Ezra 9:12 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Ezra 9:12 in 6 Bible Translations
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Ezra 9:12 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Now therefore don’t give your daughters to their sons. Don’t take their daughters to your sons, nor seek their peace or their prosperity forever, that you may be strong and eat the good of the land, and leave it for an inheritance to your children forever.’”
Ezra 9:12 — World English Bible
Ezra 9:12 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“now therefore give not your daughters unto their sons, neither take their daughters unto your sons, nor seek their peace or their prosperity 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 — American Standard Version
Ezra 9:12 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and now, your daughters ye do not give to their sons, and their daughters ye do not take to your sons, and ye do not seek their peace, and their good--unto the age, so that ye are strong, and have eaten the good of the land, and given possession to your sons unto the age.”
Ezra 9:12 — Young's Literal Translation
Ezra 9:12 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Now therefore give not your daughters to their sons, neither take their daughters to your sons, nor seek their peace or their prosperity 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 — Darby Translation
Ezra 9:12 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Now therfore shall ye not giue your daughters vnto their sonnes, neither shall ye take their daughters vnto your sonnes, nor seeke their peace nor wealth for euer, that yee may be strong and eate the goodnes of the lande, and leaue it for an inheritance to your sonnes for euer.”
Ezra 9:12 — Geneva Bible
Ezra 9:12 in Context — Ezra 9
10 Maintenant, que dirons-nous après cela, ô notre Dieu? Car nous avons abandonné tes commandements,
11 que tu nous avais prescrits par tes serviteurs les prophètes, en disant: Le pays dans lequel vous entrez pour le posséder est un pays souillé par les impuretés des peuples de ces contrées, par les abominations dont ils l’ont rempli d’un bout à l’autre avec leurs impuretés;
12 ne donnez donc point vos filles à leurs fils et ne prenez point leurs filles pour vos fils, et n’ayez jamais souci ni de leur prospérité ni de leur bien-être, et ainsi vous deviendrez forts, vous mangerez les meilleures productions du pays, et vous le laisserez pour toujours en héritage à vos fils.
13 Après tout ce qui nous est arrivé à cause des mauvaises actions et des grandes fautes que nous avons commises, quoique tu ne nous aies pas, ô notre Dieu, punis en proportion de nos iniquités, et maintenant que tu nous as conservé ces réchappés,
14 recommencerions-nous à violer tes commandements et à nous allier avec ces peuples abominables? Ta colère n’éclaterait-elle pas encore contre nous jusqu’à nous détruire, sans laisser ni reste ni réchappés?
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What Does Ezra 9:12 Mean?
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