And I contended with them, and pronounced them cursed, and struck certain of them, and plucked off their hair, and made them swear by God, saying, You shall not give your daughters unto their sons, nor take their daughters unto your sons, or for yourselves.

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

They joined with their brethren, their nobles, and entered into a curse, and into an oath, to walk in God's law, which was given by Moses the servant of God, and to observe and do all the commandments of the LORD our Lord, and his ordinances and his statutes;

Then I contended with the nobles of Judah, and said unto them, What evil thing is this that you do, and profane the sabbath day?

Then contended I with the rulers, and said, Why is the house of God forsaken? And I gathered them together, and set them in their place.

And you take of their daughters unto your sons, and their daughters go play the harlot after their gods, and make your sons go play the harlot after their gods.

You shall fear the LORD your God, and serve him, and shall swear by his name.

Neither shall you make marriages with them; your daughter you shall not give unto his son, nor his daughter shall you take unto your son.

And it shall be, if the wicked man be worthy to be beaten, that the judge shall cause him to lie down, and to be beaten before his face, according to his fault, by a certain number.

And the Levites shall speak, and say unto all the men of Israel with a loud voice,

And they entered into a covenant to seek the LORD God of their fathers with all their heart and with all their soul;

And whosoever will not do the law of your God, and the law of the king, let judgment be executed speedily upon him, whether it be unto death, or to banishment, or to confiscation of goods, or to imprisonment.

Also I shook my lap, and said, So God shake out every man from his house, and from his labor, that performs not this promise, even thus be he shaken out, and emptied. And all the congregation said, Amen, and praised the LORD. And the people did according to this promise.

In whose eyes a vile person is despised; but he honors them that fear the LORD. He that swears to his own hurt, and changes not.

They that forsake the law praise the wicked: but such as keep the law contend with them.

I gave my back to the smiters, and my cheeks to them that plucked out the beard: I hid not my face from shame and spitting.

Then answered one of the lawyers, and said unto him, Teacher, thus saying you reproach us also.

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And I contended with them, and cursed them, and smote certain of them, and plucked off their hair, and made them swear by God, saying, Ye shall not give your daughters unto their sons, nor take their daughters unto your sons, or for yourselves.

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I contended

Then contended I with the rulers, and said, Why is the house of God forsaken? And I gathered them together, and set them in their place.
They that forsake the law praise the wicked: but such as keep the law contend with them.

Cursed

Also I shook my lap, and said, So God shake out every man from his house, and from his labor, that performs not this promise, even thus be he shaken out, and emptied. And all the congregation said, Amen, and praised the LORD. And the people did according to this promise.
And the Levites shall speak, and say unto all the men of Israel with a loud voice,
In whose eyes a vile person is despised; but he honors them that fear the LORD. He that swears to his own hurt, and changes not.
Then answered one of the lawyers, and said unto him, Teacher, thus saying you reproach us also.

Smote

And it shall be, if the wicked man be worthy to be beaten, that the judge shall cause him to lie down, and to be beaten before his face, according to his fault, by a certain number.
And whosoever will not do the law of your God, and the law of the king, let judgment be executed speedily upon him, whether it be unto death, or to banishment, or to confiscation of goods, or to imprisonment.

Plucked

I gave my back to the smiters, and my cheeks to them that plucked out the beard: I hid not my face from shame and spitting.

Made them

They joined with their brethren, their nobles, and entered into a curse, and into an oath, to walk in God's law, which was given by Moses the servant of God, and to observe and do all the commandments of the LORD our Lord, and his ordinances and his statutes;
You shall fear the LORD your God, and serve him, and shall swear by his name.
And they entered into a covenant to seek the LORD God of their fathers with all their heart and with all their soul;
Then arose Ezra, and made the leading priests, the Levites, and all Israel, to swear that they should do according to this word. And they swore.

Ye shall not

And you take of their daughters unto your sons, and their daughters go play the harlot after their gods, and make your sons go play the harlot after their gods.
Neither shall you make marriages with them; your daughter you shall not give unto his son, nor his daughter shall you take unto your son.

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And you take of their daughters unto your sons, and their daughters go play the harlot after their gods, and make your sons go play the harlot after their gods.
Neither shall you make marriages with them; your daughter you shall not give unto his son, nor his daughter shall you take unto your son.
And they took their daughters to be their wives, and gave their daughters to their sons, and served their gods.
And I was very angry when I heard their cry and these words.
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