Ezra 10:36

Study note

Setting — Ezra records the names of men who confessed to marrying foreign women during the post-exilic covenant renewal. The narrator lists these individuals at the conclusion of a formal assembly where the community agreed to separate from foreign wives and children.

The words — The text supplies three Hebrew proper nouns: וַנְיָ֥ה (van.Yah), meaning “Yahweh has founded”; מְרֵמ֖וֹת (me.re.Mot), meaning “high places” or “elevations”; and אֶלְיָשִֽׁיב (‘el.ya.Shiv), meaning “God has restored.” These names operate as administrative identifiers within a larger roster.

The thread — Ezra 10:36 extends a continuous catalog of men who participated in the community’s divorce of foreign wives and covenant renewal. This naming sequence runs from Ezra 10:18 through 10:43 to document collective accountability.

Why it lands — The verse requires the reader to see that corporate repentance involves specific, named individuals taking documented action. It demands concrete accountability by showing that covenant fidelity is verified through recorded compliance rather than general commitment.

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