Ezra 10:20 (YLT)

Passage

And of the sons of Immer: Hanani and Zebadiah;

Nearby Context

Ezra 10:18 And there are found of the sons of the priests that have settled strange women: of the sons of Jeshua son of Jozadak, and his brethren, Maaseiah, and Eliezer, and Jarib, and Gedaliah;

Ezra 10:19 and they give their hand to send out their wives, and, being guilty, a ram of the flock, for their guilt.

Ezra 10:20 And of the sons of Immer: Hanani and Zebadiah;

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

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

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 19's "and they give their hand to send..." into verse 21's "and of the sons of Harim Masseiah...", so "sons" and "immer" 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 "immer" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.