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Ezra 9

Ezra 9:1 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Now when these things were done
kalah (Hebrew #3615)
to end, whether intransitive (to cease, be finished, perish) or transitived (to complete, prepare, consume)
KJV usage: accomplish, cease, consume (away), determine, destroy (utterly), be (when ... were) done, (be an) end (of), expire, (cause to) fail, faint, finish, fulfil, X fully, X have, leave (off), long, bring to pass, wholly reap, make clean riddance, spend, quite take away, waste.
Pronounce: kaw-law'
Origin: a primitive root
, the princes
sar (Hebrew #8269)
a head person (of any rank or class)
KJV usage: captain (that had rule), chief (captain), general, governor, keeper, lord, ((-task- ))master, prince(-ipal), ruler, steward.
Pronounce: sar
Origin: from 8323
came
nagash (Hebrew #5066)
to be or come (causatively, bring) near (for any purpose); euphemistically, to lie with a woman; as an enemy, to attack; relig. to worship; causatively, to present; figuratively, to adduce an argument; by reversal, to stand back
KJV usage: (make to) approach (nigh), bring (forth, hither, near), (cause to) come (hither, near, nigh), give place, go hard (up), (be, draw, go) near (nigh), offer, overtake, present, put, stand.
Pronounce: naw-gash'
Origin: a primitive root
to me, saying
'amar (Hebrew #559)
to say (used with great latitude)
KJV usage: answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, + (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, X desire, determine, X expressly, X indeed, X intend, name, X plainly, promise, publish, report, require, say, speak (against, of), X still, X suppose, talk, tell, term, X that is, X think, use (speech), utter, X verily, X yet.
Pronounce: aw-mar'
Origin: a primitive root
, The people
`am (Hebrew #5971)
a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
KJV usage: folk, men, nation, people.
Pronounce: am
Origin: from 6004
of Israel
Yisra'el (Hebrew #3478)
from 8280 and 410; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity: --Israel.
Pronounce: yis-raw-ale'
, and the priests
kohen (Hebrew #3548)
literally, one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman)
KJV usage: chief ruler, X own, priest, prince, principal officer.
Pronounce: ko-hane'
Origin: active participle of 3547
, and the Levites
Leviyiy (Hebrew #3881)
patronymically from 3878; a Levite or descendant of Levi
KJV usage: Leviite.
Pronounce: lay-vee-ee'
Origin: or Leviy {lay-vee'}
, have not separated
badal (Hebrew #914)
to divide (in variation senses literally or figuratively, separate, distinguish, differ, select, etc.)
KJV usage: (make, put) difference, divide (asunder), (make) separate (self, -ation), sever (out), X utterly.
Pronounce: baw-dal'
Origin: a primitive root
a themselves from the people
`am (Hebrew #5971)
a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
KJV usage: folk, men, nation, people.
Pronounce: am
Origin: from 6004
of the lands
'erets (Hebrew #776)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
KJV usage: X common, country, earth, field, ground, land, X natins, way, + wilderness, world.
Pronounce: eh'-rets
Origin: from an unused root probably meaning to be firm
, doingc according to their abominations
tow`ebah (Hebrew #8441)
feminine active participle of 8581; properly, something disgusting (morally), i.e. (as noun) an abhorrence; especially idolatry or (concretely) an idol
KJV usage: abominable (custom, thing), abomination.
Pronounce: to-ay-baw'
Origin: or tonebah {to-ay-baw'}
, even of the Canaanites
Kna`aniy (Hebrew #3669)
a Kenaanite or inhabitant of Kenaan; by implication, a pedlar (the Canaanites standing for their neighbors the Ishmaelites, who conducted mercantile caravans)
KJV usage: Canaanite, merchant, trafficker.
Pronounce: ken-ah-an-ee'
Origin: patrial from 3667
, the Hittites
Chittiy (Hebrew #2850)
a Chittite, or descendant of Cheth
KJV usage: Hittite, Hittities.
Pronounce: khit-tee'
Origin: patronymically from 2845
, the Perizzites
Prizziy (Hebrew #6522)
inhabitant of the open country; a Perizzite, one of the Canaanitish tribes
KJV usage: Perizzite.
Pronounce: per-iz-zee'
Origin: for 6521
, the Jebusites
Yebuwciy (Hebrew #2983)
a Jebusite or inhabitant of Jebus
KJV usage: Jebusite(-s).
