4603.htm">Strong's 4603: </a> To cover up, to act covertly, treacherously to our God בֵאלֹהֵ֔ינוּ (ḇê·lō·hê·nū) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative by marrying וַנֹּ֛שֶׁב (wan·nō·šeḇ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - first person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3427.htm">Strong's 3427: </a> To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry foreign נָכְרִיּ֖וֹת (nā·ḵə·rî·yō·wṯ) Adjective - feminine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5237.htm">Strong's 5237: </a> Foreign, alien women נָשִׁ֥ים (nā·šîm) Noun - feminine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_802.htm">Strong's 802: </a> Woman, wife, female from the people מֵעַמֵּ֣י (mê·‘am·mê) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5971.htm">Strong's 5971: </a> A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock of the land, הָאָ֑רֶץ (hā·’ā·reṣ) Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> Earth, land yet וְעַתָּ֛ה (wə·‘at·tāh) Conjunctive waw | Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6258.htm">Strong's 6258: </a> At this time in spite of עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against this, זֹֽאת׃ (zōṯ) Pronoun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2063.htm">Strong's 2063: </a> Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that, there is יֵשׁ־ (yêš-) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3426.htm">Strong's 3426: </a> Being, substance, existence, is hope מִקְוֶ֥ה (miq·weh) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4723.htm">Strong's 4723: </a> Something waited for, confidence, a collection, a pond, a caravan, drove for Israel. לְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל (lə·yiś·rā·’êl) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezra/10-2.htm">Ezra 10:2 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/ezra/10-2.htm">Ezra 10:2 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/ezra/10-2.htm">Ezra 10:2 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/ezra/10-2.htm">Ezra 10:2 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/ezra/10-2.htm">Ezra 10:2 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/ezra/10-2.htm">Ezra 10:2 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezra/10-2.htm">Ezra 10:2 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezra/10-2.htm">Ezra 10:2 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/ezra/10-2.htm">Ezra 10:2 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/ezra/10-2.htm">Ezra 10:2 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/ezra/10-2.htm">OT History: Ezra 10:2 Shecaniah the son of Jehiel one (Ezr. 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