Ezra 10:36 (ASV)

Passage

Vaniah, Meremoth, Eliashib,

Nearby Context

Ezra 10:34 Of the sons of Bani: Maadai, Amram, and Uel,

Ezra 10:35 Benaiah, Bedeiah, Cheluhi,

Ezra 10:36 Vaniah, Meremoth, Eliashib,

Ezra 10:37 Mattaniah, Mattenai, and Jaasu,

Ezra 10:38 and Bani, and Binnui, Shimei,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "vaniah", "meremoth", and "eliashib". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "vaniah" and "meremoth", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 35's "Benaiah Bedeiah Cheluhi..." into verse 37's "Mattaniah Mattenai and Jaasu...", so "vaniah" and "meremoth" belong inside that flow. In Ezra context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "vaniah" and "meremoth" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.