Pronounce: yeb-oo-see'
Origin: patrial from 2982
, the Ammonites
`Ammowniy (Hebrew #5984)
an Ammonite or (the adjective) Ammonitish
KJV usage: Ammonite(-s).
Pronounce: am-mo-nee'
Origin: patronymically from 5983
, the Moabites
Mow'abiy (Hebrew #4125)
or Mowabiyth {mo-aw-beeth'}; patronymical from 4124; a Moabite or Moabitess, i.e. a descendant from Moab
KJV usage: (woman) of Moab, Moabite(-ish, -ss).
Pronounce: mo-aw-bee'
Origin: feminine Mownabiyah {mo-aw-bee-yaw'}
, the Egyptians
Mitsriy (Hebrew #4713)
a Mitsrite, or inhabitant of Mitsrajim
KJV usage: Egyptian, of Egypt.
Pronounce: mits-ree'
Origin: from 4714
, and the Amorites
'Emoriy (Hebrew #567)
thus, a mountaineer; an Emorite, one of the Canaanitish tribes
KJV usage: Amorite.
Pronounce: em-o-ree'
Origin: probably a patronymic from an unused name derived from 559 in the sense of publicity, i.e. prominence
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Ezra 6:21• 21And the children of Israel, which were come again out of captivity, and all such as had separated themselves unto them from the filthiness of the heathen of the land, to seek the Lord God of Israel, did eat, (Ezra 6:21)
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Neh. 9:2• 2And the seed of Israel separated themselves from all strangers, and stood and confessed their sins, and the iniquities of their fathers. (Neh. 9:2)
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2 Cor. 6:17• 17Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you, (2 Cor. 6:17)
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Deut. 12:30‑31• 30Take heed to thyself that thou be not snared by following them, after that they be destroyed from before thee; and that thou inquire not after their gods, saying, How did these nations serve their gods? even so will I do likewise.
 31Thou shalt not do so unto the Lord thy God: for every abomination to the Lord, which he hateth, have they done unto their gods; for even their sons and their daughters they have burnt in the fire to their gods. (Deut. 12:30‑31)
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Rom. 2:17‑25• 17Behold, thou art called a Jew, and restest in the law, and makest thy boast of God,
 18And knowest his will, and approvest the things that are more excellent, being instructed out of the law;
 19And art confident that thou thyself art a guide of the blind, a light of them which are in darkness,
 20An instructor of the foolish, a teacher of babes, which hast the form of knowledge and of the truth in the law.
 21Thou therefore which teachest another, teachest thou not thyself? thou that preachest a man should not steal, dost thou steal?
 22Thou that sayest a man should not commit adultery, dost thou commit adultery? thou that abhorrest idols, dost thou commit sacrilege?
 23Thou that makest thy boast of the law, through breaking the law dishonorest thou God?
 24For the name of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles through you, as it is written.
 25For circumcision verily profiteth, if thou keep the law: but if thou be a breaker of the law, thy circumcision is made uncircumcision. (Rom. 2:17‑25)

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Ammon; Ammonites; Children of Ammon,
Amorite,
Egyptians,
Hittites,
Israel,
Jebusites,
Levites,
Perizzite,
Priest; Priesthood,
Prince; Princess,
The Canaanites

Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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1-4:  Ezra mourns for the affinity of the people with strangers.
5-15:  He prays unto God, with confession of sins.
the princes.
Ezra 10:8• 8And that whosoever would not come within three days, according to the counsel of the princes and the elders, all his substance should be forfeited, and himself separated from the congregation of those that had been carried away. (Ezra 10:8)
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Jer. 26:10,16• 10When the princes of Judah heard these things, then they came up from the king's house unto the house of the Lord, and sat down in the entry of the new gate of the Lord's house.
 16Then said the princes and all the people unto the priests and to the prophets; This man is not worthy to die: for he hath spoken to us in the name of the Lord our God. (Jer. 26:10,16)
have not separated.
Ezra 6:21‑22• 21And the children of Israel, which were come again out of captivity, and all such as had separated themselves unto them from the filthiness of the heathen of the land, to seek the Lord God of Israel, did eat,
 22And kept the feast of unleavened bread seven days with joy: for the Lord had made them joyful, and turned the heart of the king of Assyria unto them, to strengthen their hands in the work of the house of God, the God of Israel. (Ezra 6:21‑22)
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Ezra 10:10‑11• 10And Ezra the priest stood up, and said unto them, Ye have transgressed, and have taken strange wives, to increase the trespass of Israel.
