Ezra 9:12 meaning and explanation
Now, therefore, do not give your daughters in marriage to their sons or take their daughters for your sons. Never seek their peace or prosperity, so that you may be strong and may eat the good things of the land, leaving it as an inheritance to your sons forever.’
Ezra 9:12, Berean Standard Bible
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Ezra is praying in Jerusalem after the exile, and in verse 12 he quotes what God had spoken through the prophets. The command forbids marriage alliances with the surrounding peoples and any seeking of their peace or prosperity.
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