10:1 Ezra encouraged to reform the strange marriages;
10:6 Ezra assembles the people;
10:9 The people repent, and promise amendment;
10:15 The care to perform it;
10:18 The names of them which had married strange wives. Verse 1when EzraDaniel 9:3, 9:4, 9:20; Acts 10:30 when he hadLeviticus 26:40, 26:41; Psalm 32:5; Hosea 14:2; 1 John 1:8-10 weepingPsalm 119:136; Jeremiah 9:1, 13:17; Zechariah 12:10; Luke 19:41; Romans 9:2 before the house1 Kings 8:30, 9:3; 2 Chronicles 20:9 a very greatDeuteronomy 31:12; 2 Chronicles 20:13; Nehemiah 10:28; Joel 2:16-18; Acts 21:5 very soreHeb. a great weeping, Judges 2:4, 2:5; Nehemiah 8:9ReciprocalLeviticus 16:21 - confess over; Joshua 8:35 - women; 1 Samuel 30:4 - lifted up; 2 Kings 22:19 - wept; Nehemiah 1:4 - I sat down; 13:8 - it grieved; Isaiah 38:3 - wept; Luke 7:38 - weeping; Acts 5:14 - multitudes; 20:37 - wept; 1 Corinthians 5:2 - mourned; 12:21 - General; 2 Corinthians 12:21 - that I Verse 2ShechaniahEzra 10:26; Nehemiah 3:29 ElamEzra 2:7, 2:31; Nehemiah 7:12, 7:34 We have trespassedShechaniah here speaks in the name of the people, not acknowledging himself culpable; for he is not in the following list., Compare, James 2:9; Exodus 34:12; Nehemiah 13:27 yet now there is hopeExodus 34:6, 34:7; Isaiah 55:6, 55:7; Jeremiah 3:12, 3:13; 1 John 1:7-9ReciprocalExodus 18:24 - General; Leviticus 5:19 - trespassed; 1 Kings 11:2 - Ye shall not go in; Nehemiah 2:17 - come; Proverbs 27:9 - so; Malachi 2:10 - by; 2:11 - and hath; Acts 27:22 - I exhort; 1 Corinthians 7:12 - If Verse 3let us makeNichrath berith, "let us cut a covenant:" Deuteronomy 29:12; Joshua 9:6; 2 Kings 11:17; 2 Chronicles 29:10, 34:31, 34:32; Nehemiah 9:38; 10:29-39 put awayHeb. bring forthaccording to the counsel2 Chronicles 30:12 of those thatEzra 9:4; 2 Chronicles 34:21, 34:27; Psalm 119:59, 119:120; Isaiah 66:2; Ezekiel 9:4 at the commandmentDeuteronomy 7:2, 7:3; Joshua 23:12, 23:13 let itNehemiah 8:14, 13:1-3; Isaiah 8:20
Shechaniah's counsel, which he was then so clear in, will not hold now: such marriages, it is certain, are contrary to the will of God, and ought not to be made; but they are not null. Our rule under the gospel is Quod fieri non debuit, factum valet, "That which ought not to have been done must, when done, abide." See note on 1 Corinthians 7:12, 7:13Reciprocal2 Kings 23:3 - made a covenant; 2 Chronicles 23:16 - made a covenant; Ezra 10:5 - made; 10:12 - so must we do; Proverbs 13:13 - he; Malachi 2:10 - by; Acts 24:25 - Felix; Philippians 2:12 - with Verse 4AriseJoshua 7:10-26; 1 Chronicles 22:16, 22:19; Ecclesiastes 9:10 for this matterBy the decree of Artaxerxes, Ezra was authorised to do every thing that the law of God required. Ezra 7:23-28; Mark 13:34 we also willJoshua 1:16-18; 1 Chronicles 28:10, 28:21 be of goodIsaiah 35:3, 35:4; Habakkuk 3:1, 3:1, 3:1ReciprocalGenesis 42:1 - Why do ye; Exodus 14:15 - General; Joshua 1:18 - only be; 1 Chronicles 19:13 - of good; Ezra 10:12 - so must we do Verse 5aroseProverbs 1:5, 9:9, 15:23, 25:11, 25:12, 27:9 madeEzra 10:3; Nehemiah 5:12, 10:29, 13:25; Matthew 26:63ReciprocalExodus 14:15 - General; 18:24 - General; Matthew 2:4 - the chief Verse 6the chamberNehemiah 13:5 Johanan3:1, 3:20, 12:10, 12:22, 13:28 he did eatDeuteronomy 