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Do not seek a treaty of friendship with them at any time, that you may be strong and eat the good things of the land and leave it to your children as an everlasting inheritance.&#8217 <a href="/nlt/ezra/9.htm">New Living Translation</a> Don’t let your daughters marry their sons! Don’t take their daughters as wives for your sons. Don’t ever promote the peace and prosperity of those nations. If you follow these instructions, you will be strong and will enjoy the good things the land produces, and you will leave this prosperity to your children forever.’ <a href="/esv/ezra/9.htm">English Standard Version</a> Therefore do not give your daughters to their sons, neither take their daughters for your sons, and never seek their peace or prosperity, that you may be strong and eat the good of the land and leave it for an inheritance to your children forever.’ <a href="/bsb/ezra/9.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> Now, 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.’ <a href="/kjv/ezra/9.htm">King James Bible</a> Now therefore give not your daughters unto their sons, neither take their daughters unto your sons, nor seek their peace or their wealth for ever: that ye may be strong, and eat the good of the land, and leave it for an inheritance to your children for ever. <a href="/nkjv/ezra/9.htm">New King James Version</a> Now therefore, do not give your daughters as wives for their sons, nor take their daughters to your sons; and never seek their peace or prosperity, that you may be strong and eat the good of the land, and leave it as an inheritance to your children forever.’ <a href="/nasb_/ezra/9.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> So now do not give your daughters to their sons nor take their daughters for your sons, and never seek their peace or their prosperity, so that you may be strong and may eat the good things of the land, and leave it as an inheritance to your sons forever.’ <a href="/nasb/ezra/9.htm">NASB 1995</a> So now do not give your daughters to their sons nor take their daughters to your sons, and never seek their peace or their prosperity, that you may be strong and eat the good things of the land and leave it as an inheritance to your sons forever.&#8217 <a href="/nasb77/ezra/9.htm">NASB 1977 </a> ‘So now do not give your daughters to their sons nor take their daughters to your sons, and never seek their peace or their prosperity, that you may be strong and eat the good things of the land and leave it as an inheritance to your sons forever.’ <a href="/lsb/ezra/9.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> So now do not give your daughters to their sons nor take their daughters to your sons, and never seek their peace or their prosperity, that you may be strong and eat the good things of the land and leave it as a possession to your sons forever.’ <a href="/amp/ezra/9.htm">Amplified Bible</a> So now do not give your daughters to their sons or take their daughters for your sons; and never seek their peace or their prosperity, so that you may be strong and eat the good things of the land and leave it as an inheritance to your children forever.’ <a href="/csb/ezra/9.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> So do not give your daughters to their sons in marriage or take their daughters for your sons. Never pursue their welfare or prosperity, so that you will be strong, eat the good things of the land, and leave it as an inheritance to your sons forever.” <a href="/hcsb/ezra/9.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> So do not give your daughters to their sons in marriage or take their daughters for your sons. Never seek their peace or prosperity, so that you will be strong, eat the good things of the land, and leave it as an inheritance to your sons forever.&#8221 <a href="/asv/ezra/9.htm">American Standard Version</a> now therefore give not your daughters unto their sons, neither take their daughters unto your sons, nor seek their peace or their prosperity for ever; that ye may be strong, and eat the good of the land, and leave it for an inheritance to your children for ever. <a href="/cev/ezra/9.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> And we were warned not to let our daughters and sons marry their sons and daughters. Your prophets also told us never to help those foreigners or even let them live in peace. You wanted us to become strong and to enjoy the good things in the land, then someday to leave it to our children forever. <a href="/erv/ezra/9.htm">English Revised Version</a> now therefore give not your daughters unto their sons, neither take their daughters unto your sons, nor seek their peace or their prosperity t for ever: that ye may be strong, and eat the good of the land, and leave it for an inheritance to your children for ever. <a href="/gwt/ezra/9.