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Now when these things were done, the princes came near to me, saying, “The people of Israel, the priests, and the Levites have not separated themselves from the peoples of the lands, following their abominations, even those of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Jebusites, the Ammonites, the Moabites, the Egyptians, and the Amorites. See also: Leviticus 18:24-30 Nehemiah 9:2 Ezra 10:10-11For they have taken of their daughters for themselves and for their sons, so that the holy offspring have mixed themselves with the peoples of the lands. Yes, the hand of the princes and rulers has been chief in this trespass.” See also: Nehemiah 13:23-24 Ezra 10:2 Ezra 10:18-44When I heard this thing, I tore my garment and my robe, and pulled the hair out of my head and of my beard, and sat down confounded. See also: Nehemiah 1:4 Joshua 7:6 Ezekiel 7:18Then everyone who trembled at the words of the God of Israel were assembled to me because of the trespass of the exiles; and I sat confounded until the evening offering. See also: Ezra 10:3 Isaiah 66:2 Exodus 29:39At the evening offering I rose up from my humiliation, even with my garment and my robe torn; and I fell on my knees, and spread out my hands to the LORD my God; See also: 1 Kings 8:22 1 Kings 8:38 1 Kings 8:54and I said, “My God, I am ashamed and blush to lift up my face to you, my God, for our iniquities have increased over our head, and our guiltiness has grown up to the heavens. See also: Revelation 18:5 Psalms 38:4 2 Chronicles 28:9Since the days of our fathers we have been exceedingly guilty to this day; and for our iniquities we, our kings, and our priests have been delivered into the hand of the kings of the lands, to the sword, to captivity, to plunder, and to confusion of face, as it is this day. See also: 2 Chronicles 29:6 Daniel 9:5-8 Deuteronomy 32:15-28Now for a little moment grace has been shown from the LORD our God, to leave us a remnant to escape, and to give us a stake in his holy place, that our God may lighten our eyes, and revive us a little in our bondage. See also: Psalms 13:3 Romans 11:5-6 Hosea 6:2For we are bondservants; yet our God has not forsaken us in our bondage, but has extended loving kindness to us in the sight of the kings of Persia, to revive us, to set up the house of our God, and to repair its ruins, and to give us a wall in Judah and in Jerusalem. See also: Psalms 136:23-24 Ezra 7:6 Zechariah 4:6-10“Now, our God, what shall we say after this? For we have forsaken your commandments, See also: Romans 3:19 Joshua 7:8 Daniel 9:4-16which you have commanded by your servants the prophets, saying, ‘The land to which you go to possess is an unclean land through the uncleanness of the peoples of the lands, through their abominations, which have filled it from one end to another with their filthiness. See also: Leviticus 18:24-30 Ezra 6:21 Ezra 9:1Now therefore don’t give your daughters to their sons. Don’t take their daughters to your sons, nor seek their peace or their prosperity forever, that you may be strong and eat the good of the land, and leave it for an inheritance to your children forever.’ See also: Deuteronomy 7:3 Deuteronomy 23:6 Joshua 23:12-13“After all that has come on us for our evil deeds and for our great guilt, since you, our God, have punished us less than our iniquities deserve, and have given us such a remnant, See also: Psalms 103:10 Lamentations 3:22 Lamentations 3:39-40shall we again break your commandments, and join ourselves with the peoples that do these abominations? Wouldn’t you be angry with us until you had consumed us, so that there would be no remnant, nor any to escape? See also: Deuteronomy 9:8 Deuteronomy 9:14 Ezra 9:2LORD, the God of Israel, you are righteous; for we are left a remnant that has escaped, as it is today. Behold, we are before you in our guiltiness; for no one can stand before you because of this.” See also: Psalms 130:3 John 8:24 John 8:21

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Notes · Haydock (1859, public domain)12 notes

Notes in English 19th-century Catholic commentary by Fr. George Leo Haydock, shown as published.

These notes keep the polemics of their time: some speak harshly of the Jewish people or of other Christians. The Church teaches otherwise today. The Jewish people may not be blamed for the death of Christ (Nostra Aetate 4; Catechism 597–598), and Christians of other communities are our brothers and sisters in the Lord (Unitatis Redintegratio 3). Christian unity

Ezra 9:1

This 19th-century note uses polemical language; read it in the light of the note at the top of this panel.

Ver. 1. Abominations, or sins, (M.) marrying with infidels, contrary to the law.

Ex. xxxiv. 15.

Deut. vii. 3. D. --- Malachy (ii. 11.) reprehends this conduct, and threatens both rulers and people who tolerate it, with God's indignation. W.

