Ezra 9:12
Ezra · Old Testament · Chapter 9
“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.”Ezra 9:12
What Does Ezra 9:12 Mean?
Ezra 9:12 is found in the book of Ezra, chapter 9, verse 12 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Family.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Ezra 9:12 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Proverbs 13:22“A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children’s children: and the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the just.”Deuteronomy 7:3“Neither shalt thou make marriages with them; thy daughter thou shalt not give unto his son, nor his daughter shalt thou take unto thy son.”Deuteronomy 23:6“Thou shalt not seek their peace nor their prosperity all thy days for ever.”Joshua 23:12“Else if ye do in any wise go back, and cleave unto the remnant of these nations, even these that remain among you, and shall make marriages with them, and go in unto them, and they to you:”Hosea 7:8“Ephraim, he hath mixed himself among the people; Ephraim is a cake not turned.”Exodus 34:15“Lest thou make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land, and they go a whoring after their gods, and do sacrifice unto their gods, and one call thee, and thou eat of his sacrifice;”Genesis 6:2“That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose.”Nehemiah 10:30“And that we would not give our daughters unto the people of the land, nor take their daughters for our sons:”Proverbs 20:7“The just man walketh in his integrity: his children are blessed after him.”2 John 1:10“If there come any unto you, and bring not this doctrine, receive him not into your house, neither bid him God speed:”Genesis 18:18“Seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him?”Exodus 23:32“Thou shalt make no covenant with them, nor with their gods.”1 Chronicles 28:8“Now therefore in the sight of all Israel the congregation of the LORD, and in the audience of our God, keep and seek for all the commandments of the LORD your God: that ye may possess this good land, and leave it for an inheritance for your children after you for ever.”Ezra 9:2“For they have taken of their daughters for themselves, and for their sons: so that the holy seed have mingled themselves with the people of those lands: yea, the hand of the princes and rulers hath been chief in this trespass.”Psalms 112:1“Praise ye the LORD. Blessed is the man that feareth the LORD, that delighteth greatly in his commandments.”Isaiah 1:19“If ye be willing and obedient, ye shall eat the good of the land:”Genesis 45:20“Also regard not your stuff; for the good of all the land of Egypt is yours.”Deuteronomy 6:1“Now these are the commandments, the statutes, and the judgments, which the LORD your God commanded to teach you, that ye might do them in the land whither ye go to possess it:”Joshua 1:6“Be strong and of a good courage: for unto this people shalt thou divide for an inheritance the land, which I sware unto their fathers to give them.”1 Kings 11:2“Of the nations concerning which the LORD said unto the children of Israel, Ye shall not go in to them, neither shall they come in unto you: for surely they will turn away your heart after their gods: Solomon clave unto these in love.”
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