Ezra 10 · Verse 6

Ezra 10:6

Then Ezra rose up from before the house of God, and went into the chamber of Johanan the son of Eliashib: and when he came thither, he did eat no bread, nor drink water: for he mourned because of the transgression of them that had been carried away.
Ezra 10:6, King James Version

Ezra 10:6 in other translations

BSBThen Ezra withdrew from before the house of God and walked to the chamber of Jehohanan son of Eliashib. And while he stayed there, he ate no food and drank no water, because he was mourning over the unfaithfulness of the exiles.
WEBThen Ezra rose up from before God’s house, and went into the room of Jehohanan the son of Eliashib. When he came there, he didn’t eat bread or drink water, for he mourned because of the trespass of the exiles.
ASVThen Ezra rose up from before the house of God, and went into the chamber of Jehohanan the son of Eliashib: and when he came thither, he did eat no bread, nor drink water; for he mourned because of the trespass of them of the captivity.
YLTAnd Ezra riseth from before the house of God, and goeth unto the chamber of Jehohanan son of Eliashib; yea, he goeth there, bread he hath not eaten, and water he hath not drunk, for he is mourning because of the trespass of the removal.
DARBYAnd Ezra arose from before the house of God, and went into the chamber of Jehohanan the son of Eliashib; and when he came thither, he ate no bread and drank no water; for he mourned because of the unfaithfulness of them that had been carried away.
BBEThen Ezra got up from before the house of God and went into the room of Jehohanan, the son of Eliashib; but when he came there, he took no food or drink, for he was sorrowing for the sin of those who had come back.
WebsterThen Ezra arose from before the house of God, and went into the chamber of Johanan the son of Eliashib: and when he came thither, he ate no bread, nor drank water: for he mourned because of the transgression of them that had been carried away.

What does Ezra 10:6 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ezra 10:5-8

5-8. Then Ezra ... went into the chamber of Johanan--At a private council of the princes and elders held there, under the presidency of Ezra, it was resolved to enter into a general covenant to put away their foreign wives and children; that a proclamation should be made for all who had returned from Babylon to repair within three days to Jerusalem, under pain of excommunication and confiscation of their property.

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 6 Johanan the son of Eliashib - Eliashib was high priest, and was succeeded in that office by his son Joiada, Neh 12:10. Probably Johanan here is the same as Jonathan in Nehemiah, who was the son of Joiada, and grandson of Eliashib. Some suppose that Johanan and Joiada were two names for the same person.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

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 will forsake them. To affect others with godly sorrow or love to God, we must ourselves be affected. It was carefully agreed how this affair should be carried on. That which is hastily resolved on seldom proves lasting.

Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain

Ezra 10:6 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.

וַיָּ֣קָםvai.Ya.komand he aroseH6965
עֶזְרָ֗א'ez.Ra'EzraH5830
מִלִּפְנֵי֙mi.lif.Neifrom to beforeH6440
בֵּ֣יתbeit[the] house ofH1004
הָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.Him<the> GodH430
וַיֵּ֕לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhand he wentH1980
אֶל\־'el-intoH413
לִשְׁכַּ֖תlish.Kat[the] room ofH3957
יְהוֹחָנָ֣ןye.ho.cha.NanJehohananH3076
בֶּן\־ben-[the] son ofH1121
אֶלְיָשִׁ֑יב'el.ya.ShivEliashibH475
וַיֵּ֣לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhand he wentH1980
שָׁ֗םShamthereH8033
לֶ֤חֶםLe.chemfoodH3899
לֹֽא\־lo'-notH3808
אָכַל֙'a.Khalhe ateH398
וּמַ֣יִםu.Ma.yimand waterH4325
לֹֽא\־lo'-notH3808
שָׁתָ֔הsha.Tahhe drankH8354
כִּ֥יkiforH3588
מִתְאַבֵּ֖לmit.'a.Bel[he was] mourningH56
עַל\־'al-onH5921
מַ֥עַלMa.'al[the] unfaithfulness ofH4604
הַגּוֹלָֽה\׃\ \סha.go.Lahthe exile[s]H1473

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Ezra 10:6

  • Deuteronomy 9:18

    And I fell down before the Lord, as at the first, forty days and forty nights: I did neither eat bread, nor drink water, because of all your sins which ye sinned, in doing wickedly in the sight of the Lord, to provoke him to anger.

