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10 Then Ezra the priest stood up and said to them: “You have been unfaithful in marrying foreign wives, thus adding to Israel’s guilt. 11 Now confess to the Lord, the God of your ancestors, and do his will. Separate yourselves from the people of the land and from foreign women.”

12 Then all those who had assembled replied loudly, saying in unison: “We shall do as you say.

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10 Then Ezra(A) the priest stood up and said to them, “You have been unfaithful; you have married foreign women, adding to Israel’s guilt.(B) 11 Now honor[a] the Lord, the God of your ancestors, and do his will. Separate yourselves from the peoples around you and from your foreign wives.”(C)

12 The whole assembly responded with a loud voice:(D) “You are right! We must do as you say.

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  1. Ezra 10:11 Or Now make confession to