Ezra 9:2 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

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! ’

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

² For they have taken of their daughters for themselves, and for their sons: so that the holy seed have mingled themselves with the people of those lands: yea, the hand of the princes and rulers hath been chief in this trespass.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

² For they have taken as wives some of their daughters for themselves and for their sons, so that the holy offspring have mixed themselves with the peoples of the lands. Indeed, the officials and chief men have been foremost in this wicked act and direct violation [of God's will]. [Deut. 7:3, 4.]

American Standard Version (1901)

² For they have taken of their daughters for themselves and for their sons, so that the holy seed have mingled themselves with the peoples of the lands: yea, the hand of the princes and rulers hath been chief in this trespass.

Common English Bible

² They’ve taken some of their daughters as wives for themselves and their sons, and the holy descendants have become mixed with the neighboring peoples. Moreover, the officials and leaders have led the way in this unfaithfulness.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

² For they have taken from their daughters for themselves and for their sons, and they have mixed a holy lineage with the peoples of the lands. And even the hand of the leaders and the magistrates has been first in this transgression."

Ezra 9:2 Cross References

Genesis 6:2

the sons of God  saw that the daughters of mankind were beautiful, and they took any they chose as wives for themselves.

1 Kings 11:1

King Solomon loved many foreign women in addition to Pharaoh’s daughter:  Moabite, Ammonite, Edomite, Sidonian, and Hittite women

Ezra 10:2

Then Shecaniah son of Jehiel,  an Elamite, responded to Ezra, ‘We have been unfaithful to our God by marrying foreign women from the surrounding peoples,  but there is still hope for Israel in spite of this.

Ezra 9:12

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.’

Ezra 9:14

should we break your commands again and intermarry with the peoples who commit these detestable practices?  Wouldn’t you become so angry with us that you would destroy us, leaving neither remnant nor survivor?

Nehemiah 13:17

I rebuked the nobles of Judah and said to them, ‘What is this evil you are doing #– #profaning the Sabbath day?

Nehemiah 13:28

Even one of the sons of Jehoiada, son of the high priest Eliashib,  had become a son-in-law to Sanballat the Horonite.  So I drove him away from me.

Exodus 19:6

and you will be my kingdom of priests and my holy nation.”  These are the words that you are to say to the Israelites.’

Exodus 22:31

‘Be my holy people. You must not eat the meat of a mauled animal  found in the field; throw it to the dogs.

Exodus 34:16

Then you will take some of their daughters as brides for your sons. Their daughters will prostitute themselves with their gods and cause your sons to prostitute themselves with their gods.

Isaiah 6:13

Though a tenth will remain in the land, it will be burned again. Like the terebinth or the oak that leaves a stump when felled, the holy seed  is the stump.

Leviticus 21:15

so that he does not corrupt his bloodline  among his people, for I am the Lord who sets him apart.’

Malachi 2:11

Judah has acted treacherously, and a detestable  act has been done in Israel and in Jerusalem. For Judah has profaned  the Lord’s sanctuary,  , which he loves,  and has married the daughter of a foreign god.  ,

Malachi 2:15

Didn’t God make them one and give them a portion of spirit? What is the one seeking?  Godly offspring. So watch yourselves carefully,  , so that no one acts treacherously against the wife of his  youth.

1 Corinthians 7:14

For the unbelieving husband is made holy  by the wife, and the unbelieving wife is made holy by the husband.  Otherwise your children would be unclean, but as it is they are holy.

2 Corinthians 6:14

Do not be yoked together with those who do not believe. For what partnership is there between righteousness and lawlessness?  Or what fellowship does light  have with darkness?

Deuteronomy 14:2

for you are a holy people belonging to the Lord your God. The Lord has chosen you to be his own possession  out of all the peoples on the face of the earth.

Deuteronomy 7:6

For you are a holy people  belonging to the Lord your God. The Lord your God has chosen you to be his own possession  out of all the peoples on the face of the earth.

Joshua 22:15

They went to the Reubenites, Gadites, and half the tribe of Manasseh, in the land of Gilead, and told them,

Joshua 23:12

If you ever turn away and become loyal to the rest of these nations remaining among you,  and if you intermarry or associate with them  and they with you,