1 Esdras 9:6-20
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6 And all the multitude sat trembling in the broad court of the temple because of the present foul weather.
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7 So Esdras arose up, and said unto them, Ye have transgressed the law in marrying strange wives, thereby to increase the sins of Israel.
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8 And now by confessing give glory unto the Lord God of our fathers,
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9 And do his will, and separate yourselves from the heathen of the land, and from the strange women.
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10 Then cried the whole multitude, and said with a loud voice, Like as thou hast spoken, so will we do.
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11 But forasmuch as the people are many, and it is foul weather, so that we cannot stand without, and this is not a work of a day or two, seeing our sin in these things is spread far:
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12 Therefore let the rulers of the multitude stay, and let all them of our habitations that have strange wives come at the time appointed,
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13 And with them the rulers and judges of every place, till we turn away the wrath of the Lord from us for this matter.
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14 Then Jonathan the son of Azael and Ezechias the son of Theocanus accordingly took this matter upon them: and Mosollam and Levis and Sabbatheus helped them.
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15 And they that were of the captivity did according to all these things.
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16 And Esdras the priest chose unto him the principal men of their families, all by name: and in the first day of the tenth month they sat together to examine the matter.
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17 So their cause that held strange wives was brought to an end in the first day of the first month.
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18 And of the priests that were come together, and had strange wives, there were found:
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19 Of the sons of Jesus the son of Josedec, and his brethren; Matthelas and Eleazar, and Joribus and Joadanus.
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20 And they gave their hands to put away their wives and to offer rams to make reconcilement for their errors.