Ezra 10 · Verse 12

Ezra 10:12

Then all the congregation answered and said with a loud voice, As thou hast said, so must we do.
Ezra 10:12, King James Version

Ezra 10:12 in other translations

BSBAnd the whole assembly responded in a loud voice: “Truly we must do as you say!
WEBThen all the assembly answered with a loud voice, “We must do as you have said concerning us.
ASVThen all the assembly answered and said with a loud voice, As thou hast said concerning us, so must we do.
YLTAnd all the assembly answer and say with a great voice, ‘Right; according to thy word--on us to do;
DARBYAnd the whole congregation answered and said with a loud voice, Yes, it is for us to do according to thy words.
BBEThen all the people, answering, said with a loud voice, As you have said, so it is right for us to do.
WebsterThen all the congregation answered and said with a loud voice, As thou hast said, so must we do.

What does Ezra 10:12 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ezra 10:9-17

9-11. Then all the men of Judah and Benjamin--The returned captives belonged chiefly to these tribes; but other Israelites are also included under these names, as they all were then occupying the territory formerly assigned to those two tribes. It was the ninth month--that is, between the end of December and the beginning of January, which is the coldest and most rainy season of the year in Palestine. all the people…

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 12 As thou hast said, so must we do - They all resolved to do what Ezra then commanded, they did put away their wives, even those by whom they had children; Ezr 10:44 : this was a great hardship on the women and children. Though by the Jewish laws such marriages were null and void, yet as the women they had taken did not know these laws, their case was deplorable. However, we may take it for granted that each of them received a portion according to the circumstances of their husbands, and that they and their children were not turned away desolate, but had such a provision as their necessities required. Humanity must have dictated this, and no law of God is contrary to humanity. After all, there is some room to doubt whether they did put them finally away, for several years after Nehemiah found Jews that had married wives of Ashdod, Ammon, and Moab; Neh 13:23. And if these were not the same women, we find that the same offense was continued.

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Ezra 10:6-14

There is hope concerning people, when they are convinced, not only that it is good to part with their sins, but that it is necessary; we must do it, or we are undone. So rich is the mercy, and so plenteous the redemption of God, that there is hope for the vilest who hear the gospel, and are willing to accept of free salvation. When sinners mourn for their sins, and tremble at the word of God, there is hope that they…

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Ezra 10:12 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיַּֽעְנ֧וּvai.ya'.Nuand they answeredH6030
כָֽל\־khol-allH3605
הַקָּהָ֛לha.ka.Halthe assemblyH6951
וַיֹּאמְר֖וּvai.yo.me.Ruand they saidH559
ק֣וֹלKola voiceH6963
גָּד֑וֹלga.DolgreatH1419
כֵּ֛ןkensoH3651
כִּדְבָרְךָ֥ke.div.rei.khaaccording to word yourH1697
עָלֵ֖ינוּ'a.Lei.nuon usH5921
לַעֲשֽׂוֹת\׃la.'a.Sotto doH6213

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Cross references for Ezra 10:12

  • Psalms 78:37

    For their heart was not right with him, neither were they stedfast in his covenant.

  • Psalms 78:57

    But turned back, and dealt unfaithfully like their fathers: they were turned aside like a deceitful bow.

  • Nehemiah 13:23

    In those days also saw I Jews that had married wives of Ashdod, of Ammon, and of Moab:

  • Ezra 10:3-4

    Now therefore let us make a covenant with our God to put away all the wives, and such as are born of them, according to the counsel of my lord, and of those that tremble at the commandment of our God; and let it be done according to the law. Arise; for this matter belongeth unto thee: we also will be with thee: be of good courage, and do it.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
As thou hast said.They all resolved to do what Ezra had commanded; and they did put away their wives, even those by whom they had children, (ver. 44,) each of whom doubtless received a portion according to the circumstances of her husband, and was not turned away desolate. Humanity must have dictated this, and no law of God is contrary to humanity.
so must we do.
3,4; Ne 13:23; Ps 78:37,57

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Context

  • Ezra 10:11

    Now therefore make confession unto the Lord God of your fathers, and do his pleasure: and separate yourselves from the people of the land, and from the strange wives.

  • Ezra 10:12

    Then all the congregation answered and said with a loud voice, As thou hast said, so must we do.

  • Ezra 10:13

    But the people are many, and it is a time of much rain, and we are not able to stand without, neither is this a work of one day or two: for we are many that have transgressed in this thing.

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Ezra 10:12 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y respondió todo aquel concurso, y dijeron en alta voz: Así se haga conforme á tu palabra.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et toute la congrégation répondit et dit à haute voix: Oui, à nous de faire selon tes paroles;
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und die ganze Versammlung antwortete und sprach mit lauter Stimme: Nach deinen Worten, also liegt es uns ob zu tun!
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Et respondit universa multitudo, dixitque voce magna: Juxta verbum tuum ad nos, sic fiat.