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Ezra 9:2 Cross-References
Explore 18 cross-references for Ezra 9:2 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Ezra chapter 9 verse 2 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“For they have taken of their daughters for themselves, and for their sons: so that the holy seed have mingled themselves with the people of those lands: yea, the hand of the princes and rulers hath been chief in this trespass.”
Ezra 9:2 (KJV)
Commentary on Ezra 9:2
The crisis of intermarriage: 'For they have taken of their daughters for themselves, and for their sons: so that the holy seed have mingled themselves with the people of those lands: yea, the hand of the princes and rulers hath been chief in this trespass.' The phrase 'holy seed' (zera ha-qodesh) refers to Israel, set apart for God (Exodus 19:6, Deuteronomy 7:6). 'Mingled' (hit'arevu) indicates mixing that compromises distinctiveness—marriage with pagans threatened covenant identity because it typically led to idolatry (as Solomon's case proved, 1 Kings 11:1-8). The prohibition wasn't racial b...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Ezra 9:2
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“of Ammon”
“and their daughters play the prostitute after their gods”
“of the sons of Jeshua”
“one of the sons of Elam”
“and shall cast out many nations before you”
“above all peoples who are on the face of the earth.”
“and an abomination is committed in Israel and in Jerusalem; for Judah has profaned the holiness of Yahweh which he loves”
“and Yahweh has chosen you to be a people for his own possession”
“and the unbelieving wife is sanctified in the husband. Otherwise your children would be unclean”