Nehemiah 13:24

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

About half of their children could not speak Hebrew—they spoke only the language of Ashdod or some other foreign language.

Cross References

Nehemiah 13:23

I discovered that some Jewish men had married women from Ashdod, Ammon, and Moab.

Nehemiah 13:25

So in my anger, I called down curses on those men. I had them beaten and even pulled out the hair of some of them. Then I made them promise: In the name of God we solemnly promise not to let our sons and daughters marry foreigners.

Zephaniah 3:9

I will purify each language and make those languages acceptable for praising me. Then, with hearts united, everyone will serve only me, the LORD.