 11Now therefore make confession unto the Lord God of your fathers, and do his pleasure: and separate yourselves from the people of the land, and from the strange wives. (Ezra 10:10‑11)
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Ex. 33:16• 16For wherein shall it be known here that I and thy people have found grace in thy sight? is it not in that thou goest with us? so shall we be separated, I and thy people, from all the people that are upon the face of the earth. (Ex. 33:16)
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Num. 23:9• 9For from the top of the rocks I see him, and from the hills I behold him: lo, the people shall dwell alone, and shall not be reckoned among the nations. (Num. 23:9)
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Neh. 9:2• 2And the seed of Israel separated themselves from all strangers, and stood and confessed their sins, and the iniquities of their fathers. (Neh. 9:2)
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Neh. 13:3• 3Now it came to pass, when they had heard the law, that they separated from Israel all the mixed multitude. (Neh. 13:3)
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Isa. 52:11• 11Depart ye, depart ye, go ye out from thence, touch no unclean thing; go ye out of the midst of her; be ye clean, that bear the vessels of the Lord. (Isa. 52:11)
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2 Cor. 6:14‑18• 14Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?
 15And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel?
 16And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.
 17Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you,
 18And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty. (2 Cor. 6:14‑18)
doing according.
Lev. 18:3,24‑30• 3After the doings of the land of Egypt, wherein ye dwelt, shall ye not do: and after the doings of the land of Canaan, whither I bring you, shall ye not do: neither shall ye walk in their ordinances.
 24Defile not ye yourselves in any of these things: for in all these the nations are defiled which I cast out before you:
 25And the land is defiled: therefore I do visit the iniquity thereof upon it, and the land itself vomiteth out her inhabitants.
 26Ye shall therefore keep my statutes and my judgments, and shall not commit any of these abominations; neither any of your own nation, nor any stranger that sojourneth among you:
 27(For all these abominations have the men of the land done, which were before you, and the land is defiled;)
 28That the land spue not you out also, when ye defile it, as it spued out the nations that were before you.
 29For whosoever shall commit any of these abominations, even the souls that commit them shall be cut off from among their people.
 30Therefore shall ye keep mine ordinance, that ye commit not any one of these abominable customs, which were committed before you, and that ye defile not yourselves therein: I am the Lord your God. (Lev. 18:3,24‑30)
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Deut. 12:30‑31• 30Take heed to thyself that thou be not snared by following them, after that they be destroyed from before thee; and that thou inquire not after their gods, saying, How did these nations serve their gods? even so will I do likewise.
 31Thou shalt not do so unto the Lord thy God: for every abomination to the Lord, which he hateth, have they done unto their gods; for even their sons and their daughters they have burnt in the fire to their gods. (Deut. 12:30‑31)
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Deut. 18:9• 9When thou art come into the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not learn to do after the abominations of those nations. (Deut. 18:9)
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2 Chron. 33:2• 2But did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord, like unto the abominations of the heathen, whom the Lord had cast out before the children of Israel. (2 Chron. 33:2)
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Psa. 106:35• 35But were mingled among the heathen, and learned their works. (Psa. 106:35)
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Rom. 2:17‑25• 17Behold, thou art called a Jew, and restest in the law, and makest thy boast of God,
 18And knowest his will, and approvest the things that are more excellent, being instructed out of the law;
 19And art confident that thou thyself art a guide of the blind, a light of them which are in darkness,
 20An instructor of the foolish, a teacher of babes, which hast the form of knowledge and of the truth in the law.
 21Thou therefore which teachest another, teachest thou not thyself? thou that preachest a man should not steal, dost thou steal?
 22Thou that sayest a man should not commit adultery, dost thou commit adultery? thou that abhorrest idols, dost thou commit sacrilege?
 23Thou that makest thy boast of the law, through breaking the law dishonorest thou God?
 24For the name of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles through you, as it is written.
 25For circumcision verily profiteth, if thou keep the law: but if thou be a breaker of the law, thy circumcision is made uncircumcision. (Rom. 2:17‑25)
of the Canaanites.
Gen. 15:16,19‑21• 16But in the fourth generation they shall come hither again: for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet full.
