Ezra 10:37 (LSB)

Passage

Mattaniah, Mattenai, Jaasu,

Nearby Context

Ezra 10:35 Benaiah, Bedeiah, Cheluhi,

Ezra 10:36 Vaniah, Meremoth, Eliashib,

Ezra 10:37 Mattaniah, Mattenai, Jaasu,

Ezra 10:38 Bani, Binnui, Shimei,

Ezra 10:39 Shelemiah, Nathan, Adaiah,

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 36's "Vaniah Meremoth Eliashib..." into verse 38's "Bani Binnui Shimei...", so "mattaniah" and "mattenai" 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 "mattaniah" and "mattenai" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.