Ezra 10:20 (GNV)

Passage

And of the sonnes of Immer, Honani, and Zebadiah.

Nearby Context

Ezra 10:18 And of the sonnes of the Priests there were men founde, that had taken strange wiues, to wit, of the sonnes of Ieshua, the sonne of Iozadak, and of his brethren, Maaseiah, Aeliezer, and Iarib and Gedaliah.

Ezra 10:19 And they gaue their hads, that they would put away their wiues, and they that had trespassed, gaue a ramme for their trespasse.

Ezra 10:20 And of the sonnes of Immer, Honani, and Zebadiah.

Ezra 10:21 And of the sonnes of Harim, Maaseiah, and Eliiah, and Shemaiah, and Iehiel, and Vzziah.

Ezra 10:22 And of ye sonnes of Pashur, Elioenai, Maaseiah, Ishmael, Nethaneel, Iozabad, and Elasah.

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 19's "And they gaue their hads that they..." into verse 21's "And of the sonnes of Harim Maaseiah...", so "sonnes" and "immer" 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 "sonnes" and "immer" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.