⁵ So Ezra got up. He made these people make a promise: the priests, the Levites and all the people of Israel. They promised to do what was suggested. ⁶ Then Ezra left the Temple. He went to the room of Jehohanan son of Eliashib. While Ezra was there, he did not eat or drink. He was still sad about the unfaithfulness of the captives who had returned.

⁷ Then an order was sent everywhere in Judah and Jerusalem. All the captives who had returned had to meet together in Jerusalem.