² And Shecaniah the son of Jehiel, of the sons of Elam, addressed Ezra: ^(A)“We have broken faith with our God and have married foreign women from the peoples of the land, but even now there is hope for Israel in spite of this.

²³ In those days also I saw the Jews ^(A)who had married women ^(B)of Ashdod, ^(C)Ammon, and ^(D)Moab.

²⁷ Shall we then listen to you and do all this great evil and ^(A)act treacherously against our God by marrying foreign women?”

¹⁶ and you take of ^(A)their daughters for your sons, and their daughters ^(B)whore after their gods and make your sons whore after their gods.

^3 (A)You shall not intermarry with them, giving your daughters to their sons or taking their daughters for your sons,

^30 (A)We will not give our daughters to the peoples of the land or take their daughters for our sons.