We have trespassed against our God, and have taken strange wives of the people of the land. 10:2
Trivia: Why did Ezra pull out the hairs on his head and beard?
We have trespassed against our God, and have taken strange wives of the people of the land. 10:2
Trivia: Why did Ezra pull out the hairs on his head and beard?
The Israelites offend God by "taking" foreign wives and thereby corrupting "the holy seed." 9:2
Ezra tells the men that they must abandon their wives and children if they are to avoid God's wrath. 10:2-3, 10-12
"All these had taken strange wives." 10:44
