エズラ記 10:12-17 JC

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Ezra 10:6-14

We have here an account of the proceedings upon the resolutions lately taken up concerning the strange wives; no time was lost; they struck when the iron was hot, and soon set the wheels of reformation a-going. 1. Ezra went to the council-chamber where, it is probable, the priests used to meet upon public business; and till he came thither (so bishop Patrick thinks it should be read), till he saw something done, and more likely to be done, for the redress of this grievance, he did neither eat... read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Ezra 10:15-44

The method of proceeding in this matter being concluded on, and the congregation dismissed, that each in his respective place might gain and give intelligence to facilitate the matter, we are here told, 1. Who were the persons that undertook to manage the matter and bring the causes regularly before the commissioners?Jonathan and Jahaziah, two active men, whether of the priests or of the people does not appear; probably they were the men that made that proposal (Ezra 10:13, 14) and were... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezra 10:12

Then all the congregation answered and said with a loud voice ,.... That they might be heard, and to show that they were willing and ready to comply with what was proposed: as thou host said, so must we do ; being convinced of their sin, they saw it was a duty incumbent on them to put away their strange wives, and that there was a necessity of it, to avert the wrath of God from them. read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezra 10:13

But the people are many ,.... Who have been guilty of this evil: and it is a time of much rain, and we are not able to stand without : in the street, because of the rain: neither is this a work of one day or two ; to inquire into this affair, who they are that have taken strange wives, and to persuade or oblige them to put them away: for we are many that have transgressed in this thing ; in marrying strange wives. read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezra 10:14

Let now our rulers of all the congregations stand ,.... Let the great sanhedrim, or court of judicature at Jerusalem, be fixed and continued, and others: and let all them which have taken strange wives in our cities come at appointed times ; to the court at Jerusalem, at certain and fixed known times of their sittings there for this purpose: and with the elders of every city and the judges thereof ; the principal magistrates of it, who were to testify that upon search and inquiry... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezra 10:15

Only Jonathan the son of Asahel, and Jahaziah the son of Tikvah, were employed about the matter ,.... To see that this affair was conducted in the manner proposed; that the magistrates of every city brought the persons that had been delinquents, in their turns, of which they gave them notice, and took the account of them as they came: and Meshullam and Shabbethai the Levite helped them ; assisted them in this work; the other two perhaps were priests, and both these Levites; and these... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezra 10:16

And the children of the captivity did so ,.... Put away their strange wives: and Ezra the priest, with certain chief of the fathers, after the house of their fathers, and all of them by their names, were separated ; from all their other business, and gave themselves up to attend to this wholly: and sat down in the first day of the tenth month ; the month Tebeth, which answers to part of December and January; this was ten days after the assembly of all the people met and broke up:... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezra 10:17

And they made an end with all the men that had taken strange wives ,.... Finished their inquiry and examination of them: by the first day of the first month ; the month Nisan, answering to part of March and April; so that they were three months about this work. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ezra 10:12

As thou hast said , so must we do - They all resolved to do what Ezra then commanded, they did put away their wives, even those by whom they had children; Ezra 10:44 ; : this was a great hardship on the women and children. Though by the Jewish laws such marriages were null and void, yet as the women they had taken did not know these laws, their case was deplorable. However, we may take it for granted that each of them received a portion according to the circumstances of their... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ezra 10:17

The first day of the first month - So they were three whole months in examining into this affair, and making those separations which the law required. read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Ezra 10:6-14

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Ezra 10:15-44

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezra 10:12

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezra 10:13

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezra 10:14

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezra 10:15

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezra 10:16

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezra 10:17

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ezra 10:12

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ezra 10:17

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