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Ezra 9:12

King James Version (KJV)

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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.

Ezra 9:12 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Ezra 9:12

Theological / Devotional

Give not your daughters. This prohibition is worded after Deuteronomy 7:3. The addition, “nor seek their peace,” etc., is taken almost verbally from Deuteronomy 23:6, in reference to the Ammonites and Moabites. “That ye may be strong” recalls Deuteronomy 11:8, and the promise, “eat the good of the land,” suggests Isaiah 1:19. The words “and leave it for an inheritance” embody the idea found in several Biblical passages (Deuteronomy 11:9; Proverbs 10:27; Ezekiel 37:25).

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