Ezra 9:12 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

¹² So do not give your daughters to their sons in marriage or take their daughters for your sons.  Never pursue their welfare or prosperity,  so that you will be strong, eat the good things of the land, and leave it as an inheritance to your sons for ever.’

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹² 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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹² Therefore, do not give your daughters to their sons or take their daughters for your sons; and never seek their peace or prosperity, that you may be strong and eat the good of the land and leave it as an inheritance to your children always.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹² now therefore give not your daughters unto their sons, neither take their daughters unto your sons, nor seek their peace or their prosperity 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.

Common English Bible

¹² So now, do not give your daughters to their sons in marriage, do not take their sons for your daughters to marry, and never seek their peace or prosperity. This is so you may be strong, and eat the good of the land, and leave it for an inheritance to your children forever.’

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹² Now therefore, you should not give your daughters to their sons, nor should you receive their daughters for your sons. And you should not seek their peace, nor their prosperity, even forever. So shall you be strengthened, and so shall you eat the good things of the land, and have your sons as your heirs, even for all time.

Ezra 9:12 Cross References

1 Chronicles 28:8

‘So now in the sight of all Israel, the assembly of the Lord, and in the hearing of our God, observe and follow all the commands of the Lord your God so that you may possess this good land and leave it as an inheritance to your descendants for ever.

2 Chronicles 19:2

Then Jehu  son of the seer Hanani went out to confront him  and said to King Jehoshaphat, ‘Do you help the wicked and love those who hate the Lord?  Because of this, the Lord’s wrath is on you.

Ezra 9:2

Indeed, the Israelite men  have taken some of their daughters as wives for themselves and their sons, so that the holy seed  has become mixed with the surrounding peoples.  The leaders  and officials have taken the lead in this unfaithfulness! ’

Exodus 23:32

You must not make a covenant  with them or their gods.

Proverbs 13:22

A good man leaves an inheritance to his   grandchildren, but the sinner’s wealth is stored up for the righteous.

Proverbs 20:7

A righteous person acts with integrity; his children who come after him will be happy.

Isaiah 1:19

If you are willing and obedient, you will eat the good things of the land.

Deuteronomy 23:6

Never pursue their welfare or prosperity as long as you live.

Deuteronomy 23:7

Do not despise an Edomite, because he is your brother. Do not despise an Egyptian, because you were a resident foreigner in his land.

Deuteronomy 7:3

You must not intermarry with them, and you must not give your daughters to their sons or take their daughters for your sons,