Nehemiah 13:25

New Century Version

I argued with those people, put curses on them, hit some of them, and pulled out their hair. I forced them to make a promise to God, saying, “Do not let your daughters marry the sons of foreigners, and do not take the daughters of foreigners as wives for your sons or yourselves.

Cross References

2 Kings 2:24

Elisha turned around, looked at them, and put a curse on them in the name of the Lord. Then two mother bears came out of the woods and tore forty-two of the boys to pieces.

Ezra 10:5

So Ezra got up and made the priests, Levites, and all the people of Israel promise to do what was suggested; and they promised.

Ezra 7:26

Whoever does not obey the law of your God or of the king must be punished. He will be killed, or sent away, or have his property taken away, or be put in jail.

Nehemiah 13:11

I argued with the officers, saying, “Why haven’t you taken care of the Temple?” Then I gathered the Levites and singers and put them back at their places.

Nehemiah 13:17

I argued with the important men of Judah and said to them, “What is this evil thing you are doing? You are ruining the Sabbath day.

Nehemiah 13:24

Half their children were speaking the language of Ashdod or some other place, and they couldn’t speak the language of Judah.

Nehemiah 5:13

Also I shook out the folds of my robe and said, “In this way may God shake out everyone who does not keep his promise. May God shake him out of his house and out of the things that are his. Let that person be shaken out and emptied!” Then the whole group said, “Amen,” and they praised the Lord. So the people did what they had promised.

Nehemiah 5:6

When I heard their complaints about these things, I was very angry.

Psalm 119:53

I become angry with wicked people who do not keep your teachings.

Psalm 15:4

They do not respect hateful people but honor those who honor the Lord. They keep their promises to their neighbors, even when it hurts.

Exodus 34:16

If you choose some of their daughters as wives for your sons and those daughters worship gods, they will lead your sons to do the same thing.

Proverbs 28:4

Those who disobey what they have been taught praise the wicked, but those who obey what they have been taught are against them.

Isaiah 50:6

I offered my back to those who beat me. I offered my cheeks to those who pulled my beard. I won’t hide my face from them when they make fun of me and spit at me.

Deuteronomy 6:13

Respect the Lord your God. You must worship him and make your promises only in his name.

Deuteronomy 7:3

Do not marry any of them, or let your daughters marry their sons, or let your sons marry their daughters.

Joshua 23:12

“If you turn away from the way of the Lord and become friends with these people who are not part of Israel and marry them,