Ezra 10:14

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.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
rulers	שָׂ֠רֵינוּ Sa.rei.nu	H8269	a head person (of any rank or class) · noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix
congregation	הַקָּהָ֞ל ha.ka.Hal	H6951	assemblage (usually concretely) · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
stand	יַֽעֲמְדוּ ya.'am.du-	H5975	to stand · verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
taken	הַהֹשִׁ֞יב ha.ho.Shiv	H3427	properly · definite article + verb, hiphil perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
strange	נָכְרִיּוֹת֙ na.khe.ri.yOt	H5237	strange · adjective, feminine plural absolute
wives	נָשִׁ֤ים na.Shim	H802	a woman · noun, common masculine plural absolute
cities	בֶּעָרֵ֗ינוּ be.'a.Rei.nu	H5892	a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the wi… · preposition with the article + noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix
come	יָבֹא֙ ya.Vo'	H935	to go or come (in a wide variety of applications) · verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
appointed	מְזֻמָּנִ֔ים me.zu.ma.Nim	H2163	to fix (a time) · verb, pual passive participle, masculine plural absolute
times	לְעִתִּ֣ים le.'i.Tim	H6256	time · preposition + noun, common both genders plural absolute
elders	זִקְנֵי zik.nei-	H2205	old · adjective, masculine plural construct
city	עִ֥יר 'ir	H5892	a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the wi… · noun, common feminine singular absolute
judges	וְשֹׁפְטֶ֑יהָ ve.sho.fe.Tei.ha	H8199	to judge · conjunction + verb, qal active participle, masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person feminine singular
fierce	חֲר֤וֹן cha.Ron	H2740	a burning of anger · noun, common masculine singular construct
wrath	אַף 'af-	H639	properly · noun, common masculine singular construct
God	אֱלֹהֵ֙ינוּ֙ 'e.lo.Hei.nu	H430	gods in the ordinary sense · noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix
matter	לַדָּבָ֥ר la.da.Var	H1697	a word · preposition with the article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
turned	לְהָשִׁ֞יב le.ha.Shiv	H7725	to turn back (hence · preposition + verb, hiphil infinitive construct

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Cross-references

2 Chronicles 29:10 Now it is in mine heart to make a covenant with the LORD God of Israel, that his fierce wrath may turn away from us.
2 Chronicles 30:8 Now be ye not stiffnecked, as your fathers were, but yield yourselves unto the LORD, and enter into his sanctuary, which he hath sanctified…
Numbers 25:4 And the LORD said unto Moses, Take all the heads of the people, and hang them up before the LORD against the sun, that the fierce anger of t…
Deuteronomy 13:17 And there shall cleave nought of the cursed thing to thine hand: that the LORD may turn from the fierceness of his anger, and shew thee merc…
Deuteronomy 17:9 And thou shalt come unto the priests the Levites, and unto the judge that shall be in those days, and enquire; and they shall shew thee the…
Deuteronomy 17:18-19 And it shall be, when he sitteth upon the throne of his kingdom, that he shall write him a copy of this law in a book out of that which is b…
Joshua 7:26 And they raised over him a great heap of stones unto this day. So the LORD turned from the fierceness of his anger. Wherefore the name of th…
2 Chronicles 19:5-7 And he set judges in the land throughout all the fenced cities of Judah, city by city,

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Ezra 10:6-14

We have here an account of the proceedings upon the resolutions lately taken up concerning the strange wives; no time was lost; they struck when the iron was hot, and soon set the wheels of reformation a-going. 1. Ezra went to the council-chamber where, it is probable, the priests used to meet upon public business; and till he came thither (so bishop Patrick thinks it should be read), till he saw something done, and more likely to be done, for the redress of this grievance, he did neither eat nor drink, but continued mourning. Sorrow for sin should be abiding sorrow; be sure to let it continue till the sin be put away. 2. He sent orders to all the children of the captivity to attend him at J…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ezra 10:10

Ezra the priest stood up, and said--Having fully represented the enormity of their sin and urged them to dissolve their unlawful connections, he was gratified by receiving a prompt acknowledgment of the justice of his reproof and a promise of compliance with his recommendation. But as the weather was ungenial and the defaulters were too numerous to be passed in review at one time, it was resolved that a commission should be appointed to examine into the whole matter. These commissioners, assisted by the judges and elders of the respective cities, made a minute investigation into every case, and after three months' labor completely removed all traces of the abuse. Doubtless, an adequate provi…

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Adam Clarke on Ezra 10:12

As thou hast said, so must we do - They all resolved to do what Ezra then commanded, they did put away their wives, even those by whom they had children; Ezr 10:44 : this was a great hardship on the women and children. Though by the Jewish laws such marriages were null and void, yet as the women they had taken did not know these laws, their case was deplorable. However, we may take it for granted that each of them received a portion according to the circumstances of their husbands, and that they and their children were not turned away desolate, but had such a provision as their necessities required. Humanity must have dictated this, and no law of God is contrary to humanity. After all, there…

Dictionary and topics

Covenant — A contract or agreement between two parties. In the Old Testament the Hebrew word berith is always thus translated. Berith is derived from a root which means “to cut,” and hence a covenant is a…
Divorce — The dissolution of the marriage tie was regulated by the Mosaic law (Deut. 24:1-4). The Jews, after the Captivity, were reguired to dismiss the foreign women they had married contrary to the law…
Alliance And Society With The Enemies Of God · Sin of, to be confessed, deeply repented of, and forsaken — Sin of, to be confessed, deeply repented of, and forsaken
Ammonites · Jews intermarry with — Jews intermarry with
Divorce · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning
Ezra · 9; — 9;

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Ezra 10:14

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Ezra 10:6-14

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ezra 10:10

Adam Clarke on Ezra 10:12

Dictionary and topics

Ezra 10:14

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Ezra 10:6-14

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ezra 10:10

Adam Clarke on Ezra 10:12

Dictionary and topics

John Gill on Ezra 10:14

Keil & Delitzsch on Ezra 10:14

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Ezra 10:9

Rashi on Ezra 10:14