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> So never let your daughters marry their sons or your sons marry their daughters, and never seek peace or trade with them. Then you will be strong, be able to eat the good things the land produces, and be able to give this land as a long-lasting inheritance to your children.' <a href="/gnt/ezra/9.htm">Good News Translation</a> They told us that we were never to intermarry with those people and never to help them prosper or succeed if we wanted to enjoy the land and pass it on to our descendants forever. <a href="/isv/ezra/9.htm">International Standard Version</a> So, therefore, do not give your daughters in marriage to their sons, nor marry their daughters to your sons, and under no circumstances are you to seek their well-being or their wealth, so that you may remain strong, enjoying the best things the land has to give, and so that you may establish an inheritance for your children forever.' <a href="/msb/ezra/9.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Now, 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.? <a href="/net/ezra/9.htm">NET Bible</a> Therefore do not give your daughters in marriage to their sons, and do not take their daughters in marriage for your sons. Do not ever seek their peace or welfare, so that you may be strong and may eat the good of the land and may leave it as an inheritance for your children forever.' <a href="/nheb/ezra/9.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Now therefore do not give your daughters to their sons, neither take their daughters to your sons, nor seek their peace or their prosperity forever; that you may be strong, and eat the good of the land, and leave it for an inheritance to your children forever.' <a href="/wbt/ezra/9.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Now therefore give not your daughters to their sons, neither take their daughters to your sons, nor seek their peace or their wealth for ever: that ye may be strong, and eat the good of the land, and leave it for an inheritance to your children for ever. <a href="/web/ezra/9.htm">World English Bible</a> Now therefore don’t give your daughters to their sons. Don’t take their daughters to your sons, nor seek their peace or their prosperity forever, that you may be strong and eat the good of the land, and leave it for an inheritance to your children forever.’ <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/ezra/9.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> and now, your daughters you do not give to their sons, and their daughters you do not take to your sons, and you do not seek their peace, and their good—for all time, so that you are strong, and have eaten the good of the land, and given possession to your sons for all time. <a href="/ylt/ezra/9.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> and now, your daughters ye do not give to their sons, and their daughters ye do not take to your sons, and ye do not seek their peace, and their good -- unto the age, so that ye are strong, and have eaten the good of the land, and given possession to your sons unto the age. <a href="/slt/ezra/9.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And now ye shall not give your daughters to their sons, and ye shall not take their daughters to your sons, and ye shall not seek their peace and their good even forever, so that ye shall be strong and eat the good of the land, and cause to your sons to inherit even forever.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/ezra/9.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Now therefore give not your daughters to their sons, and take not their daughters for your sons, and seek not their peace, nor their prosperity forever: that you may be strengthened, and may eat the good things of the land, and may have your children your heirs for ever. <a href="/cpdv/ezra/9.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Now therefore, you should not give your daughters to their sons, nor should you receive their daughters for your sons. And you should not seek their peace, nor their prosperity, even forever. So shall you be strengthened, and so shall you eat the good things of the land, and have your sons as your heirs, even for all time. <a href="/nabre/ezra/9.htm">New American Bible</a> Do not, then, give your daughters to their sons in marriage, and do not take their daughters for your sons. Never promote their welfare and prosperity; thus you will grow strong, enjoy the produce of the land, and leave it as an inheritance to your children forever. <a href="/nrsvce/ezra/9.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Therefore do not give your daughters to their sons, neither take their daughters for your sons, and never seek their peace or prosperity, so that you may be strong and eat the good of the land and leave it for an inheritance to your children forever.’<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/ezra/9.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Now therefore give not your daughters to their sons, neither take their daughters to your sons, nor seek their peace or their prosperity for ever, that you may be strong, and eat the good of the land and leave it for an inheritance to your children for ever. <a href="/hpbt/ezra/9.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And from now on you shall not give your daughters to their sons, and you shall not take their daughters for your sons, and you shall not seek their peace and their good for eternity, so that you will be strengthened and you shall eat the good things of the land, and you shall give an inheritance to your children, and they will possess it as long as eternity.