Ezra 10:18 (DRB)

Passage

And there were found among the sons of the priests that had taken strange wives: Of the sons of Josue the son of Josedec, and his brethren, Maasia, and Eliezer, and Jarib, and Godolia.

Nearby Context

Ezra 10:16 And the children of the captivity did so. And Esdras the priest, and the men heads of the families in the houses of their fathers, and all by their names, went and sat down in the first day of the tenth month to examine the matter.

Ezra 10:17 And they made an end with all the men that had taken strange wives by the first day of the first month.

Ezra 10:18 And there were found among the sons of the priests that had taken strange wives: Of the sons of Josue the son of Josedec, and his brethren, Maasia, and Eliezer, and Jarib, and Godolia.

Ezra 10:19 And they gave their hands to put away their wives, and to offer for their offence a ram of the flock.

Ezra 10:20 And of the sons of Emmer, Hanani, and Zebedia.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "found", "sons", "priests", "taken", "strange", "wives", and "josue". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "found" and "sons", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 17's "And they made an end with all..." into verse 19's "And they gave their hands to put...", so "found" and "sons" 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 "found" and "sons" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.