Ezra 10:3
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Ezra 10:3 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Ezra 10:3 is a verse from the book of Ezra in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Now therefore let us make a covenant with our God to put away all the wives, and such as are born of them, according to ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Ezra 10:3 — KJV
“Now therefore let us make a covenant with our God to put away all the wives, and such as are born of them, according to the counsel of my lord, and of those that tremble at the commandment of our God; and let it be done according to the law. to put...: Heb. to bring forth”
— Ezra 10:3 (KJV)
Ezra 10:3 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 10:3
“But this shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel; After those days, saith the LORD, I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts; and will be their God, and they shall be my people.”
Shares key themes with Ezra 10:3: make, covenant, god
“For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, saith the Lord; I will put my laws into their mind, and write them in their hearts: and I will be to them a God, and they shall be to me a people: put: Gr. give in: or, upon”
Shares key themes with Ezra 10:3: make, covenant, god
“Now therefore swear unto me here by God that thou wilt not deal falsely with me, nor with my son, nor with my son's son: but according to the kindness that I have done unto thee, thou shalt do unto me, and to the land wherein thou hast sojourned. that thou...: Heb. if thou shalt lie unto me”
Shares key themes with Ezra 10:3: now, therefore, god
“And they said, We saw certainly that the LORD was with thee: and we said, Let there be now an oath betwixt us, even betwixt us and thee, and let us make a covenant with thee; We saw...: Heb. Seeing we saw”
Shares key themes with Ezra 10:3: now, let, make
“Know therefore that the LORD thy God, he is God, the faithful God, which keepeth covenant and mercy with them that love him and keep his commandments to a thousand generations;”
Shares key themes with Ezra 10:3: now, therefore, covenant
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