Ezra 10:2

The People Respond

¹ And at Ezra's praying, and at his making confession, weeping and casting himself down before the house of God, there have been gathered unto him out of Israel an assembly very great -- men and women and children -- for the people have wept, multiplying weeping. ² 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, ³ and now, let us make a covenant with our God, to cause all the women to go out, and that which is born of them, by the counsel of the Lord, and of those trembling at the command of our God, and according to law it is done;

People of the Land

Peoples of the Land

Trespassed Against the Lord

We Have Sinned

Elam

Ezra

Israel

Jehiel

Shecaniah

Shechaniah

Nehemiah 13:27

And to you do we hearken to do all this great evil, to trespass against our God, to settle strange women?'

Ezra 9:2

for they have taken of their daughters to them, and to their sons, and the holy seed have mingled themselves among the peoples of the lands, and the hand of the heads and of the seconds have been first in this trespass.'

Exodus 34:6-7

and Jehovah passeth over before his face, and calleth: 'Jehovah, Jehovah God, merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abundant in kindness and truth,

Exodus 34:12

take heed to thyself, lest thou make a covenant with the inhabitant of the land into which thou art going, lest it become a snare in thy midst;

Ezra 2:7

Sons of Elam, a thousand two hundred fifty and four.

Ezra 10:26

And of the sons of Elam: Mattaniah, Zechariah, and Jehiel, and Abdi, and Jeremoth, and Elijah.

Nehemiah 3:29

After them hath Zadok son of Immer strengthened, over against his house; and after him hath Shemaiah son of Shechaniah, keeper of the east gate, strengthened.

Nehemiah 7:12

Sons of Elam: a thousand two hundred fifty and four.

Nehemiah 7:34

Sons of the other Elam: a thousand two hundred fifty and four.

Isaiah 55:6-7

Seek ye Jehovah, while He is found, Call ye Him, while He is near,

Jeremiah 3:12-13

Go, and thou hast proclaimed these words toward the north, and hast said, Turn back, O backsliding Israel, An affirmation of Jehovah! I cause not Mine anger to fall upon you, For I am kind, an affirmation of Jehovah, I watch not to the age.

James 2:9

and if ye accept persons, sin ye do work, being convicted by the law as transgressors;

1 John 1:7-9

and if in the light we may walk, as He is in the light -- we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son doth cleanse us from every sin;

Ezra 2:31

Sons of another Elam, a thousand two hundred fifty and four.