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Threescore and twelve lambs, goats for a peace offering, twelve; all of them a sacrifice to the Lord.
And they delivered the king’s commandments unto the king’s stewards’ and to the governors of Celosyria and Phenice; and they honoured the people and the temple of God.
Now when these things were done, the rulers came unto me, and said,
The nation of Israel, the princes, the priests and Levites, have not put away from them the strange people of the land, nor the pollutions of the Gentiles to wit, of the Canaanites, Hittites, Pheresites, Jebusites, and the Moabites, Egyptians, and Edomites.
For both they and their sons have married with their daughters, and the holy seed is mixed with the strange people of the land; and from the beginning of this matter the rulers and the great men have been partakers of this iniquity.
Then rising up from the fast with my clothes and the holy garment rent, and bowing my knees, and stretching forth my hands unto the Lord,
For ever since the time of our fathers we have been and are in great sin, even unto this day.
And for our sins and our fathers’ we with our brethren and our kings and our priests were given up unto the kings of the earth, to the sword, and to captivity, and for a prey with shame, unto this day.
And now in some measure hath mercy been shewed unto us from thee, O Lord, that there should be left us a root and a name in the place of thy sanctuary;
And to discover unto us a light in the house of the Lord our God, and to give us food in the time of our servitude.
And now, O Lord, what shall we say, having these things? for we have transgressed thy commandments, which thou gavest by the hand of thy servants the prophets, saying,
Therefore now shall ye not join your daughters unto their sons, neither shall ye take their daughters unto your sons.
Moreover ye shall never seek to have peace with them, that ye may be strong, and eat the good things of the land, and that ye may leave the inheritance of the land unto your children for evermore.
And didst give unto us such a root: but we have turned back again to transgress thy law, and to mingle ourselves with the uncleanness of the nations of the land.
Behold, now are we before thee in our iniquities, for we cannot stand any longer by reason of these things before thee.
Let us make an oath to the Lord, that we will put away all our wives, which we have taken of the heathen, with their children,
Like as thou hast decreed, and as many as do obey the law of the Lord.
Then Esdras rising from the court of the temple went to the chamber of Joanan the son of Eliasib,
And remained there, and did eat no meat nor drink water, mourning for the great iniquities of the multitude.
And there was a proclamation in all Jewry and Jerusalem to all them that were of the captivity, that they should be gathered together at Jerusalem:
And that whosoever met not there within two or three days according as the elders that bare rule appointed, their cattle should be seized to the use of the temple, and himself cast out from them that were of the captivity.
And in three days were all they of the tribe of Judah and Benjamin gathered together at Jerusalem the twentieth day of the ninth month.
And all the multitude sat trembling in the broad court of the temple because of the present foul weather.
So Esdras arose up, and said unto them, Ye have transgressed the law in marrying strange wives, thereby to increase the sins of Israel.
And now by confessing give glory unto the Lord God of our fathers,
And do his will, and separate yourselves from the heathen of the land, and from the strange women.
Then cried the whole multitude, and said with a loud voice, Like as thou hast spoken, so will we do.
But forasmuch as the people are many, and it is foul weather, so that we cannot stand without, and this is not a work of a day or two, seeing our sin in these things is spread far:
Therefore let the rulers of the multitude stay, and let all them of our habitations that have strange wives come at the time appointed,
And with them the rulers and judges of every place, till we turn away the wrath of the Lord from us for this matter.
And they that were of the captivity did according to all these things.
And Esdras the priest chose unto him the principal men of their families, all by name: and in the first day of the tenth month they sat together to examine the matter.
So their cause that held strange wives was brought to an end in the first day of the first month.
And of the priests that were come together, and had strange wives, there were found:
Of the sons of Jesus the son of Josedec, and his brethren; Matthelas and Eleazar, and Joribus and Joadanus.
And they gave their hands to put away their wives and to offer rams to make reconcilement for their errors.
And of the sons of Emmer; Ananias, and Zabdeus, and Eanes, and Sameius, and Hiereel, and Azarias.
And of the sons of Phaisur; Elionas, Massias Israel, and Nathanael, and Ocidelus and Talsas.
