Ezra 10:5

Ezra 10:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then arose Ezra, and made the chief priests, the Levites, and all Israel, to swear that they should do according to this word. And they sware.
• New International Version (NIV)So Ezra rose up and put the leading priests and Levites and all Israel under oath to do what had been suggested. And they took the oath.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then Ezra arose and made the leading priests and Levites and all Israel take an oath that they would do as had been said. So they took the oath.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then Ezra arose, and made the leaders of the priests, the Levites, and all Israel swear an oath that they would do according to this word. So they swore an oath.

Context of Ezra 10:5

3Let us now make a covenant with our God to divorce our pagan wives and to send them away with their children. We will follow the advice given by you and by the others who respect the commands of our God. Let it be done according to the Law of God. 4Get up, for it is your duty to tell us how to proceed in setting things straight. We are behind you, so be strong and take action.” So Ezra stood up and demanded that the leaders of the priests and the Levites and all the people of Israel swear that they would do as Shecaniah had said. And they all swore a solemn oath. 6Then Ezra left the front of the Temple of God and went to the room of Jehohanan son of Eliashib. He spent the night there without eating or drinking anything. He was still in mourning because of the unfaithfulness of the returned exiles. 7Then a proclamation was made throughout Judah and Jerusalem that all the exiles should come to Jerusalem.

Ezra 10:5 word by word

וַיָּ֣קָם עֶזְרָ֡א וַיַּשְׁבַּ֣ע אֶת־שָׂרֵי֩ הַכֹּהֲנִ֨ים הַלְוִיִּ֜ם וְכָל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל לַעֲשׂ֛וֹת כַּדָּבָ֥ר הַזֶּ֖ה וַיִּשָּׁבֵֽעוּ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Then aroseקוּםqûm · to arise: riseH6965
• Ezraעֶזְרָא‛ezrâ' · EzraH5830
• and made the chiefשַׂרώar · rulerH8269
• priestsכֹּהֵןkôhên · priestH3548
• the Levitesלֵוִיlêvîyîy lêvîy · LeviH3881
• and all Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• to swearשָׁבַעshâba‛ · to swearH7650
• that they should doעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• according to this wordדָּבָרdâbâr · ChroniclesH1697

Cross-references for Ezra 10:5

• Proverbs 1:5Let the wise listen to these proverbs and become even wiser. Let those with understanding receive guidance
• Proverbs 9:9Instruct the wise, and they will be even wiser. Teach the righteous, and they will learn even more.
• Proverbs 15:23Everyone enjoys a fitting reply; it is wonderful to say the right thing at the right time!
• Proverbs 25:11Timely advice is lovely, like golden apples in a silver basket.
• Proverbs 27:9The heartfelt counsel of a friend is as sweet as perfume and incense.
• Ezra 10:3Let us now make a covenant with our God to divorce our pagan wives and to send them away with their children. We will follow the advice given by you and by the others who respect the commands of our God. Let it be done according to the Law of God.
• Nehemiah 5:12They replied, “We will give back everything and demand nothing more from the people. We will do as you say.” Then I called the priests and made the nobles and officials swear to do what they had promised.
• Nehemiah 10:29joined their leaders and bound themselves with an oath. They swore a curse on themselves if they failed to obey the Law of God as issued by his servant Moses. They solemnly promised to carefully follow all the commands, regulations, and decrees of the Lord our Lord:
• Nehemiah 13:25So I confronted them and called down curses on them. I beat some of them and pulled out their hair. I made them swear in the name of God that they would not let their children intermarry with the pagan people of the land.
• Matthew 26:63But Jesus remained silent. Then the high priest said to him, “I demand in the name of the living God—tell us if you are the Messiah, the Son of God.”

Commentaries on Ezra 10:5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5And they sware - The thing was evidently contrary to the law of God; and now he bound them by an oath to rectify the abuse.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5The solemn oath included a promise to act and a self-imposed curse if the promise was broken (see Ruth 1:16–17; 1 Samuel 14:24–28).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 5-85-8. Then Ezra ... went into the chamber of Johanan--At a private council of the princes and elders held there, under the presidency of Ezra, it was resolved to enter into a general covenant to put away their foreign wives and children; that a proclamation should be made for all who had returned from Babylon to repair within three days to Jerusalem, under pain of excommunication and confiscation of their property.Read the comment

Topics related to Ezra 10:5

• Church
• Decision
• Divorce
• Ezra
• Oath
• Priest

In the dictionaries

• Ezra
• Israel
• Covenant
• Transgression
• Trespass
• Azaelus
• Bacchurus
• Esdras, the First Book of
• Genealogy
• Oath

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