Ezra 10:15

Ezra 10:15 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Only Jonathan the son of Asahel and Jahaziah the son of Tikvah were employed about this matter: and Meshullam and Shabbethai the Levite helped them.
• New International Version (NIV)Only Jonathan son of Asahel and Jahzeiah son of Tikvah, supported by Meshullam and Shabbethai the Levite, opposed this.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Only Jonathan the son of Asahel and Jahzeiah the son of Tikvah opposed this, and Meshullam and Shabbethai the Levite supported them.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Only Jonathan the son of Asahel and Jahaziah the son of Tikvah opposed this, and Meshullam and Shabbethai the Levite gave them support.

Context of Ezra 10:15

13However, there are many people, it is the rainy season, and we are not able to stand in the open. Nor can the task be done in one or two days, because we have done a great wrong in this matter. 14Please let our leaders represent all the assembly and have all those in our cities who have married foreign wives come at appointed times, together with the elders and judges of each city, until the fierce anger of our God on account of this matter is turned away from us.” Only Jonathan the son of Asahel and Jahzeiah the son of Tikvah opposed this, with Meshullam and Shabbethai the Levite supporting them. 16But the exiles did so. And Ezra the priest selected men who were the heads of fathers’ households for each of their father’s households, all of them by name. So they convened on the first day of the tenth month to investigate the matter. 17And they finished investigating all the men who had married foreign wives by the first day of the first month.

Ezra 10:15 word by word

אַ֣ךְ יוֹנָתָ֧ן בֶּן־עֲשָׂהאֵ֛ל וְיַחְזְיָ֥ה בֶן־תִּקְוָ֖ה עָמְד֣וּ עַל־זֹ֑את וּמְשֻׁלָּ֛ם וְשַׁבְּתַ֥י הַלֵּוִ֖י עֲזָרֻֽם׃Read the interlinear

• Onlyאַךְ'ak · surelyH389
• Jonathanיְהוֹנָתָןyehônâthân · JonathanH3083
• the sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of Asahelעֲשָׂהאֵל‛ăώâh'êl · AsahelH6214
• and Jahzeiahיַחְזְיָהyachzeyâh · JahzeiahH3167
• of Tikvahתִּקְוָהtiqvâh · TikvahH8616
• opposedעָמַד‛âmad · to stand: standH5975
• opposedעַל‛al · uponH5921
• thisזֶהzeh · thisH2088
• with Meshullamמְשֻׁלָּםmeshûllâm · MeshullamH4918
• and Shabbethaiשַׁבְּתַיshabbethay · ShabbethaiH7678
• the Leviteלֵוִיlêvîyîy lêvîy · LeviH3881
• supportingעָזַר‛âzar · to helpH5826

Cross-references for Ezra 10:15

• Nehemiah 3:6Now Joiada the son of Paseah and Meshullam the son of Besodeiah repaired the Ancient Gate; they laid its beams and installed its doors with its bolts and its bars.
• Nehemiah 10:20Magpiash, Meshullam, Hezir,
• Nehemiah 12:33with Azariah, Ezra, Meshullam,
• Nehemiah 11:16and Shabbethai and Jozabad, from the leaders of the Levites, who were in charge of the outside work of the house of God;

Commentaries on Ezra 10:15

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 15Some translate it: “Nevertheless, Jonathan the son of Asahel and Jahaziah the son of Tikvah opposed this.” The opposition was useless Ezra 10:16.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 15-44Verses 15-44 The best reformers can but do their endeavour; when the Redeemer himself shall come to Zion, he shall effectually turn away ungodliness from Jacob. And when sin is repented of and forsaken, God will forgive it; but the blood of Christ, our Sin-offering, is the only atonement which takes away our guilt. No seeming repentance or amendment will benefit those who reject Him, for self-dependence proves them still unhumbled. All the names written…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 15It is unclear why these four people opposed the plan. They might have wanted a stricter penalty, or perhaps they or their family members did not want to divorce their foreign wives. The fact that there were only four dissenters shows the policy had overwhelming support among the rest of the exiles. Sadly, a few years later, a similar problem of intermarriage with foreign wives created another crisis within the community (Nehemiah 9–10).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-171. Now when Ezra had prayed--As this prayer was uttered in public, while there was a general concourse of the people at the time of the evening sacrifice and as it was accompanied with all the demonstrations of poignant sorrow and anguish, it is not surprising that the spectacle of a man so respected, a priest so holy, a governor so dignified as Ezra, appearing distressed and filled with fear at the sad state of things, should produce a deep sensation…Read the comment

Topics related to Ezra 10:15

• Ammonites
• Asahel
• Church
• Decision
• Divorce
• Ezra
• Jahaziah
• Jonathan
• Meshullam
• Shabbethai
• Tikvah

In the dictionaries

• Jonathan
• Levite
• Asahel
• Covenant
• Divorce
• Shabbethai
• Transgression
• Trespass
• Azael
• Azaelus

Commentaries on Ezra 10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings