Ezra 10:2 (YLT)

Passage

And Shechaniah son of Jehiel, of the sons of Elam, answereth and saith to Ezra, `We--we have trespassed against our God, and we settle strange women of the peoples of the land; and now there is hope for Israel concerning this,

Nearby Context

Ezra 10:1 And at Ezra's praying, and at his making confession, weeping and casting himself down before the house of God, there have been gathered unto him out of Israel an assembly very great--men and women and children--for the people have wept, multiplying weeping.

Ezra 10:2 And Shechaniah son of Jehiel, of the sons of Elam, answereth and saith to Ezra, `We--we have trespassed against our God, and we settle strange women of the peoples of the land; and now there is hope for Israel concerning this,

Ezra 10:3 and now, let us make a covenant with our God, to cause all the women to go out, and that which is born of them, by the counsel of the Lord, and of those trembling at the command of our God, and according to law it is done;

Ezra 10:4 rise, for on thee <FI>is<Fi> the matter, and we <FI>are<Fi> with thee; be strong, and do.'

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "shechaniah", "jehiel", "sons", "elam", "answereth", "saith", "ezra", and "we--we". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "shechaniah" and "jehiel", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 1's "And at Ezra's praying and at his..." into verse 3's "and now let us make a covenant...", so "shechaniah" and "jehiel" 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 "shechaniah" and "jehiel" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.