9:18; Job 23:12; John 4:31-34 he mournedEzra 9:4; Isaiah 22:12; Daniel 9:3ReciprocalNumbers 25:6 - weeping; Psalm 102:4 - so that; 119:53 - horror; Isaiah 58:5 - it such Verse 7they madeEzra 1:1; 2 Chronicles 30:5Reciprocal14:4 - commanded; Ezra 4:1 - children of the captivity; Daniel 5:13 - the children Verse 8And that whosoeverEzra 7:26; Judges 21:5; 1 Samuel 11:7 forfeitedHeb. devoted, Leviticus 27:28; Joshua 6:19 himself separatedNehemiah 13:3; Matthew 18:17; John 9:22, 9:34, 16:2; 1 Corinthians 5:13ReciprocalLeviticus 27:21 - devoted; Deuteronomy 17:12 - will do; Joshua 6:17 - accursed; Ezra 9:1 - the princes Verse 9the ninth monthThat is, some time in December, which is the coldest and most rainy time of the year in Palestine. Dr. Russel, in his account of the weather at Aleppo, which very much resembles that in Judea, says, that the natives reckon the severity of the winter, which they call marbania, to last but forty days, beginning from the 12th of December, and ending the 20th of January, and that this computation comes in fact very near the truth, and that the air during this time is excessively piercing, even to those that are just come from a cold climate. Ezra 7:8, 7:9; Esther 2:16 trembling1 Samuel 12:17, 12:18; Jeremiah 10:10, 10:13 great rainHeb. showersReciprocalExodus 1:1 - General; 2 Chronicles 32:6 - in the street; Job 37:6 - great; 37:13 - whether; Acts 24:25 - Felix; 28:2 - because; 2 Corinthians 7:15 - with Verse 10takenHeb. caused to dwell, or, brought backto increaseEzra 9:6; Numbers 32:14; Joshua 22:17, 22:18; 2 Chronicles 28:13; Matthew 23:32ReciprocalJoshua 7:19 - make; Ezra 9:1 - have not separated; Nehemiah 10:30 - General; 13:23 - married; Jeremiah 5:6 - because; 2 Timothy 2:16 - for Verse 11make confessionLeviticus 26:40-42; Joshua 7:19; Psalm 32:5; Proverbs 28:13; Jeremiah 3:13; 1 John 1:7-9 do hisIsaiah 1:16-18, 56:4; Romans 12:2; Colossians 1:10; Habakkuk 3:1 separateEzra 9:1; Nehemiah 13:3; 2 Corinthians 6:17 and from theDeuteronomy 7:3, 7:4; 1 Corinthians 2:12-14ReciprocalLeviticus 5:5 - confess; 2 Chronicles 30:22 - and making; Nehemiah 1:6 - confess; 9:2 - the seed; 10:28 - all they; 1 Corinthians 7:12 - If Verse 12As thou hast saidThey all resolved to do what Ezra had commanded; and they did put away their wives, even those by whom they had children - Ezra 10:44
each of whom doubtless received a portion according to the circumstances of her husband, and was not turned away desolate. Humanity must have dictated this, and no law of God is contrary to humanity.so must we do10:3, 10:4; Nehemiah 13:23; Psalm 78:37, 78:57ReciprocalLeviticus 5:5 - confess; Nehemiah 5:12 - We will restore Verse 13the peopleEzra 10:18-44; Matthew 7:13, 7:14 we are many that have transgressed in this thingor, we have greatly offended in this thingReciprocalJob 37:6 - great Verse 14our rulersDeuteronomy 17:9, 17:18, 17:19; 2 Chronicles 19:5-7 the fierceNumbers 25:4; Deuteronomy 13:17; Joshua 7:26; 2 Chronicles 29:10, 30:8; Psalm 78:38; Isaiah 12:1 for this matter be turned from usor, be turned from us, till this matter be dispatched.ReciprocalExodus 32:12 - Turn from; 2 Chronicles 28:11 - the fierce Verse 15were employedHeb. stoodMeshullamNehemiah 3:6, 10:20, 12:33 Shabbethai11:16

