Ezra 9:12
The Scripture
(12) Now therefore give not your daughters unto their sons, neither take their daughters unto your sons, nor seek their peace or their wealth for ever: that ye may be strong, and eat the good of the land, and leave it for an inheritance to your children for ever.
Chapter overview (whole chapter)
Ezra records that the Israelites and Judahites who had returned from exile were now gathering together, but some of them had not kept the law and had returned to worship the foreign gods. The chapter notes the census of the faithful, the division of the land among the tribes, and the preparation for the dedication of the temple.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Exodus 23:32Exodus 34:16Deuteronomy 7:3Joshua 23:12Joshua 23:13Deuteronomy 23:6II Chronicles 19:2II John 1:10II John 1:11Deuteronomy 6:1Deuteronomy 6:2Joshua 1:6
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