Ezra 10:43 (YLT)

Passage

Of the sons of Nebo: Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Jadau, and Joel, Benaiah;

Nearby Context

Ezra 10:41 Azareel, and Shelemiah, Shemariah,

Ezra 10:42 Shallum, Amariah, Joseph.

Ezra 10:43 Of the sons of Nebo: Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Jadau, and Joel, Benaiah;

Ezra 10:44 all these have taken strange women, and there are of them women--who adopt sons.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "sons", "nebo", "jeiel", "mattithiah", "zabad", "zebina", "jadau", and "joel". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "sons" and "nebo", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 42's "Shallum Amariah Joseph..." into verse 44's "all these have taken strange women and...", so "sons" and "nebo" 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 "nebo" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.