Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And Shechaniah the son of Jehiel, one of the sons of Elam, answered and said unto Ezra, We have trespassed against our God, and have taken strange wives of the people of the land: yet now there is hope in Israel concerning this thing.

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Bible References

Shechaniah

Ezra 10:26
And of the sons of Elam: Mattaniah, Zechariah, and Jehiel, and Abdi, and Jeremoth, and Elijah.
Nehemiah 3:29
After them hath Zadok son of Immer strengthened, over against his house; and after him hath Shemaiah son of Shechaniah, keeper of the east gate, strengthened.

We have trespassed

James 2:9
and if ye accept persons, sin ye do work, being convicted by the law as transgressors;
Exodus 34:12
take heed to thyself, lest thou make a covenant with the inhabitant of the land into which thou art going, lest it become a snare in thy midst;
Nehemiah 13:27
And to you do we hearken to do all this great evil, to trespass against our God, to settle strange women?'

Yet now there is hope

Exodus 34:6
and Jehovah passeth over before his face, and calleth: 'Jehovah, Jehovah God, merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abundant in kindness and truth,
Isaiah 55:6
Seek ye Jehovah, while He is found, Call ye Him, while He is near,
Jeremiah 3:12
Go, and thou hast proclaimed these words toward the north, and hast said, Turn back, O backsliding Israel, An affirmation of Jehovah! I cause not Mine anger to fall upon you, For I am kind, an affirmation of Jehovah, I watch not to the age.
1 John 1:7
and if in the light we may walk, as He is in the light -- we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son doth cleanse us from every sin;

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Exodus 18:24
And Moses hearkeneth to the voice of his father-in-law, and doth all that he said,
1 Corinthians 12:21
and an eye is not able to say to the hand, 'I have no need of thee;' nor again the head to the feet, 'I have no need of you.'