Ezra 10:25 (DRB)

Passage

And of Israel, of the sons of Pharos, Remeia, and Jezia, and Melchia, and Miamin, and Eliezer, and Melchia, and Banea.

Nearby Context

Ezra 10:23 And of the sons of the Levites, Jozabed, and Semei, and Celaia, the same is Calita, Phataia, Juda, and Eliezer.

Ezra 10:24 And of the singing men, Elisiab: and of the porters, Sellum, and Telem, and Uri.

Ezra 10:25 And of Israel, of the sons of Pharos, Remeia, and Jezia, and Melchia, and Miamin, and Eliezer, and Melchia, and Banea.

Ezra 10:26 And of the sons of Elam, Mathania, Zacharias, and Jehiel, and Abdi, and Jerimoth, and Elia.

Ezra 10:27 And of the sons of Zethua, Elioenai, Eliasib, Mathania, Jerimuth, and Zabad, and Aziaza.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "israel", "sons", "pharos", "remeia", "jezia", "melchia", "miamin", and "eliezer". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "israel" and "sons", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 24's "And of the singing men Elisiab and..." into verse 26's "And of the sons of Elam Mathania...", so "israel" 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 "israel" and "sons" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.