Parallel Verses
NET Bible
Then Ezra the priest stood up and said to them, "You have behaved in an unfaithful manner by taking foreign wives! This has contributed to the guilt of Israel.
New American Standard Bible
Then Ezra the priest stood up and said to them, “You have been unfaithful and have married foreign wives adding to the guilt of Israel.
King James Version
And Ezra the priest stood up, and said unto them, Ye have transgressed, and have taken strange wives, to increase the trespass of Israel.
Holman Bible
Then Ezra the priest stood up and said to them, “You have been unfaithful by marrying foreign women, adding to Israel’s guilt.
International Standard Version
Ezra the priest stood up and spoke to them, "You have sinned by marrying foreign wives, thereby increasing the transgressions of Israel.
A Conservative Version
And Ezra the priest stood up, and said to them, Ye have trespassed, and have married foreign women to increase the guilt of Israel.
American Standard Version
And Ezra the priest stood up, and said unto them, Ye have trespassed, and have married foreign women, to increase the guilt of Israel.
Amplified
Then Ezra the priest stood up and said to them, “You have been unfaithful [to God] and have married foreign (pagan) women, adding to the guilt of Israel.
Bible in Basic English
And Ezra the priest got to his feet and said to them, You have done wrong and taken strange women for your wives, so increasing the sin of Israel.
Darby Translation
And Ezra the priest stood up and said to them, Ye have acted unfaithfully, and have taken foreign wives, to increase the trespass of Israel.
Julia Smith Translation
And Ezra the priest will rise up and say to them, Ye transgressed, and ye will dwell with strange wives to add upon the guilt of Israel.
King James 2000
And Ezra the priest stood up, and said unto them, You have transgressed, and have taken foreign wives, to increase the trespass of Israel.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Then Ezra the priest stood up and said to them, "You have broke faith and married foreign women, increasing the guilt of Israel.
Modern King James verseion
And Ezra the priest stood up and said to them, You have sinned, and have taken strange women to increase the sin of Israel.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And Ezra the priest stood up, and said unto them, "Ye have transgressed, that have taken strange wives, to make the trespass of Israel yet more:
New Heart English Bible
Ezra the priest stood up, and said to them, "You have trespassed, and have married foreign women, to increase the guilt of Israel.
The Emphasized Bible
Then arose Ezra the priest, and said unto them, Ye, have acted unfaithfully, and have married foreign women, - to add unto the guilt of Israel.
Webster
And Ezra the priest stood up, and said to them, Ye have transgressed, and have taken foreign wives to increase the trespass of Israel.
World English Bible
Ezra the priest stood up, and said to them, "You have trespassed, and have married foreign women, to increase the guilt of Israel.
Youngs Literal Translation
And Ezra the priest riseth, and saith unto them, 'Ye -- ye have trespassed, and ye settle strange women, to add to the guilt of Israel;
Themes
Alliance and society with the enemies of God » Persons in authority should denounce
Ammonites » Jews intermarry with
Divorce » Forced on those who had idolatrous wives
-ezra » Famous, » Scribe » Exhorts people to put away their heathen wives
Government » Mosaic » Legislates with ezra in reforming certain marriages with the heathen
Rebuke » Appointed by God corrupt » Ezra rebukes the people
Reproof » Faithfulness in » Ezra, of the men of judah and benjamin
Sin » For punishments, ancient modes of reacts » Ezra rebukes the people
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Ezra 10:10
Verse Info
Context Readings
Foreign Wives And Children Are Sent Away
9 All the men of Judah and Benjamin were gathered in Jerusalem within the three days. (It was in the ninth month, on the twentieth day of that month.) All the people sat in the square at the temple of God, trembling because of this matter and because of the rains. 10 Then Ezra the priest stood up and said to them, "You have behaved in an unfaithful manner by taking foreign wives! This has contributed to the guilt of Israel. 11 Now give praise to the Lord God of your fathers, and do his will. Separate yourselves from the local residents and from these foreign wives."
Cross References
Numbers 32:14
Now look, you are standing in your fathers' place, a brood of sinners, to increase still further the fierce wrath of the Lord against the Israelites.
Joshua 22:17-18
The sin we committed at Peor was bad enough. To this very day we have not purified ourselves; it even brought a plague on the community of the Lord.
2 Chronicles 28:13
They said to them, "Don't bring those captives here! Are you planning on making us even more sinful and guilty before the Lord? Our guilt is already great and the Lord is very angry at Israel."
Ezra 9:6
I prayed, "O my God, I am ashamed and embarrassed to lift my face to you, my God! For our iniquities have climbed higher than our heads, and our guilt extends to the heavens.
Matthew 23:32
Fill up then the measure of your ancestors!