 19The Kenites, and the Kenizzites, and the Kadmonites,
 20And the Hittites, and the Perizzites, and the Rephaims,
 21And the Amorites, and the Canaanites, and the Girgashites, and the Jebusites. (Gen. 15:16,19‑21)
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Ex. 23:23• 23For mine Angel shall go before thee, and bring thee in unto the Amorites, and the Hittites, and the Perizzites, and the Canaanites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites: and I will cut them off. (Ex. 23:23)
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Deut. 20:17‑18• 17But thou shalt utterly destroy them; namely, the Hittites, and the Amorites, the Canaanites, and the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites; as the Lord thy God hath commanded thee:
 18That they teach you not to do after all their abominations, which they have done unto their gods; so should ye sin against the Lord your God. (Deut. 20:17‑18)
Ammonites.
Deut. 23:3‑5• 3An Ammonite or Moabite shall not enter into the congregation of the Lord; even to their tenth generation shall they not enter into the congregation of the Lord for ever:
 4Because they met you not with bread and with water in the way, when ye came forth out of Egypt; and because they hired against thee Balaam the son of Beor of Pethor of Mesopotamia, to curse thee.
 5Nevertheless the Lord thy God would not hearken unto Balaam; but the Lord thy God turned the curse into a blessing unto thee, because the Lord thy God loved thee. (Deut. 23:3‑5)
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1 Kings 11:1,5‑7• 1But king Solomon loved many strange women, together with the daughter of Pharaoh, women of the Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Zidonians, and Hittites;
 5For Solomon went after Ashtoreth the goddess of the Zidonians, and after Milcom the abomination of the Ammonites.
 6And Solomon did evil in the sight of the Lord, and went not fully after the Lord, as did David his father.
 7Then did Solomon build an high place for Chemosh, the abomination of Moab, in the hill that is before Jerusalem, and for Molech, the abomination of the children of Ammon. (1 Kings 11:1,5‑7)
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Neh. 4:3,7• 3Now Tobiah the Ammonite was by him, and he said, Even that which they build, if a fox go up, he shall even break down their stone wall.
 7But it came to pass, that when Sanballat, and Tobiah, and the Arabians, and the Ammonites, and the Ashdodites, heard that the walls of Jerusalem were made up, and that the breaches began to be stopped, then they were very wroth, (Neh. 4:3,7)
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Neh. 13:1‑3• 1On that day they read in the book of Moses in the audience of the people; and therein was found written, that the Ammonite and the Moabite should not come into the congregation of God for ever;
 2Because they met not the children of Israel with bread and with water, but hired Balaam against them, that he should curse them: howbeit our God turned the curse into a blessing.
 3Now it came to pass, when they had heard the law, that they separated from Israel all the mixed multitude. (Neh. 13:1‑3)
Moabites.
Num. 25:1‑3• 1And Israel abode in Shittim, and the people began to commit whoredom with the daughters of Moab.
 2And they called the people unto the sacrifices of their gods: and the people did eat, and bowed down to their gods.
 3And Israel joined himself unto Baal-peor: and the anger of the Lord was kindled against Israel. (Num. 25:1‑3)
• They were to be holy, not because they were better than everyone else, but because Jehovah was their God....They were a sanctified people, separated unto Jehovah, and they were not to behave like the nations. (“The Condition of the Remnant in Judea -Ezra 9:1-2” by N. Simon)
• How vividly this translates to our present day. God’s injunction to be holy remains true as we have already observed: “Be ye holy; for I am holy” (1 Pet. 1:16), and why? Not because we are under law, but because we have “been redeemed  ...  with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot” (1 Pet. 1:18-19). (“The Condition of the Remnant in Judea -Ezra 9:1-2” by N. Simon)
• It is as if Satan, having gained the advantage over them, would mock at and triumph over them by displaying the most horrible forms of the flesh. In the case before us, it was not only the abominations of the Canaanites, etc. (the former inhabitants of the land), but also those of the Ammonites, the Moabites, the Egyptians, and the Amorites, into which the children of the captivity had fallen, that is, into every possible form of corruption. (“The Book of Ezra: Restoration From Babylon: Ezra 9” by E. Dennett)

J. N. Darby Translation

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Now when these things were completed, the princes came to me, saying, The people of Israel, and the priests and the Levites, have not separated themselves from the peoples of the lands, according to their abominations, even of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Jebusites, the Ammonites, the Moabites, the Egyptians, and the Amorites;