<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/ezra/9.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> Now therefore give not your daughters unto their sons, neither take their daughters unto your sons, nor seek their peace or their prosperity for ever; that ye may be strong, and eat the good of the land, and leave it for an inheritance to your children for ever. <a href="/sep/ezra/9.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And now give not your daughters to their sons, and take not of their daughters for your sons, neither shall ye seek their peace or their good for ever: that ye may be strong, and eat the good of the land, and transmit it as an inheritance to your children for ever. <a href="/parallel/ezra/9-12.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=2450" 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> …11that 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. 12<a href="/hebrew/6258.htm" title="6258: wə·‘at·tāh (Conj-w:: Adv) -- Now. From eth; at this time, whether adverb, conjunction or expletive.">Now, therefore,</a> <a href="/hebrew/408.htm" title="408: ’al- (Adv) -- Not (a subjective neg.). A negative particle; not; once as a noun, nothing.">do not</a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: tit·tə·nū (V-Qal-Imperf-2mp) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">give</a> <a href="/hebrew/1323.htm" title="1323: bə·nō·w·ṯê·ḵem (N-fpc:: 2mp) -- Daughter. From banah; a daughter.">your daughters in marriage</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: liḇ·nê·hem (Prep-l:: N-mpc:: 3mp) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">to their sons</a> <a href="/hebrew/5375.htm" title="5375: tiś·’ū (V-Qal-Imperf-2mp) -- Or nacah ('abad); a primitive root; to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absol. And rel.">or take</a> <a href="/hebrew/1323.htm" title="1323: ū·ḇə·nō·ṯê·hem (Conj-w:: N-fpc:: 3mp) -- Daughter. From banah; a daughter.">their daughters</a> <a href="/hebrew/408.htm" title="408: ’al- (Adv) -- Not (a subjective neg.). A negative particle; not; once as a noun, nothing."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: liḇ·nê·ḵem (Prep-l:: N-mpc:: 2mp) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">for your sons.</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: wə·lō- (Conj-w:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">Never</a> <a href="/hebrew/5704.htm" title="5704: ‘aḏ- (Prep) -- As far as, even to, up to, until, while. Properly, the same as ad; as far as, whether of space or time or degree."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5769.htm" title="5769: ‘ō·w·lām (N-ms) -- Long duration, antiquity, futurity. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/1875.htm" title="1875: ṯiḏ·rə·šū (V-Qal-Imperf-2mp) -- A primitive root; properly, to tread or frequent; usually to follow; by implication, to seek or ask; specifically to worship.">seek</a> <a href="/hebrew/7965.htm" title="7965: šə·lō·mām (N-msc:: 3mp) -- Or shalom; from shalam; safe, i.e. well, happy, friendly; also welfare, i.e. Health, prosperity, peace.">their peace</a> <a href="/hebrew/2896.htm" title="2896: wə·ṭō·w·ḇā·ṯām (Conj-w:: N-fsc:: 3mp) -- Pleasant, agreeable, good.">or prosperity,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4616.htm" title="4616: lə·ma·‘an (Conj) -- From anah; properly, heed, i.e. Purpose; used only adverbially, on account of, teleologically, in order that.">so that</a> <a href="/hebrew/2388.htm" title="2388: te·ḥez·qū (V-Qal-Imperf-2mp) -- A primitive root; to fasten upon; hence, to seize, be strong, obstinate; to bind, restrain, conquer.">you may be strong</a> <a href="/hebrew/398.htm" title="398: wa·’ă·ḵal·tem (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-2mp) -- To eat. A primitive root; to eat.">and may eat</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2898.htm" title="2898: ṭūḇ (N-msc) -- Good things, goods, goodness. From towb; good, in the widest sense, especially goodness, beauty, gladness, welfare.">the good things</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/3423.htm" title="3423: wə·hō·w·raš·tem (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConjPerf-2mp) -- Or yaresh; a primitive root; to occupy; by implication, to seize, to rob, to inherit; also to expel, to impoverish, to ruin.">leaving it as an inheritance</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: liḇ·nê·ḵem (Prep-l:: N-mpc:: 2mp) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">to your sons</a> <a href="/hebrew/5704.htm" title="5704: ‘aḏ- (Prep) -- As far as, even to, up to, until, while. Properly, the same as ad; as far as, whether of space or time or degree.">forever.’</a> <a href="/hebrew/5769.htm" title="5769: ‘ō·w·lām (N-ms) -- Long duration, antiquity, futurity. "></a> 13After all that has come upon us because of our evil deeds and our great guilt (though You, our God, have punished us less than our iniquities deserve and have given us such a remnant as this),…<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/7-3.