Ezra 10:21 (LSB)

Passage

and of the sons of Harim: Maaseiah, Elijah, Shemaiah, Jehiel and Uzziah;

Nearby Context

Ezra 10:19 They gave their hand in pledge to put away their wives, and being guilty, they offered a ram of the flock for their guilt.

Ezra 10:20 Of the sons of Immer there were Hanani and Zebadiah;

Ezra 10:21 and of the sons of Harim: Maaseiah, Elijah, Shemaiah, Jehiel and Uzziah;

Ezra 10:22 and of the sons of Pashhur: Elioenai, Maaseiah, Ishmael, Nethanel, Jozabad and Elasah.

Ezra 10:23 Of Levites there were Jozabad, Shimei, Kelaiah (that is, Kelita), Pethahiah, Judah and Eliezer.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "sons", "harim", "maaseiah", "elijah", "shemaiah", "jehiel", and "uzziah". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "sons" and "harim", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 20's "Of the sons of Immer there were..." into verse 22's "and of the sons of Pashhur Elioenai...", so "sons" and "harim" 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 "harim" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.