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Ezra 9:2

This 19th-century note uses polemical language; read it in the light of the note at the top of this panel.

Ver. 2. First. Or "was in this first transgression," incurred by those who returned with Zorobabel; or "was concerned in this very heinous transgression;" in transgressione hac prima.

C. --- Prot. "hath been chief." 3 Esd. "and the leaders and grandees partook in this illegal affair, from its commencement." Sept. "and the hand of the chiefs was in this transgress, in the beginning." This would greatly increase the difficulty of reformation. Some of the princes were however ready to undertake the work, and had preserved themselves from the two general contagion. H. ---

All marriages with the Moabites, &c. were prohibited, if the women remained infidels. Ex. xxxiv. T.

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Ezra 9:3

Ver. 3. Coat, ( tunicam) or inner garment. H. --- Mourning. Heb. "astonished."

Syr. Mont. C.

Prot. --- Sept. "alone." 3 Esd. "pensive and in grief." H. --- Arab. "not uttering a word." See Job i. 20. and ii. 8. This was the ordinary posture of people in sorrow. Isai. iii. 26. C.

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Ezra 9:4

Ver. 4. To me, in the court of the temple. C. x. 1. M. --- Sacrifice, which was offered last of all, about sun-set. Ex. xxix. 38. The Jews commonly protract their fasts till the stars appear. Leo, p.

3, art. 8.

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Ezra 9:7

Ver. 7. At this day. Notwithstanding the favourable decrees of Cyrus, &c. the greatest part of the people continued in captivity, being dispersed, some into Egypt, others into distant countries, beyond the Euphrates. C.

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Ezra 9:8

Ver. 8. As a. Prot. "for a little space, grace hath been shewed from the Lord,"

(H.) and yet we are again irritating Him! C. --- A pin, or nail, here signifies a small settlement or holding; which Esdras begs for, to preserve even a part of the people, who, by their great iniquity, had incurred the anger of God. Ch. ---

Allusion is made to the pins which fasten down a tent, (Isai. xxxiii. 20.

and liv. 2.) or hinder a ship from being carried from the shore, (Tigur. M.) on which utensils are hung up, (Tournemine) referring to the magistrates, who were now of the same country. T. Isai.

xxii. 21. Delrio, adag. 218. --- Sept. "a support." Heb. yathed, denotes also a walking-stick, nail,

&c. M. --- Eyes, fill us with joy, in perfect security. --- Little life, free us from danger. C. ---

Esdras is afraid to ask for the impunity of all, but only begs that a small part may be spared, like a nail or post from a house, which may serve to rebuild it.

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Ezra 9:9

Ver. 9. Fence. Heb. gader, "the name which the Carthaginians" gave to Cadiz,

"as it signifies a fence," or an inclosure. Pliny xxii. C. --- Some Latin MSS. read spem, "hope." Lyran. --- The Tig. version understands the wall of Jerusalem, built in a hurry. M. --- But this was not perfected, (H.) if begun, till the time of Nehemias. 2 Esd. i. 3. C. --- God gave his protection to the people, (H. Delrio, adag. 219.) by the king of Persia. T.

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Ezra 9:11

Ver. 11. Mouth, like a vessel brim-full. M. --- Prot. "from one end ot the other."

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Ezra 9:12

Ver. 12. Peace. Alliance, (M.) or advantage. See Ps. cxxi. 8. Moses had thus proscribed the Moabites, &c. as he had done the people of Chanaan still more severely. The Israelites were to execute God's decrees. Deut. xxiii. 6. C. --- The obstinate idolaters were to be exterminated.

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Ezra 9:13

Ver. 13. Saved us. Prot. "hast punished us less than our iniquities deserve and hast given us such deliverance as this." Sept. "hast made our transgressions light," (H.) not weighing them with rigid severity. C.

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Ezra 9:14

Ver. 14. That. Heb. "should we again break, &c...Wouldst thou not be angry?"

&c.

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Ezra 9:15

Ver. 15. To be saved from our iniquities, which are still upon us. H. --- We confess that, if we should be treated according to our deserts, we could expect no redress. But we trust in thy mercies, which have hitherto supported and brought us back from slavery. C.

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License: Notes by Fr. George Leo Haydock (1774–1849), from the Douay-Rheims Bible with Haydock's commentary (first ed. Thomas Haydock, Manchester/Dublin, 1811–1814; New York: Edward Dunigan & Brother, 1859); New Testament notes compiled with Fr. Benedict Rayment. Public domain. Digital text: "The Haydock Bible", Internet Archive (archive.org/details/TheHaydockBible), uploaded 2011 under the Public Domain Mark. · Credits and licenses

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