Ezra 10:5
Ezra · Old Testament · Chapter 10
“Then arose Ezra, and made the chief priests, the Levites, and all Israel, to swear that they should do according to this word. And they sware.”Ezra 10:5
What Does Ezra 10:5 Mean?
Ezra 10:5 is found in the book of Ezra, chapter 10, verse 5 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 12 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (12)
These passages are connected to Ezra 10:5 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Nehemiah 13:25“And I contended with them, and cursed them, and smote certain of them, and plucked off their hair, and made them swear by God, saying, Ye shall not give your daughters unto their sons, nor take their daughters unto your sons, or for yourselves.”Nehemiah 5:12“Then said they, We will restore them, and will require nothing of them; so will we do as thou sayest. Then I called the priests, and took an oath of them, that they should do according to this promise.”Exodus 18:24“So Moses hearkened to the voice of his father in law, and did all that he had said.”Ezra 10:3“Now therefore let us make a covenant with our God to put away all the wives, and such as are born of them, according to the counsel of my lord, and of those that tremble at the commandment of our God; and let it be done according to the law.”Nehemiah 10:29“They clave to their brethren, their nobles, and entered into a curse, and into an oath, to walk in God’s law, which was given by Moses the servant of God, and to observe and do all the commandments of the LORD our Lord, and his judgments and his statutes;”Proverbs 1:5“A wise man will hear, and will increase learning; and a man of understanding shall attain unto wise counsels:”Proverbs 9:9“Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser: teach a just man, and he will increase in learning.”Proverbs 15:23“A man hath joy by the answer of his mouth: and a word spoken in due season, how good is it!”Proverbs 25:11“A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver.”Proverbs 27:9“Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so doth the sweetness of a man’s friend by hearty counsel.”Matthew 26:63“But Jesus held his peace. And the high priest answered and said unto him, I adjure thee by the living God, that thou tell us whether thou be the Christ, the Son of God.”Matthew 2:4“And when he had gathered all the chief priests and scribes of the people together, he demanded of them where Christ should be born.”
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