is an unclean land, through the uncleanness of the nations of countries in their abominations, that they have made it full of uncleanness here and there?

Ye shall not therefore give your daughters unto their sons, neither shall ye take their daughters from your sons, neither shall ye seek their peace nor their good for ever: that ye may be mighty, and eat the good of the land, and inherit it for your children for ever.

And after all that is come upon us for our wicked works, and for our great trespasses, thou, our God, hast spared our iniquity, and hast given us salvation, as it is written.

But we have turned back, and have forsaken thy commandments, and have made friends with the nations of these abominations. Wilt thou then be wroth with us, until it be ended, that there be no remnant, nor salvation?

O LORD God of Israel, thou art righteous: for we are left a salvation, as it is this day.
Behold, we are before thee in our trespasses: for this is no standing before thee.
(Ezra)
Chapter 10
The foreign wives are separated from the Israelites.

And it came to pass, as Ezra prayed, and wept confessedly, and lay before the house of God, that there gathered unto him out of Israel a very great congregation of men, and women, and children: for the people wept greatly.

And Zechaniah the son of Jehiel, of the children of Elam, answered and said unto Ezra, Well, we have transgressed against our God, in that we have taken strange wives of the people of the land. Now there is hope in Israel above this.

Let us therefore make a covenant with our God, that we may put away all women, and them that are born of them, according to the counsel of the LORD, and them that fear the commandments of our God, to do according to the law.

Arise therefore, for it is thy due: we will be with thee. Be of good cheer, and do it.

Then arose Ezra, and took an oath of the chief priests, and of the Levites, and of all Israel, that they should do according to this word. And they sware.

And Ezra arose before the house of God, and went into the chamber of Johanan the son of Eliasib. And when he was come thither, he did neither eat bread, nor drink water: for he mourned for the transgression of them that were taken captives.

And they sent a proclamation through Judah and Jerusalem unto all the children that were captives, that they should assemble themselves at Jerusalem.

And whosoever came not within three days after the counsel of the princes and elders, all his substance should be utterly destroyed, and he should be separated from the congregation of the captives.

And all the men of Judah and Benjamin gathered themselves together to Jerusalem in three days, that is, in the twentieth day of the ninth month. And all the people sat in the street before the house of God, trembling for the cause, and for the rain.

And Ezra the priest arose, and said unto them: Ye have transgressed in taking strange wives, to add to the iniquity of Israel:

Confess ye therefore unto the LORD God of your fathers, and do his pleasure. And ye shall separate yourselves from the people of the land, and from strange wives.

And all the congregation answered and said with a loud voice, As thou hast said unto us, so be it done.

But the people are many, and the weather is rainy, and they cannot stand without: neither is it the work of one day, or of two days: for we have done much of this transgression.

Let us appoint our rulers throughout the whole congregation, that all who have taken strange wives in our cities may come at appointed times, and the elders of every city and their judges with them, until the wrath of our God be turned from us for this cause.

And Jonathan the son of Asahel and Jehaziah the son of Tikvah were appointed over these things: and Meshullam and Habthai the Levites helped them.

And the children of the prison did so. And Ezra the priest, and the chief fathers of the house of their fathers, and all that were now called, separated them, and sat down on the first day of the tenth month to search out these things,

And they executed it upon all the men that had strange wives in the first day of the first month.

And they were found among the sons of the priests that had taken strange wives, even among the sons of Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and his brethren: Maesaiah, Eliezer, Jarib, and
Gedaliah.

And they gave their hand to cast out the women, and to offer for their trespass offering one ram for their trespass.

Among the children of Immer, Hanani and Zebadiah.

Among the sons of Harim; Maaseiah, Elijah, Shemaiah, Jehiel, and Uzziah.

Among the sons of Pashur: Elioenai, Maeseiah, Ishmael, Nethaneel Jozabad, and Eleasa.

Among the Levites: Jehozabad, Shimei, and Delaiah (he is the climate), Pethahiah, Judah, and Eliezer.

among the singers: Eliasib. Among the goalkeepers: Sallum, Telem and Uri.

Of Israel among the children of Pareos: Ramah, Jesiah, Malchiah, Mejamin, Eleazar, Malchiah, and Benaiah.

