Ezra 10:5

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Summary

Then arose Ezra, and made the chief priests, the Levites, and all Israel, to swear that they should do according to this word. And they sware.

Arose

Proverbs 27:9

Made

Matthew 26:63

General references

Exodus 14:15

Exodus 18:24

1 Corinthians 12:21

Bible References

Arose

A wise man will hear and will increase learning. A man of understanding will procure wise counsel.

Give instruction to a wise man and he will become even wiser. Teach a righteous man, and he will increase his learning (insight).

A man has joy by the answer of his mouth: and a word spoken at the right time, how good it is!

A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in settings of silver.

As oil and perfume delight the heart so the sweetness of a man's friend delights his heart.

Made

Let us make an agreement with our God to put away all the wives and all their children, if it seems right to my lord and to those who go in fear of the words of our God. Let it be done in keeping with the law.

They said: We will give them back, and take nothing for them. We will do as you say. Then I sent for the priests and made them take an oath that they would keep this agreement.

They were united with their brothers, their rulers, and put themselves under a curse and an oath, to keep their steps in the way of God's law, which was given by Moses, the servant of God, and to keep and do all the orders of the Jehovah, our Lord, and his decisions and his rules.

I took up the cause against them, cursing them and giving blows to some of them and pulling out their hair. I made them take an oath by God, saying: You are not to give your daughters to their sons or take their daughters for your sons or for yourselves.

Jesus said nothing. The high priest said to him: I put you on oath, by the living God, that you will tell us if you are the Christ, the Son of God.

General references

Jehovah said to Moses: Why are you crying out to me? Tell the sons of Israel to go forward.

Moses took Jethro's advice

And the eye cannot say to the hand, I have no need of you: nor again the head to the feet, I have no need of you.