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="/nehemiah/13-25.htm">Nehemiah 13:25-27</a> 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! / Did not King Solomon of Israel sin in matters like this? There was not a king like him among many nations, and he was loved by his God, who made him king over all Israel—yet foreign women drew him into sin. / Must we now hear that you too are doing all this terrible evil and acting unfaithfully against our God by marrying foreign women?” <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="/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="/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/7-39.htm">1 Corinthians 7:39</a> 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. <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="/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/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="/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="/2_corinthians/11-2.htm">2 Corinthians 11:2-3</a> I am jealous for you with a godly jealousy. For I promised you to one husband, to present you as a pure virgin to Christ. / I am afraid, however, that just as Eve was deceived by the serpent’s cunning, your minds may be led astray from your simple and pure devotion to Christ. <a href="/1_peter/2-9.htm">1 Peter 2:9-12</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. / Beloved, I urge you, as foreigners and exiles, to abstain from the desires of the flesh, which war against your soul. ... <a href="/leviticus/20-26.htm">Leviticus 20:26</a> You are to be holy to Me because I, the LORD, am holy, and I have set you apart from the nations to be My own. <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.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Now therefore give not your daughters to their sons, neither take their daughters to your sons, nor seek their peace or their wealth for ever: that you may be strong, and eat the good of the land, and leave it for an inheritance to your children for ever.give not<a href="/exodus/23-32.htm">Exodus 23:32</a> Thou shalt make no covenant with them, nor with their gods.<a href="/exodus/34-16.htm">Exodus 34:16</a> And thou take of their daughters unto thy sons, and their daughters go a whoring after their gods, and make thy sons go a whoring after their gods.<a href="/deuteronomy/7-3.htm">Deuteronomy 7:3</a> Neither shalt thou make marriages with them; thy daughter thou shalt not give unto his son, nor his daughter shalt thou take unto thy son.nor seek their peace<a href="/deuteronomy/23-6.htm">Deuteronomy 23:6</a> Thou shalt not seek their peace nor their prosperity all thy days for ever.<a href="/2_chronicles/19-2.htm">2 Chronicles 19:2</a> And Jehu the son of Hanani the seer went out to meet him, and said to king Jehoshaphat, Shouldest thou help the ungodly, and love them that hate the LORD? therefore is wrath upon thee from before the LORD.<a href="/2_john/1-10.htm">2 John 1:10,11</a> If there come any unto you, and bring not this doctrine, receive him not into your house, neither bid him God speed: … that ye may<a href="/deuteronomy/6-1.htm">Deuteronomy 6:1,2</a> Now these are the commandments, the statutes, and the judgments, which the LORD your God commanded to teach you, that ye might do them in the land whither ye go to possess it: … <a href="/joshua/1-6.htm">Joshua 1:6-9</a> Be strong and of a good courage: for unto this people shalt thou divide for an inheritance the land, which I sware unto their fathers to give them… and eat<a href="/isaiah/1-19.htm">Isaiah 1:19</a> If ye be willing and obedient, ye shall eat the good of the land:and leave it<a href="/genesis/18-18.htm">Genesis 18:18,19</a> Seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him? … <a href="/psalms/112-1.htm">Psalm 112:1,2</a> Praise ye the LORD. Blessed is the man that feareth the LORD, that delighteth greatly in his commandments… <a href="/proverbs/13-22.htm">Proverbs 13:22</a> A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children's children: and the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the just.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezra/8-35.htm">Children</a> <a href="/ezra/9-2.htm">Daughters</a> <a href="/ezra/6-21.htm">Eat</a> <a href="/ezra/3-11.htm">Forever</a> <a href="/ezra/8-27.htm">Good</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/20-11.htm">Inheritance</a> <a href="/ezra/6-7.htm">Leave</a> <a href="/ezra/7-12.htm">Peace</a> <a href="/1_kings/10-7.htm">Prosperity</a> <a href="/ezra/8-23.htm">Seek</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/35-2.htm">Strong</a> <a href="/ezra/2-68.htm">Wealth</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezra/10-1.htm">Children</a> <a href="/nehemiah/3-12.htm">Daughters</a> <a href="/ezra/10-6.htm">Eat</a> <a href="/nehemiah/2-3.htm">Forever</a> <a href="/ezra/10-4.htm">Good</a> <a href="/nehemiah/11-20.htm">Inheritance</a> <a href="/nehemiah/6-3.htm">Leave</a> <a href="/nehemiah/5-8.htm">Peace</a> <a href="/nehemiah/2-20.htm">Prosperity</a> <a href="/nehemiah/2-10.htm">Seek</a> <a href="/ezra/10-4.htm">Strong</a> <a href="/esther/1-4.htm">Wealth</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'; </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/9.