  • John 4:31-34

    In the mean while his disciples prayed him, saying, Master, eat. But he said unto them, I have meat to eat that ye know not of. Therefore said the disciples one to another, Hath any man brought him ought to eat? Jesus saith unto them, My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work.

  • Nehemiah 3:1

    Then Eliashib the high priest rose up with his brethren the priests, and they builded the sheep gate; they sanctified it, and set up the doors of it; even unto the tower of Meah they sanctified it, unto the tower of Hananeel.

  • Nehemiah 12:22

    The Levites in the days of Eliashib, Joiada, and Johanan, and Jaddua, were recorded chief of the fathers: also the priests, to the reign of Darius the Persian.

  • Nehemiah 12:10

    And Jeshua begat Joiakim, Joiakim also begat Eliashib, and Eliashib begat Joiada,

  • Nehemiah 3:20

    After him Baruch the son of Zabbai earnestly repaired the other piece, from the turning of the wall unto the door of the house of Eliashib the high priest.

  • Ezra 9:4

    Then were assembled unto me every one that trembled at the words of the God of Israel, because of the transgression of those that had been carried away; and I sat astonied until the evening sacrifice.

  • Job 23:12

    Neither have I gone back from the commandment of his lips; I have esteemed the words of his mouth more than my necessary food.

  • Ezra 10:1

    Now when Ezra had prayed, and when he had confessed, weeping and casting himself down before the house of God, there assembled unto him out of Israel a very great congregation of men and women and children: for the people wept very sore.

  • Nehemiah 13:28

    And one of the sons of Joiada, the son of Eliashib the high priest, was son in law to Sanballat the Horonite: therefore I chased him from me.

  • Daniel 9:3

    And I set my face unto the Lord God, to seek by prayer and supplications, with fasting, and sackcloth, and ashes:

  • Isaiah 22:12

    And in that day did the Lord God of hosts call to weeping, and to mourning, and to baldness, and to girding with sackcloth:

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the chamber.
Ne 13:5
Johanan.
Ne 3:1,20; 12:10,22; 13:28
he did eat.
De 9:18; Job 23:12; Joh 4:31-34
he mourned.
9:4; Isa 22:12; Da 9:3

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Context

  • Ezra 10:5

    Then arose Ezra, and made the chief priests, the Levites, and all Israel, to swear that they should do according to this word. And they sware.

  • Ezra 10:6

    Then Ezra rose up from before the house of God, and went into the chamber of Johanan the son of Eliashib: and when he came thither, he did eat no bread, nor drink water: for he mourned because of the transgression of them that had been carried away.

  • Ezra 10:7

    And they made proclamation throughout Judah and Jerusalem unto all the children of the captivity, that they should gather themselves together unto Jerusalem;

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Ezra 10:6 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Levantóse luego Esdras de delante la casa de Dios, y fuése á la cámara de Johanán hijo de Eliasib: é ido allá, no comió pan ni bebió agua, porque se entristeció sobre la prevaricación de los de la transmigración.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et Esdras se leva de devant la maison de Dieu, et alla dans la chambre de Jokhanan, fils d’Éliashib; et il entra là: il ne mangea point de pain et ne but point d’eau, car il menait deuil sur le péché de ceux qui avaient été transportés.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und Esra stand auf vor dem Hause Gottes und ging in die Zelle Jochanans, des Sohnes Eljaschibs; und er ging dahin, er aß kein Brot und trank kein Wasser, denn er trauerte über die Treulosigkeit der Weggeführten.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et surrexit Esdras ante domum Dei, et abiit ad cubiculum Johanan filii Eliasib, et ingressus est illuc: panem non comedit, et aquam non bibit: lugebat enim transgressionem eorum, qui venerant de captivitate.