Ezra 10:2

KJV1611 – Modern English

And Shechaniah the son of Jehiel, one of the sons of Elam, answered and said to Ezra, We have sinned against our God and have taken foreign wives from the peoples of the land, yet now there is hope for Israel in this matter.

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  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    Then Shecaniah son of Jehiel, one of the sons of Elam, said to Ezra, "We have been unfaithful to our God by marrying foreign women from the peoples around us. But even now there is hope for Israel regarding this.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And Shechaniah the son of Jehiel, one of the sons of Elam, answered and said unto a, 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.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And Shecaniah{H7935} the son{H1121} of Jehiel,{H3171} one of the sons{H1121} of Elam,{H5867} answered{H6030} and said{H559} unto Ezra,{H5830} We have trespassed{H4603} against our God,{H430} and have married{H3427} foreign{H5237} women{H802} of the peoples{H5971} of the land:{H776} yet now there is{H3426} hope{H4723} for Israel{H3478} concerning this thing.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And Shechaniah{H7935} the son{H1121} of Jehiel{H3171}, one of the sons{H1121} of Elam{H5867}, answered{H6030}{(H8799)} and said{H559}{(H8799)} unto Ezra{H5830}, We have trespassed{H4603}{(H8804)} against our God{H430}, and have taken{H3427}{(H8686)} strange{H5237} wives{H802} of the people{H5971} of the land{H776}: yet now there is{H3426} hope{H4723} in Israel{H3478} concerning this thing.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    And Sachania the sonne of Iehiel one of the children of Elam, answered, and sayde vnto E?dras: We haue trespaced agaynst the LORDE oure God, in that we haue taken straunge wyues of all the people of the londe. Now there is hope yet in Israel cocerninge this,

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Then Shechaniah the sonne of Iehiel one of the sonnes of Elam answered, & sayd to Ezra, We haue trespassed against our God, & haue taken strange wiues of the people of the land, yet nowe there is hope in Israel concerning this.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And Sechania the sonne of Iehiel, one of the children of Elam, aunswered, and sayde vnto Esdras: We haue trespassed against our God, & haue taken straunge wyues of the people of the lande: Yet nowe there is hope in Israel concerning this thing.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    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.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    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.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    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,

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And Shecaniah, the son of Jehiel, one of the sons of Elam, answering, said to Ezra, We have done evil against our God, and have taken as our wives strange women of the peoples of the land: but still there is hope for Israel in this question.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    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.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    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.

Referenced Verses

  • Neh 13:27 : 27 Shall we then listen to you to do all this great evil, transgressing against our God by marrying pagan women?
  • Ezra 9:2 : 2 For they have taken some of their daughters for themselves and for their sons, so that the holy seed has mingled with the peoples of those lands. Indeed, the hand of the princes and rulers has been chief in this trespass.
  • Ezra 10:26 : 26 Of the sons of Elam: Mattaniah, Zechariah, Jehiel, Abdi, Jeremoth, and Eliah.
  • Neh 3:29 : 29 After them repaired Zadok the son of Immer opposite his house. After him repaired also Shemaiah the son of Shechaniah, the keeper of the east gate.
  • Exod 34:6-7 : 6 And the LORD passed by before him, and proclaimed, "The LORD, the LORD God, merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abundant in goodness and truth," 7 "Keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, and by no means clearing the guilty; visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, and upon the children's children, to the third and the fourth generation."
  • Exod 34:12 : 12 Take heed to yourself, lest you make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land where you are going, lest it become a snare in your midst.
  • Isa 55:6-7 : 6 Seek the LORD while he may be found, call upon him while he is near. 7 Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts; let him return to the LORD, and he will have mercy on him, and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.
  • Jer 3:12-13 : 12 Go and proclaim these words toward the north, and say, Return, backsliding Israel, says the LORD; and I will not cause my anger to fall upon you: for I am merciful, says the LORD, and I will not keep anger forever. 13 Only acknowledge your iniquity, that you have transgressed against the LORD your God, and have scattered your ways to the strangers under every green tree, and you have not obeyed my voice, says the LORD.
  • Jas 2:9 : 9 But if you show partiality, you commit sin, and are convicted by the law as transgressors.
  • 1 John 1:7-9 : 7 But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanses us from all sin. 8 If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. 9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
  • Ezra 2:7 : 7 The children of Elam, one thousand two hundred fifty-four.
  • Ezra 2:31 : 31 The children of the other Elam, one thousand two hundred fifty-four.
  • Neh 7:12 : 12 The children of Elam, one thousand two hundred fifty-four.
  • Neh 7:34 : 34 The children of the other Elam, one thousand two hundred fifty-four.

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    9 Then all the men of Judah and Benjamin gathered at Jerusalem within three days. It was the ninth month, on the twentieth day of the month. All the people sat in the street of the house of God, trembling because of this matter and because of the heavy rain.

    10 And Ezra the priest stood up and said to them, You have transgressed and have taken foreign wives, adding to the guilt of Israel.

    11 Now therefore make confession to the LORD, the God of your fathers, and do His will; separate yourselves from the peoples of the land and from the foreign wives.

    12 Then all the assembly answered with a loud voice, As you have said, so must we do.

    13 But there are many people, and it is a time of heavy rain, and we are not able to stand outside. Nor is this a task that can be accomplished in a day or two, for we have greatly transgressed in this matter.

    14 Let our leaders of the entire assembly stand, and let all those in our cities who have taken foreign wives come at appointed times, together with the elders and judges of each city, until the fierce wrath of our God concerning this matter is turned away from us.

    15 Only Jonathan the son of Asahel and Jahaziah the son of Tikvah opposed this, and Meshullam and Shabbethai the Levite supported them.

    16 So the descendants of the captivity did accordingly. And Ezra the priest, along with certain heads of the fathers' households, each of them by name, were designated, and they sat down on the first day of the tenth month to examine the matter.

    17 By the first day of the first month, they finished questioning all the men who had taken foreign wives.

    18 Among the sons of the priests who had taken foreign wives were found among the sons of Jeshua, the son of Jozadak, and his brothers: Maaseiah, Eliezer, Jarib, and Gedaliah.

    19 They gave their promise that they would put away their wives. Being guilty, they presented a ram of the flock for their guilt offering.

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    3 Therefore, let us make a covenant with our God to put away all these wives and their children, according to the advice of my lord and those who tremble at the command of our God. Let it be done according to the law.

    4 Arise, for this matter is your responsibility. We also are with you. Be strong and do it.

    5 Then Ezra arose and made the chief priests, the Levites, and all Israel swear that they would do according to this word. And they swore.

    6 Then Ezra rose up from before the house of God and went into the chamber of Johanan the son of Eliashib. When he arrived there, he ate no bread and drank no water, for he mourned because of the transgression of those who had been taken captive.

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    44 All these had taken foreign wives, and some of them had wives by whom they had children.

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    27 Malluch, Harim, Baanah.

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    10 And now, O our God, what shall we say after this? For we have forsaken Your commandments,

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