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/9.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>Now, therefore, do not give your daughters in marriage to their sons or take their daughters for your sons. This command reflects the concern for maintaining the purity of the Israelite community, as intermarriage with surrounding nations often led to idolatry and a turning away from God (<a href="/deuteronomy/7-3.htm">Deuteronomy 7:3-4</a>). The historical context involves the Israelites returning from Babylonian exile and needing to re-establish their identity as God's chosen people. The prohibition against intermarriage is not based on ethnicity but on religious faithfulness, as seen in the story of Solomon, whose foreign wives led him astray (<a href="/1_kings/11.htm">1 Kings 11:1-4</a>). This command underscores the importance of spiritual unity in marriage, a principle echoed in the New Testament (<a href="/2_corinthians/6-14.htm">2 Corinthians 6:14</a>).Never seek their peace or prosperity, This phrase emphasizes the need for separation from pagan influences that could lead to spiritual compromise. The Israelites were to avoid alliances that might lead to adopting foreign customs and gods. Historically, this reflects the post-exilic community's struggle to maintain distinctiveness amidst surrounding nations. Theologically, it highlights the call to holiness and the danger of syncretism. This principle is seen in the New Testament's call for believers to be in the world but not of it (<a href="/john/17-14.htm">John 17:14-16</a>).so that you may be strong and may eat the good things of the land, The promise of strength and prosperity is contingent upon obedience to God's commands. This reflects the covenantal relationship between God and Israel, where blessings are tied to faithfulness (<a href="/deuteronomy/28.htm">Deuteronomy 28:1-14</a>). The "good things of the land" refer to the abundance and fertility of Canaan, a land flowing with milk and honey (<a href="/exodus/3-8.htm">Exodus 3:8</a>). This promise is both physical and spiritual, as obedience leads to God's favor and provision.leaving it as an inheritance to your sons forever. The concept of inheritance is central to Israel's identity, with the land being a tangible sign of God's promise to Abraham and his descendants (<a href="/genesis/17-8.htm">Genesis 17:8</a>). This inheritance is not just a physical territory but a spiritual legacy, emphasizing the importance of passing down faith and obedience to future generations. The eternal aspect of the inheritance points to the enduring nature of God's promises and foreshadows the eternal inheritance believers have in Christ (<a href="/1_peter/1-4.htm">1 Peter 1:4</a>).<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/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a> The people of God who had returned from Babylonian exile and were being instructed by Ezra to maintain their distinct identity and holiness. 3. <a href="/topical/i/intermarriage.htm">Intermarriage</a> The event or practice being addressed, where Israelites were marrying people from surrounding nations, which was against God's commandments. 4. <a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a> The central place of worship and the city to which the exiles returned, symbolizing the restoration of the Jewish community. 5. <a href="/topical/s/surrounding_nations.htm">Surrounding Nations</a> The pagan nations around Israel, whose practices and beliefs were contrary to the worship of Yahweh.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/h/holiness_and_separation.htm">Holiness and Separation</a> God calls His people to be holy and distinct from the world. This separation is not about isolation but about maintaining purity in worship and lifestyle. <a href="/topical/g/generational_impact.htm">Generational Impact</a> The decisions we make today affect future generations. By adhering to God's commands, we ensure a spiritual inheritance for our children. <a href="/topical/o/obedience_to_god's_commands.htm">Obedience to God's Commands</a> Obedience is crucial for spiritual strength and blessing. Disobedience can lead to spiritual weakness and loss of God's intended blessings. <a href="/topical/a/avoiding_compromise.htm">Avoiding Compromise</a> Compromise with worldly values can lead to spiritual decline. We must be vigilant in maintaining our commitment to God's standards.<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/how_do_we_reconcile_ezra_9_1-2's_groups.htm">In Ezra 9:1-2, how do we reconcile the mention of specific people groups still living in the land when historical records suggest some of them no longer existed?</a> <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> <a href="/q/why_is_purification_longer_for_daughters.htm">Why does Leviticus 12:5 require a longer period of purification for a daughter than for a son, and how is this disparity justified?</a> <a href="/q/why_does_nehemiah_use_force_in_13_25.htm">Why does Nehemiah resort to physical force (Nehemiah 13:25) to enforce marriage laws, and doesn't this contradict other scriptures urging gentleness and compassion?