Ezra 10:19 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And they gave their hands that they would put away their wives; and being guilty, they offered a ram of the flock for their trespass. ”

Ezra 10:19 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Compare with the list in Ezra 2 . Ezra 10:19 They gave their hands - i. e., “solemnly pledged themselves” (compare the marginal references). Ezra 10:44 The guilty persons, it would s...
Ezra 10:19 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

And they gave (l) their hands that they would put away their wives; and [being] guilty, [they offered] a ram of the flock for their trespass. (l) As a token that they would keep their promise and do...
Ezra 10:19 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

A List of those who had Married Foreign Wives. These include seventeen priests, together with Levites, singers, and doorkeepers, and also laymen.
Ezra 10:19 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

gave their hands. Hebrew idiom for giving their word. Compare 2 Kings 10:15 . being guilty. Compare Leviticus 5:1 . a ram. See Leviticus 5:14-19 .
Ezra 10:19 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And they gave their hands that they would put away their wives; and being guilty, they offered a ram of the flock for their trespass. They gave their hands - They bound themselves in the most sol...
Ezra 10:19 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Ver. 19. They gave their hands — See 2 Kings 10:15 . Houbigant renders the last clause, and who had offended, gave one ram of the flock for their offence.
Ezra 10:19 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And they gave their hands that they would put away their wives; and being guilty, they offered a ram of the flock for their trespass. They gave their hands - i:e., came under a solemn engagem...
Ezra 10:19 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Foreign Wives are Divorced 3. According to the law] see Deuteronomy 24:1-2 , which required a bill of divorcement.
Ezra 10:19 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

(18-44) List of the transgressors. (19) They gave their hands. — The four members of the high priest’s family were peculiarly dealt with. They gave their distinct pledge, and offered each a special...
Ezra 10:19 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

THE HOME SACRIFICED TO THE CHURCH Ezra 10:1-44 EZRA'S narrative, written in the first person, ceases with his prayer, the conclusion of which brings us to the end of the ninth chapter of our Bo...
Ezra 10:19 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Putting Away Strange Marriages Ezra 10:1-19 The people seem to have been more impressed by Ezra's intense grief of soul than they could have been by his severest condemnation. Is not this the s...
Ezra 10:19 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

The sincerity and passion of Ezra's vicarious repentance produced immediate results. The people had gathered about him through the long hours of the day, and it would seem that they became conscious...
Ezra 10:19 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Observe, Reader, how the names of the offenders are recorded. No doubt both in judgment and in mercy. How fully doth it show forth the covenant love of God in Christ, while it fully sets forth also h...
Ezra 10:19 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Ver. 19-43. And they gave their hands that they would put away their wives ,.... They proposed to do it, and actually did it: and being guilty ; of which they were fully convinced: they offered...
Ezra 10:19 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And they gave their hands that they would put away their wives; and [being] guilty, [they offered] a ram of the flock for their trespass. Ver. 19. And they gave their hands ] i.e. They plighted th...
Ezra 10:19 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Among the sons of the priests there were found , &c. No wonder the people broke the law, when so many of those who were supposed to understand it best, namely, the priests, yea, some of the sons...
Ezra 10:19 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

ACTION FOLLOWING PRAYER (vv. 1-17) Ezra expected an answer to his prayer, and God provided the answer immediately in moving a very huge number of men, women and children to gather together before...
Ezra 10:19 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

15 Only Jonathan the son of Asahel and Jahaziah the son of Tikvah were employed about this matter: and Meshullam and Shabbethai the Levite helped them. 16 And the children of the captivit...
Ezra 10:19 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

They gave their hand, i.e. they covenanted or swore by giving their hand; which was the usual gesture in those cases; of which see Leviticus 6:2 Ezekiel 17:18 .
Ezra 10:19 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

The Names Of Those Involved In Marrying Idolatrous Foreign Women ( Ezra 10:18-44 ). Ezra then prepared for Artaxerxes, the king of Persia, a list of those with whom he had had to deal. We can comp...
Ezra 10:19 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES.] In this chapter we have the account of—(i.) Shechaniah’s proposal to put away the strange wives ( Ezra 10:1-5 ). (ii.) Ezra’s fast because of the people’s sin ( Ezra...
Ezra 10:19 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Ezra 10:6 . When he came. It should read, till he came thither, as appears from chap. Ezra 9:4 , and at a late hour after the evening devotion. Ezra 10:9 . It was the ninth month, the depth...
Ezra 10:19 - The Biblical Illustrator

Now when Ezra had prayed. Prayer and confession The former chapter did set down the humiliation of Ezra; this demonstrates the fruit and effect that it produced. When the people saw that he was...
Ezra 10:19 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION REPENTANCE OF THE PEOPLE , AND COVENANT SWORN TO , ON THE RECOMMENDATION OF SHECHANIAH ( Ezra 10:1-15 ). While Ezra was uttering his prayer aloud, upon his kne...
Ezra 10:19 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Catalog of Men who had taken Strange Wives
Ezra 10:19 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Chronicles 29:24 ; 2 Chronicles 30:8 ; 2 Kings 10:15 ; Galatians 2:9 ; Lamentations 5:6 ; Leviticus 5:15 ; Leviticus 5:16 ; Leviticus 6:4 ; Leviticus 6:6

Ezra 10:19 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Ezra 10:19 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Ezra 10:19 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Ezra 10:19 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Ezra 10:19 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Ezra 10:19 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Ezra 10:19 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Ezra 10:19 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ezra 10:19 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Ezra 10:19 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Ezra 10:19 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Ezra 10:19 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Ezra 10:19 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Ezra 10:19 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Ezra 10:19 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Ezra 10:19 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Ezra 10:19 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Ezra 10:19 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Ezra 10:19 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Ezra 10:19 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Ezra 10:19 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Ezra 10:19 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Ezra 10:19 - The Biblical Illustrator

Ezra 10:19 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Ezra 10:19 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Ezra 10:19 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge