Ezra 10:17
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Ezra 10:17 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Ezra 10:17 is a verse from the book of Ezra in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And they made an end with all the men that had taken strange wives by the first day of the first month." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Ezra 10:17 — KJV
“And they made an end with all the men that had taken strange wives by the first day of the first month.”
— Ezra 10:17 (KJV)
Ezra 10:17 in Context — About the Book of Ezra
Ezra records the first waves of return from Babylonian exile — rebuilding the altar, then the temple, against opposition and discouragement. Ezra himself arrives as a scribe devoted to studying, obeying, and teaching God's Word, modeling how revival begins with Scripture and honest confession.
Cross-References for Ezra 10:17
“Now they began on the first day of the first month to sanctify, and on the eighth day of the month came they to the porch of the LORD: so they sanctified the house of the LORD in eight days; and in the sixteenth day of the first month they made an end.”
Shares key themes with Ezra 10:17: made, end, first
“Also on the tenth day of this seventh month there shall be a day of atonement: it shall be an holy convocation unto you; and ye shall afflict your souls, and offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD.”
Shares key themes with Ezra 10:17: made, men, day
“And Aaron the priest went up into mount Hor at the commandment of the LORD, and died there, in the fortieth year after the children of Israel were come out of the land of Egypt, in the first day of the fifth month.”
Shares key themes with Ezra 10:17: men, first, day
“And it came to pass in the fortieth year, in the eleventh month, on the first day of the month, that Moses spake unto the children of Israel, according unto all that the LORD had given him in commandment unto them;”
Shares key themes with Ezra 10:17: men, first, day
“Now the rest of the acts of Jehoshaphat, first and last, behold, they are written in the book of Jehu the son of Hanani, who is mentioned in the book of the kings of Israel. book of Jehu: Heb. words, etc is mentioned: Heb. was made to ascend”
Shares key themes with Ezra 10:17: made, end, men
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