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Ezra 10:3 Cross-References
Explore 20 cross-references for Ezra 10:3 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Ezra chapter 10 verse 3 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Now therefore let us make a covenant with our God to put away all the wives, and such as are born of them, according to the counsel of my lord, and of those that tremble at the commandment of our God; and let it be done according to the law. to put: Heb. to bring forth”
Ezra 10:3 (KJV)
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Commentary on Ezra 10:3
Now therefore let us make a covenant with our God to put away all the wives, and such as are born of them, according to the counsel of my lord, and of those that tremble at the commandment of our God; and let it be done according to the law. Shecaniah proposes a radical covenant (berit) to resolve the crisis. The phrase "put away" (hotzi, from yatsa, "to go out/send away") refers to formal divorce proceedings, not casual abandonment. This required legal process with certificates (Deuteronomy 24:1) and likely provisions for the women and children, though Scripture doesn't detail those arrangeme...
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Cross-References for Ezra 10:3
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“and you shall strike them; then you shall utterly destroy them: you shall make no covenant with them”
“because of the trespass of them of the captivity; and I sat confounded until the evening offering.”
“and cleave to the remnant of these nations”
“My flesh trembleth for fear of thee; and I am afraid of thy judgments.”
“if any brother has an unbelieving wife”
“inquire of Yahweh for me”
“and into his oath”
“and write it; and our princes”
“and turned my steps to your statutes.”
“to do the commandment of the king and of the princes by the word of Yahweh.”