Ezra 10:43 (DRB)

Passage

Of the sons of Nebo, Jehiel, Mathathias, Zabad, Zabina, Jeddu, and Joel, and Banaia.

Nearby Context

Ezra 10:41 Ezrel, and Selemiau, Semeria,

Ezra 10:42 Sellum, Amaria, Joseph.

Ezra 10:43 Of the sons of Nebo, Jehiel, Mathathias, Zabad, Zabina, Jeddu, and Joel, and Banaia.

Ezra 10:44 All these had taken strange wives, and there were among them women that had borne children.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "sons", "nebo", "jehiel", "mathathias", "zabad", "zabina", "jeddu", and "joel". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "sons" and "nebo", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 42's "Sellum Amaria Joseph..." into verse 44's "All these had taken strange wives and...", so "sons" and "nebo" 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 "sons" and "nebo" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.