Ezra 10:8 (GNV)

Passage

And whosoeuer woulde not come within three dayes according to the counsel of the Princes and Elders, all his substance should be forfait, and he should be separate from the Congregation of them of the captiuitie.

Nearby Context

Ezra 10:6 And Ezra rose vp from before the house of God, and went into the chamber of Iohanan the sonne of Eliashib: he went euen thither, but he did eate neither bread, nor drunke water: for he mourned, because of the transgression of them of the captiuitie.

Ezra 10:7 And they caused a proclamation to goe throughout Iudah and Ierusalem, vnto all them of the captiuitie, that they should assemble themselues vnto Ierusalem.

Ezra 10:8 And whosoeuer woulde not come within three dayes according to the counsel of the Princes and Elders, all his substance should be forfait, and he should be separate from the Congregation of them of the captiuitie.

Ezra 10:9 Then all the men of Iudah and Beniamin assembled theselues vnto Ierusalem within three dayes, which was the twentieth day of the ninth moneth, and all the people sate in the streete of the house of God, trembling for this matter, and for the raine.

Ezra 10:10 And Ezra the Priest stoode vp, and said vnto them, Ye haue transgressed, and haue taken strange wiues, to increase the trespasse of Israel.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "whosoeuer", "woulde", "come", "within", "three", "dayes", "counsel", and "princes". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "whosoeuer" and "woulde", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 7's "And they caused a proclamation to goe..." into verse 9's "Then all the men of Iudah and...", so "whosoeuer" and "woulde" 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 "whosoeuer" and "woulde" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.