Ezra 9:12

The Scriptures 1998

‘And now, do not give your daughters as wives for their sons, nor take their daughters to your sons. And do not seek their peace or wealth ever, so that you are strong, and shall eat the good of the land, and leave it as an inheritance to your children forever.’

Cross References

Deuteronomy 7:3

“And do not intermarry with them – you do not give your daughter to his son, and you do not take his daughter for your son,

Deuteronomy 23:6

“Do not seek their peace nor their good, all your days, forever.

Proverbs 13:22

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

Isaiah 1:19

“If you submit and obey, you shall eat the good of the land;

Proverbs 20:7

The righteous man walks in his integrity; His children are blessed after him.

Ezra 9:2

for they have taken some of their daughters as wives for themselves and their sons, so that the set-apart seed is intermingled with the peoples of those lands. And the hand of the leaders and rulers has been foremost in this trespass.”

Exodus 23:32

“Do not make a covenant with them nor with their mighty ones.

2 Chronicles 19:2

And Yĕ

Deuteronomy 23:7

“Do not loathe an Eḏ

1 Chronicles 28:8

“And now, before the eyes of all Yisra’ĕ