Of the holy singers; Eleazurus, Bacchurus.
Of the porters; Sallumus, and Tolbanes.
Of them of Israel, of the sons of Phoros; Hiermas, and Eddias, and Melchias, and Maelus, and Eleazar, and Asibias, and Baanias.
Of the sons of Ela; Matthanias, Zacharias, and Hierielus, and Hieremoth, and Aedias.
And of the sons of Zamoth; Eliadas, Elisimus, Othonias, Jarimoth, and Sabatus, and Sardeus.
Of the sons of Mani; Olamus, Mamuchus, Jedeus, Jasubus, Jasael, and Hieremoth.
And of the sons of Addi; Naathus, and Moosias, Lacunus, and Naidus, and Mathanias, and Sesthel, Balnuus, and Manasseas.
And of the sons of Annas; Elionas and Aseas, and Melchias, and Sabbeus, and Simon Chosameus.
And of the sons of Asom; Altaneus, and Matthias, and Baanaia, Eliphalet, and Manasses, and Semei.
And of the sons of Maani; Jeremias, Momdis, Omaerus, Juel, Mabdai, and Pelias, and Anos, Carabasion, and Enasibus, and Mamnitanaimus, Eliasis, Bannus, Eliali, Samis, Selemias, Nathanias: and of the sons of Ozora; Sesis, Esril, Azaelus, Samatus, Zambis, Josephus.
And of the sons of Ethma; Mazitias, Zabadaias, Edes, Juel, Banaias.
All these had taken strange wives, and they put them away with their children.
And the priests and Levites, and they that were of Israel, dwelt in Jerusalem, and in the country, in the first day of the seventh month: so the children of Israel were in their habitations.
And they spake unto Esdras the priest and reader, that he would bring the law of Moses, that was given of the Lord God of Israel.
So Esdras the chief priest brought the law unto the whole multitude from man to woman, and to all the priests, to hear law in the first day of the seventh month.
And there stood up by him Mattathias, Sammus, Ananias, Azarias, Urias, Ezecias, Balasamus, upon the right hand:
Then took Esdras the book of the law before the multitude: for he sat honourably in the first place in the sight of them all.
And all the people answered, Amen; and lifting up their hands they fell to the ground, and worshipped the Lord.
Then spake Attharates unto Esdras the chief priest. and reader, and to the Levites that taught the multitude, even to all, saying,
This day is holy unto the Lord; (for they all wept when they heard the law:)
Go then, and eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send part to them that have nothing;
For this day is holy unto the Lord: and be not sorrowful; for the Lord will bring you to honour.
So the Levites published all things to the people, saying, This day is holy to the Lord; be not sorrowful.
Because they understood the words wherein they were instructed, and for the which they had been assembled.
The second book of the prophet Esdras, the son of Saraias, the son of Azarias, the son of Helchias, the son of Sadamias, the son of Sadoc, the son of Achitob,
The son of Aaron, of the tribe of Levi; which was captive in the land of the Medes, in the reign of Artexerxes king of the Persians.
And the word of the Lord came unto me, saying,
Go thy way, and shew my people their sinful deeds, and their children their wickedness which they have done against me; that they may tell their children’s children:
Because the sins of their fathers are increased in them: for they have forgotten me, and have offered unto strange gods.
Pull thou off then the hair of thy head, and cast all evil upon them, for they have not been obedient unto my law, but it is a rebellious people.
How long shall I forbear them, into whom I have done so much good?
Many kings have I destroyed for their sakes; Pharaoh with his servants and all his power have I smitten down.
All the nations have I destroyed before them, and in the east I have scattered the people of two provinces, even of Tyrus and Sidon, and have slain all their enemies.
Speak thou therefore unto them, saying, Thus saith the Lord,
I led you through the sea and in the beginning gave you a large and safe passage; I gave you Moses for a leader, and Aaron for a priest.
I gave you light in a pillar of fire, and great wonders have I done among you; yet have ye forgotten me, saith the Lord.
And triumphed not in my name for the destruction of your enemies, but ever to this day do ye yet murmur.
Saying, Why hast thou brought us into this wilderness to kill us? it had been better for us to have served the Egyptians, than to die in this wilderness.