Among the children of Elam: Mathan yea, Zechariah, Jehiel, Abdi, Jeremoth, and Elijah.

Among the sons of Sathu; Elioenai, Eliasib, Mathaniah, Jeremoth, Zabad, and Aziza.

And of the sons of Bebai; Johanan, and Hananiah, and Zabai, and Athlai.

Among the children of Bani; Meshullam, Malluch, Adaiah, Jashub, Seal, and Jeramoth.

Among the children of Pahath-moab: Adnah, Chelal, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mathaniah, Bezaleel, Benuis, and Manasseh.

Among the children of Harim; Eliezer, Jesiah, Malchiah, Shemaiah, Simeon, 32nd Benjamin, Malluch and Semarya.

Of the sons of Hazum; Mathnai, Mathatha, Shabad, Eliphelet, Jeremai, Manasseh, and Shimei.

Among the children of Bani; Maedai, Amram, Huel,

Benaja, Bedja, Chelui,

Well, Meremoth, Eliasib,

Mathanja, Mathnai, Jaesan,

Bani, Benui, Simei,

Selemja, Nathan, Adaja,.

Machnadbai, Sasai, Sarai,

Asareel, Selemja, Samarja,

sallum, amariah and joseph.

Of the sons of Nebo; Jeiel, and Mathithiah, and Zabad, and Zebina, and Jaddai, and Joel, and Benaiah.

All these had taken strange wives; and there were some of these wives that had borne children.
Text of the unrevised Luther Bible 1545:
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The Book of Nehemiah (Nehemiah) ^
Chapter 1
Nehemiah’s prayer for the children of Israel.

These are the tales of Nehemiah the son of Hachaliah. It came to pass in the month of Chisleu, in the twentieth year, that I was with Shushan in the castle,

And Hanani, one of my brethren, came with certain men of Judah. And I asked them how the Jews were that were saved, and were left of the prison, and how Jerusalem was?

And they said unto me, The remnant of the prison are there in the land in great mischief and reproach: the walls of Jerusalem are broken down, and the gates thereof are burned with fire.

And when I heard these words, I sat and wept, and mourned two days, and fasted, and prayed before the LORD from heaven.

And said, O LORD God from heaven, a great and terrible God, which keepeth covenant and
mercy to them that love him, and keep his commandments, 6. Let thine ears be attentive, and thine eyes open, that thou mayest hear the prayer of thy servant, which I now pray before thee day and night for the children of Israel thy servants, confessing the sins of the children of Israel, which we have done against thee: and I and my father’s house have sinned also:
7, We are gone mad, because we have not kept the commandments, and the statutes, and the judgments, which thou commandedst thy servant Moses.

But remember the word which thou commandedst thy servant Moses, saying, If ye transgress, I will scatter you among the nations.

But if ye turn unto me, and keep my commandments, and do them, though ye be cast out unto the uttermost part of heaven, yet will I gather you from thence, and bring you into the place which I have chosen, that my name may dwell there.

For they are thy servants, and thy people, whom thou hast redeemed by thy great power and mighty hand. hand.

O LORD, let thine ear be attentive unto the prayer of thy servant, and unto the prayer of thy servants, which desire to fear thy name: and let thy servant prosper this day, and give him mercy in the sight of this man. For I was the king’s servant.
(Nehemiah)
Chapter 2
Nehemiah obtains authority and letters to build Jerusalem.

In the month Nisan, in the twentieth year of the king Arthahsastha, when there was wine before him, I took up the wine, and gave it to the king: and I looked sadly before him.

And the king said unto me, Why lookest thou so evil? Art thou not sick? No, it is not that; but thou art in a bad spirit. And I was almost sore afraid.

And said unto the king: The king shall live for ever. Shall I not see evil? The city that is the house of the burying of my fathers lieth waste, and the gates thereof are consumed with fire.

And the king said unto me, What demandest thou? Then I asked the God from heaven 5. And he said unto the king: Is it pleasing to the king and to thy servants before thee, that thou send me to Judah unto the city of the burying of my fathers, to build it?

And the king said unto me, and the queen that sat by him, How long shall thy journey be? and when wilt thou return? And it pleased the king to send me. And I set him a time appointed.

And he said unto the king: If it please the king, let him give me letters unto