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 make no covenant with them or with their gods.

and you then take his daughters for your sons, and when his daughters prostitute themselves to their gods, they will make your sons prostitute themselves to their gods as well.

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

But if you ever turn away and make alliances with these nations that remain near you, and intermarry with them and establish friendly relations with them,

Nor seek their peace

You must not seek peace and prosperity for them through all the ages to come.

the prophet Jehu son of Hanani confronted him; he said to King Jehoshaphat, "Is it right to help the wicked and be an ally of those who oppose the Lord? Because you have done this the Lord is angry with you!

If anyone comes to you and does not bring this teaching, do not receive him into your house and do not give him any greeting,

That ye may

Now these are the commandments, statutes, and ordinances that the Lord your God instructed me to teach you so that you may carry them out in the land where you are headed

Be strong and brave! You must lead these people in the conquest of this land that I solemnly promised their ancestors I would hand over to them.

And eat

If you have a willing attitude and obey, then you will again eat the good crops of the land.

And leave it

After all, Abraham will surely become a great and powerful nation, and all the nations on the earth will pronounce blessings on one another using his name.

Praise the Lord! How blessed is the one who obeys the Lord, who takes great delight in keeping his commands.

A benevolent person leaves an inheritance for his grandchildren, but the wealth of a sinner is stored up for the righteous.

The righteous person behaves in integrity; blessed are his children after him.

General references

They took the Canaanites' daughters as wives and gave their daughters to the Canaanites; they worshiped their gods as well.

"We will not give our daughters in marriage to the neighboring peoples, and we will not take their daughters in marriage for our sons.