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Ezra 10:16 Cross-References
Explore 3 cross-references for Ezra 10:16 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Ezra chapter 10 verse 16 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“And the children of the captivity did so. And Ezra the priest, with certain chief of the fathers, after the house of their fathers, and all of them by their names, were separated, and sat down in the first day of the tenth month to examine the matter.”
Ezra 10:16 (KJV)
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Commentary on Ezra 10:16
And the children of the captivity did so—despite opposition, the community proceeded with the investigation. The phrase 'children of the captivity' (bene hagolah) emphasizes their identity as returned exiles who knew judgment's consequences firsthand. This motivated covenant faithfulness.Ezra the priest, with certain chief of the fathers... were separated (hivdalu, הִבְדָּלוּ)—the verb 'separate' is key to Ezra's theology (9:1, 10:11). The commission separated itself to holy work, investigating marriages that violated commanded separation from pagan nations. The judicial panel included family ...
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Cross-References for Ezra 10:16
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“I searched out.”
“and make search”
“Doth our law judge any man”