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ezra/9.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 12. - Give not your daughters, etc. Here <a href="/deuteronomy/7-3.htm">Deuteronomy 7:3</a> is plainly referred to, though not verbally quoted. This is the sole place in the Law where the double injunction is given, <a href="/exodus/34-16.htm">Exodus 34:16</a> referring to the taking of wives only. Nor seek their peace or their wealth for ever. So Moses had enjoined with special reference to the Moabites and Ammonites (<a href="/deuteronomy/23-6.htm">Deuteronomy 23:6</a>). With regard to the other idolatrous nations, the exact command was "to make no covenant with them" (<a href="/exodus/23-32.htm">Exodus 23:32</a>; <a href="/exodus/34-12.htm">Exodus 34:12</a>), i.e. no terms of peace. Much the same was probably meant by both injunctions. That ye may be strong. See <a href="/deuteronomy/11-8.htm">Deuteronomy 11:8</a>. And eat the good of the land. These words are taken from <a href="/isaiah/1-19.htm">Isaiah 1:19</a>. And leave it for an inheritance, etc. No single passage seems to be referred to here, but the clause embodies the idea found in <a href="/deuteronomy/11-9.htm">Deuteronomy 11:9</a>; <a href="/proverbs/10-27.htm">Proverbs 10:27</a>; <a href="/ezekiel/37-25.htm">Ezekiel 37:25</a>, and elsewhere. <a href="/commentaries/ezra/9-12.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Now, therefore, וְ֠עַתָּה (wə·‘at·tāh) Conjunctive waw | Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6258.htm">Strong's 6258: </a> At this time do not אַל־ (’al-) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_408.htm">Strong's 408: </a> Not give תִּתְּנ֣וּ (tit·tə·nū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> To give, put, set your daughters {in marriage} בְּֽנוֹתֵיכֶ֞ם (bə·nō·w·ṯê·ḵem) Noun - feminine plural construct | second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1323.htm">Strong's 1323: </a> A daughter to their sons לִבְנֵיהֶ֗ם (liḇ·nê·hem) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> A son or take תִּשְׂא֣וּ (tiś·’ū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5375.htm">Strong's 5375: </a> To lift, carry, take their daughters וּבְנֹֽתֵיהֶם֙ (ū·ḇə·nō·ṯê·hem) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1323.htm">Strong's 1323: </a> A daughter for your sons. לִבְנֵיכֶ֔ם (liḇ·nê·ḵem) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> A son Never וְלֹֽא־ (wə·lō-) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no seek תִדְרְשׁ֧וּ (ṯiḏ·rə·šū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1875.htm">Strong's 1875: </a> To tread, frequent, to follow, to seek, ask, to worship their peace שְׁלֹמָ֛ם (šə·lō·mām) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7965.htm">Strong's 7965: </a> Safe, well, happy, friendly, welfare, health, prosperity, peace or prosperity, וְטוֹבָתָ֖ם (wə·ṭō·w·ḇā·ṯām) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2896.htm">Strong's 2896: </a> Pleasant, agreeable, good so that לְמַ֣עַן (lə·ma·‘an) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4616.htm">Strong's 4616: </a> Purpose -- intent you may be strong תֶּחֶזְק֗וּ (te·ḥez·qū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2388.htm">Strong's 2388: </a> To fasten upon, to seize, be strong, obstinate, to bind, restrain, conquer and may eat וַאֲכַלְתֶּם֙ (wa·’ă·ḵal·tem) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_398.htm">Strong's 398: </a> To eat the good things ט֣וּב (ṭūḇ) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2898.htm">Strong's 2898: </a> Good, goodness, beauty, gladness, welfare of the land, הָאָ֔רֶץ (hā·’ā·reṣ) Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> Earth, land leaving it as an inheritance וְהוֹרַשְׁתֶּ֥ם (wə·hō·w·raš·tem) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3423.htm">Strong's 3423: </a> To occupy, to seize, to rob, to inherit, to expel, to impoverish, to ruin to your sons לִבְנֵיכֶ֖ם (liḇ·nê·ḵem) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> A son forever.? עַד־ (‘aḏ-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5704.htm">Strong's 5704: </a> As far as, even to, up to, until, while <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezra/9-12.htm">Ezra 9:12 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/ezra/9-12.htm">Ezra 9:12 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/ezra/9-12.htm">Ezra 9:12 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/ezra/9-12.htm">Ezra 9:12 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/ezra/9-12.htm">Ezra 9:12 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/ezra/9-12.htm">Ezra 9:12 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezra/9-12.htm">Ezra 9:12 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezra/9-12.htm">Ezra 9:12 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/ezra/9-12.htm">Ezra 9:12 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/ezra/9-12.htm">Ezra 9:12 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/ezra/9-12.htm">OT History: Ezra 9:12 Now therefore don't give your daughters (Ezr. 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