Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Ezra 9:1 Cross-References
Explore 20 cross-references for Ezra 9:1 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Ezra chapter 9 verse 1 to related passages throughout the Bible.
Ezra's Prayer About Intermarriage
“Now when these things were done, the princes came to me, saying, The people of Israel, and the priests, and the Levites, have not separated themselves from the people of the lands, doing according to their abominations, even of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Jebusites, the Ammonites, the Moabites, the Egyptians, and the Amorites.”
Ezra 9:1 (KJV)
Commentary on Ezra 9:1
The phrase 'when these things were done' marks transition from travel narrative to spiritual crisis. The 'princes' who approached Ezra demonstrate that knowledge of sin came from within the leadership, not external accusation. The accusation—'have not separated themselves from the people of the lands'—identifies the core problem: failure to maintain covenant distinctiveness. The catalogue of nations ('Canaanites, Hittites,' etc.) echoes Deuteronomy 7:1-3's prohibited peoples. The specific mention of 'abominations' (to'evot) indicates not just cultural mixing but adoption of pagan religious pra...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Ezra 9:1
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“and stood and confessed their sins”
“and said to them”
“after that they are destroyed from before you; and that you not inquire after their gods”
“I and your people? Isn't it in that you go with us”
“and rest on the law”
“together with the daughter of Pharaoh”
“and bring you in to the Amorite”
“and he said”
“and all such as had separated themselves to them from the filthiness of the nations of the land”