³ Nevertheless, ^(A)some good is found in you, for ^(B)you destroyed the Asheroth out of the land, and have ^(C)set your heart to seek God.”

^19 (A)who sets his heart to seek God, the Lord, the God of his fathers, even though not according to the sanctuary's rules of cleanness.”^[a]

¹⁰ For Ezra had set his heart to study the Law of the Lord, and to do it ^(A)and to ^(B)teach his statutes and rules in Israel.