Verse 16to examine the matterDeuteronomy 13:14; Job 29:16; John 7:51ReciprocalEzra 4:1 - children of the captivity; Daniel 5:13 - the children Verse 17 amthe first dayThe cases brought before the council were either so many, or so complicated, that, though they separated themselves from other employments, yet they were three whole months in examining into their affairs, and making the necessary separations required by the law. Ezra 10:17

Verse 18the sonsEzra 9:1; Leviticus 21:7, 21:13-15; 1 Samuel 2:22-24; Nehemiah 13:28; Jeremiah 23:11, 23:14; Ezekiel 44:22; Malachi 2:8, 2:9; 1 Timothy 3:11 JeshuaEzra 2:2, 3:2, 5:2; 1 Chronicles 6:14, 6:15; Nehemiah 12:10; Haggai 1:1; Zechariah 3:1, JoshuaMaaseiahNehemiah 8:4, 8:7ReciprocalLeviticus 16:6 - for himself; Ezra 9:2 - taken of their; 10:13 - the people; 10:25 - Moreover of Israel; Malachi 2:12 - the master and the scholar Verse 19gave their handsThey bound themselves in the most solemn manner to do as the rest of the delinquents had done, and make and acknowledgment to God of their iniquity, by offering each a ram for a trespass offering. 2 Kings 10:15; 1 Chronicles 29:24; 2 Chronicles 30:8 *marg. Lamentations 5:6; Galatians 2:9 a ramLeviticus 5:15, 5:16, 6:4, 6:6Reciprocal4:13 - and are guilty; 9:3 - Take ye; 16:6 - for himself; Malachi 2:12 - the master and the scholar; 2 Corinthians 6:14 - unequally Verse 20ImmerEzra 2:37; 1 Chronicles 24:14; Nehemiah 7:40

Verse 21HarimEzra 2:39; 1 Chronicles 24:8; Nehemiah 7:42ReciprocalEzra 8:16 - Shemaiah; Nehemiah 10:8 - Shemaiah Verse 22PashurEzra 2:38; 1 Chronicles 9:12; Nehemiah 7:41Reciprocal1 Chronicles 2:39 - General; Nehemiah 8:7 - Maaseiah Verse 23JozabadEzra 8:33; Nehemiah 11:16 Kelita10:10ReciprocalEzra 10:25 - Moreover of Israel; Nehemiah 8:7 - Kelita Verse 24ReciprocalEzra 10:25 - Moreover of Israel Verse 25Moreover of IsraelThat is, as Calmet observes, simple Israelites; thus distinguished from the priests, Levites, and singers, mentioned in Ezra 10:18, 10:23, 10:24.sons of Parosh2:3; Nehemiah 7:8

Verse 26ElamEzra 10:2, 2:7, 2:31, 8:7; Nehemiah 7:12, 7:34 JehielEzra 10:2

Verse 27ZattuEzra 2:8; Nehemiah 7:13

Verse 28BebaiEzra 2:11, 8:11; Nehemiah 7:16Reciprocal7:31 - Michmas; 10:15 - Azgad Verse 29BaniEzra 2:10; Nehemiah 7:15, BinnuiMalluch10:4ReciprocalEzra 10:34 - Bani; Nehemiah 8:4 - Meshullam Verse 30PahathmoabEzra 2:6, 8:4; Nehemiah 7:11

Verse 31HarimEzra 2:32; Nehemiah 7:35 MalchiahThis variation only exists in the translation, the original being uniformly Malchijah, or rather, Malkeeyah. 3:11, MalchijahReciprocal6:10 - Shemaiah; 7:42 - Harim Verse 33HashumEzra 2:19; Nehemiah 7:22Reciprocal8:4 - Hashum Verse 34BaniEzra 10:29Reciprocal2:10 - Bani Verse 39ReciprocalEzra 8:16 - Nathan Verse 40Machnadebaior, Mabnadebai, according to some copies

Verse 43NeboEzra 2:29; Nehemiah 7:33

Verse 44strange wivesProverbs 2:16, 5:3, 5:20 and some of themThis observation was probably intended to shew that only a few of them had children, and also how rigorously the law was put in execution. According to a passage in Justin Martyr's Dialogue with Trypho, a Jew, Ezra offered a paschal lamb on this occasion, and addressed the people thus: "And Ezra said to the people, This pass-over is our Saviour and our Refuge; and if ye will be persuaded of it, and let it enter into your hearts, that we are to humble to Him in a sign, and afterwards shall believe in Him, this place shall not be destroyed forever, saith the Lord of hosts; but, if ye will not believe in Him, nor hearken to his preaching, ye shall be a laughing-stock to the Gentiles." This was probably a marginal note added by some early Christian.ReciprocalEzra 7:1 - Ezra; 10:12 - As thou hast said; Nehemiah 13:23 - married