Ezra 9:12

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Now therefore give not your daughters unto their sons, neither take their daughters unto your sons, nor seek their peace or their wealth for ever: that ye may be strong, and eat the good of the land, and leave it for an inheritance to your children for ever.

Give not

Nor seek their peace

Deuteronomy 23:6

2 Chronicles 19:2

2 John 1:10

That ye may

Deuteronomy 6:1

Joshua 1:6

And eat

Isaiah 1:19

And leave it

General references

Judges 3:6

Nehemiah 10:30

Bible References

Give not

You must not make a covenant with them or their gods.

Then you will take some of their daughters as brides for your sons. Their daughters will prostitute themselves with their gods and cause your sons to prostitute themselves with their gods.

Do not intermarry with them. Do not give your daughters to their sons or take their daughters for your sons,

For if you turn away and cling to the rest of these nations remaining among you, and if you intermarry or associate with them and they with you,

Nor seek their peace

Never seek their peace or prosperity as long as you live.

Then Jehu son of Hanani the seer went out to confront him and said to King Jehoshaphat, “Do you help the wicked and love those who hate the Lord? Because of this, the Lord’s wrath is on you.

If anyone comes to you and does not bring this teaching, do not receive him into your home, and don’t say, “Welcome,” to him;

That ye may

“This is the command—the statutes and ordinances—the Lord your God has instructed me to teach you, so that you may follow them in the land you are about to enter and possess.

“Be strong and courageous, for you will distribute the land I swore to their fathers to give them as an inheritance.

And eat

If you are willing and obedient,
you will eat the good things of the land.

And leave it

Abraham is to become a great and powerful nation, and all the nations of the earth will be blessed through him.

Hallelujah!
Happy is the man who fears the Lord,
taking great delight in His commands.

A good man leaves an inheritance to his grandchildren,
but the sinner’s wealth is stored up for the righteous.

The one who lives with integrity is righteous;
his children who come after him will be happy.

General references

The Israelites took their daughters as wives for themselves, gave their own daughters to their sons, and worshiped their gods.

We will not give our daughters in marriage to the surrounding peoples and will not take their daughters as wives for our sons.