And said to them, You shall not bring in the captives here: for whereas we have offended against the LORD already, you intend to add more to our sins and to our trespass: for our trespass is great, and there is fierce anger against Israel.
Now therefore make confession unto the LORD God of your fathers, and do his will: and separate yourselves from the people of the land, and from the foreign wives.
Then all the men of Judah and Benjamin gathered themselves together to Jerusalem within three days. It was the ninth month, on the twentieth day of the month; and all the people sat in the street of the house of God, trembling because of this matter, and for the heavy rain.
Should we again break your commandments, and join in marriage with the people of these abominations? would you not be angry with us till you had consumed us, so that there would be no remnant nor escaping?
And said, O my God, I am ashamed and blush to lift up my face to you, my God: for our iniquities are increased over our head, and our trespass has grown up unto the heavens.