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Now when these things had been completed, the officials approached me, saying, "The people of Israel and the priests and the Levites have not ^(C1)separated themselves from the peoples of the lands, ^(C2)as to their abominations, those of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Jebusites, the Ammonites, the Moabites, the Egyptians, and the Amorites.

"For ^(C1)they have taken some of their daughters as wives for themselves and for their sons, so that ^(C2)the holy ^(F1)line has ^(C3)intermingled with the peoples of the lands; indeed, the hands of the officials and the leaders have taken the lead in this unfaithfulness."

When I heard about this matter, I ^(C1)tore my garment and my robe, and pulled out some of the hair from my head and my beard, and ^(C2)sat down ^(F1)appalled.

Then ^(C1)everyone who was frightened by the words of the God of Israel on account of the unfaithfulness of the exiles gathered to me, and I sat ^(F1)appalled until ^(C2)the evening offering.