Ezra 9:2
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Ezra 9:2 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Ezra 9:2 is a verse from the book of Ezra in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "For they have taken of their daughters for themselves, and for their sons: so that the holy seed have mingled themselves..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Ezra 9:2 — KJV
“For they have taken of their daughters for themselves, and for their sons: so that the holy seed have mingled themselves with the people of those lands: yea, the hand of the princes and rulers hath been chief in this trespass.”
— Ezra 9:2 (KJV)
Ezra 9:2 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 9:2
“And the rest of the people, the priests, the Levites, the porters, the singers, the Nethinims, and all they that had separated themselves from the people of the lands unto the law of God, their wives, their sons, and their daughters, every one having knowledge, and having understanding;”
Shares key themes with Ezra 9:2: daughters, themselves, sons
“And I will sell your sons and your daughters into the hand of the children of Judah, and they shall sell them to the Sabeans, to a people far off: for the LORD hath spoken it.”
Shares key themes with Ezra 9:2: daughters, sons, people
“If a soul sin, and commit a trespass against the LORD, and lie unto his neighbour in that which was delivered him to keep, or in fellowship, or in a thing taken away by violence, or hath deceived his neighbour; in fellowship: or, in dealing fellowship: Heb. putting of the hand”
Shares key themes with Ezra 9:2: taken, hand, hath
“And I will set my face against that man, and will cut him off from among his people; because he hath given of his seed unto Molech, to defile my sanctuary, and to profane my holy name.”
Shares key themes with Ezra 9:2: holy, seed, people
“Speak unto Aaron and to his sons, that they separate themselves from the holy things of the children of Israel, and that they profane not my holy name in those things which they hallow unto me: I am the LORD.”
Shares key themes with Ezra 9:2: themselves, sons, holy
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