Ezra 10:27 (GNV)

Passage

And of the sonnes of Zattu, Elioenai, Eliashib, Mattaniah, and Ierimoth, and Zabad, and Aziza.

Nearby Context

Ezra 10:25 And of Israel: of the sonnes of Parosh, Ramiah, and Iesiah, and Malchiah, and Miamin, and Eleazar, and Malchiiah, and Benaiah.

Ezra 10:26 And of the sonnes of Elam, Mattaniah, Zechariah, and Iehiel, and Abdi, and Ieremoth, and Eliah.

Ezra 10:27 And of the sonnes of Zattu, Elioenai, Eliashib, Mattaniah, and Ierimoth, and Zabad, and Aziza.

Ezra 10:28 And of the sonnes of Bebai, Iehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai, Athlai.

Ezra 10:29 And of the sonnes of Bani, Meshullam, Malluch, and Adaiah, Iashub, and Sheal, Ieramoth.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "sonnes", "zattu", "elioenai", "eliashib", "mattaniah", "ierimoth", "zabad", and "aziza". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "sonnes" and "zattu", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 26's "And of the sonnes of Elam Mattaniah..." into verse 28's "And of the sonnes of Bebai Iehohanan...", so "sonnes" and "zattu" 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 "zattu" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.