Ezra 10:14

Let, we beseech thee, our rulers take up their station for all the convocation, and, all who, throughout our cities, have married foreign women, let them come in at times appointed, and, with them, the elders of every city, and the judges thereof, until the glow of the anger of our God be turned from us, concerning this matter.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

Let now our rulers of all the congregation stand, and let all them which have taken strange wives in our cities come at appointed times, and with them the elders of every city, and the judges thereof, until the fierce wrath of our God for this matter be turned from us.

In Context

13Nevertheless, the people, are many, and, the season, is that of the heavy rains, and we are not able to stand outside,—and, the business, is not one for a single day, nor yet for two, for we have abundantly transgressed, in this thing.

15Only Jonathan son of Asahel and Jahzeiah son of Tikvah, made a stand against this,—and, Meshullam and Shabbethai the Levite, helped them.

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 13:17So shall there not cleave to thy hand aught of the devoted thing,—that Yahweh may turn away, from the glow of his anger and grant thee compassion and have compassion upon thee and multiply thee, as he sware unto thy fathers;

Deuteronomy 17:18But it shall be when he sitteth upon the throne of his kingdom, then shall he write for himself a copy of this law upon a scroll, out of that which is before the priests the Levites:

2 Chronicles 19:5And he stationed judges in the land, throughout all the fortified cities of Judah, city by city;

2 Chronicles 30:8Now, do not stiffen your neck, like your fathers,—stretch forth the hand unto Yahweh, and enter into his sanctuary which he hath hallowed unto times age-abiding, and serve Yahweh your God, that he may turn from you the glow of his anger.

Isaiah 12:1Thou shalt say, therefore, in that day, I will praise thee, O Yahweh! Though thou hast been angry with me, Thine anger turneth back. And thou dost comfort me.

Matthew Henry on Ezra 10:7-15

6 Then Ezra rose up from before the house of God, and went into the chamber of Johanan the son of Eliashib: and when he came thither, he did eat no bread, nor drink water: for he mourned because of the transgression of them that had been carried away. 7 And they made proclamation throughout Judah and Jerusalem unto all the children of the captivity, that they should gather themselves together unto Jerusalem; 8 And that whosoever would not come within three days, according to the counsel of the princes and the… Read the whole commentary →

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