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Ezra 10:12
All the assembly replied in a loud voice: "We will do just as you have said!
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Christian Standard Bible®
Then all the assembly responded loudly: “Yes, we will do as you say!
Then all the assembly responded loudly: “Yes, we will do as you say!
Hebrew Names Version
Then all the assembly answered with a loud voice, As you have said concerning us, so must we do.
Then all the assembly answered with a loud voice, As you have said concerning us, so must we do.
King James Version
Then all the congregation answered and said with a loud voice, As thou hast said, so must we do.
Then all the congregation answered and said with a loud voice, As thou hast said, so must we do.
English Standard Version
Then all the assembly answered with a loud voice, "It is so; we must do as you have said.
Then all the assembly answered with a loud voice, "It is so; we must do as you have said.
New Century Version
Then the whole group answered Ezra with a loud voice, "Ezra, you're right! We must do what you say.
Then the whole group answered Ezra with a loud voice, "Ezra, you're right! We must do what you say.
Amplified Bible
Then all the assembly replied with a loud voice, "It is our responsibility to do just as you have said.
Then all the assembly replied with a loud voice, "It is our responsibility to do just as you have said.
New American Standard Bible
Then all the assembly replied with a loud voice, "It is our duty to do exactly as you have said!
Then all the assembly replied with a loud voice, "It is our duty to do exactly as you have said!
World English Bible
Then all the assembly answered with a loud voice, As you have said concerning us, so must we do.
Then all the assembly answered with a loud voice, As you have said concerning us, so must we do.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And all the Congregation answered, and sayd with a loude voyce, So will we do according to thy wordes vnto vs.
And all the Congregation answered, and sayd with a loude voyce, So will we do according to thy wordes vnto vs.
Legacy Standard Bible
Then all the assembly answered and said with a loud voice, "This is so! As you have said, so it is our duty to do.
Then all the assembly answered and said with a loud voice, "This is so! As you have said, so it is our duty to do.
Berean Standard Bible
And the whole assembly responded in a loud voice: "Truly we will do as you say!
And the whole assembly responded in a loud voice: "Truly we will do as you say!
Contemporary English Version
Everyone in the crowd shouted: You're right! We will do what you say.
Everyone in the crowd shouted: You're right! We will do what you say.
Complete Jewish Bible
In response, the whole assembly cried aloud, "Yes, our duty is to do as you have said.
In response, the whole assembly cried aloud, "Yes, our duty is to do as you have said.
Darby Translation
And the whole congregation answered and said with a loud voice, Yes, it is for us to do according to thy words.
And the whole congregation answered and said with a loud voice, Yes, it is for us to do according to thy words.
Easy-to-Read Version
Then the whole group who met together answered Ezra. They shouted, "Ezra, you are right! We must do what you say.
Then the whole group who met together answered Ezra. They shouted, "Ezra, you are right! We must do what you say.
George Lamsa Translation
Then all the people answered and said to Ezra with a loud voice, Your words concerning us are good, and we shall accept everything which you say concerning us, and do it truthfully.
Then all the people answered and said to Ezra with a loud voice, Your words concerning us are good, and we shall accept everything which you say concerning us, and do it truthfully.
Good News Translation
The people shouted in answer, "We will do whatever you say."
The people shouted in answer, "We will do whatever you say."
Lexham English Bible
Then all the assembly answered with a great voice and said, "It is so. We must do according to your words.
Then all the assembly answered with a great voice and said, "It is so. We must do according to your words.
Literal Translation
Then all the congregation answered and said with a loud voice, Right! According to your word it is on us to do.
Then all the congregation answered and said with a loud voice, Right! According to your word it is on us to do.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
The answered all the cogregacion, & sayde with loude voyce: Let it be done as thou hast sayde.
The answered all the cogregacion, & sayde with loude voyce: Let it be done as thou hast sayde.
American Standard Version
Then all the assembly answered and said with a loud voice, As thou hast said concerning us, so must we do.
Then all the assembly answered and said with a loud voice, As thou hast said concerning us, so must we do.
Bible in Basic English
Then all the people, answering, said with a loud voice, As you have said, so it is right for us to do.
Then all the people, answering, said with a loud voice, As you have said, so it is right for us to do.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And all the congregation aunswered, and sayde with a loude voyce: It shalbe so, and we will do as thou hast sayde.
And all the congregation aunswered, and sayde with a loude voyce: It shalbe so, and we will do as thou hast sayde.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Then all the congregation answered and said with a loud voice: 'As thou hast said, so it is for us to do.
Then all the congregation answered and said with a loud voice: 'As thou hast said, so it is for us to do.
King James Version (1611)
Then all the congregation answered, and said with a loude voice, As thou hast said, so must we doe:
Then all the congregation answered, and said with a loude voice, As thou hast said, so must we doe:
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Then all the congregation answered and said, This thy word is powerful upon us to do it.
Then all the congregation answered and said, This thy word is powerful upon us to do it.
English Revised Version
Then all the congregation answered and said with a loud voice, as thou hast said concerning us, so must we do.
Then all the congregation answered and said with a loud voice, as thou hast said concerning us, so must we do.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And al the multitude answeride, and seide with greet vois, Bi thi word to vs, so be it doon.
And al the multitude answeride, and seide with greet vois, Bi thi word to vs, so be it doon.
Update Bible Version
Then all the assembly answered and said with a loud voice, As you have said concerning us, so must we do.
Then all the assembly answered and said with a loud voice, As you have said concerning us, so must we do.
Webster's Bible Translation
Then all the congregation answered and said with a loud voice, As thou hast said, so must we do.
Then all the congregation answered and said with a loud voice, As thou hast said, so must we do.
New King James Version
Then all the assembly answered and said with a loud voice, "Yes! As you have said, so we must do.
Then all the assembly answered and said with a loud voice, "Yes! As you have said, so we must do.
New Living Translation
Then the whole assembly raised their voices and answered, "Yes, you are right; we must do as you say!"
Then the whole assembly raised their voices and answered, "Yes, you are right; we must do as you say!"
New Life Bible
Then all the people answered with a loud voice, "That is right! We must do as you have said.
Then all the people answered with a loud voice, "That is right! We must do as you have said.
New Revised Standard
Then all the assembly answered with a loud voice, "It is so; we must do as you have said.
Then all the assembly answered with a loud voice, "It is so; we must do as you have said.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Then responded all the convocation and said, with a loud voice, - Thus, according to thy word concerning us, must it be done.
Then responded all the convocation and said, with a loud voice, - Thus, according to thy word concerning us, must it be done.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And all the multitude answered and said with a loud voice: According to thy word unto us, so be it done.
And all the multitude answered and said with a loud voice: According to thy word unto us, so be it done.
Revised Standard Version
Then all the assembly answered with a loud voice, "It is so; we must do as you have said.
Then all the assembly answered with a loud voice, "It is so; we must do as you have said.
Young's Literal Translation
And all the assembly answer and say [with] a great voice, `Right; according to thy word -- on us to do;
And all the assembly answer and say [with] a great voice, `Right; according to thy word -- on us to do;
THE MESSAGE
The whole congregation responded with a shout, "Yes, we'll do it—just the way you said it!"
The whole congregation responded with a shout, "Yes, we'll do it—just the way you said it!"
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Then all the assembly replied with a loud voice, "That's right! As you have said, so it is our duty to do.
Then all the assembly replied with a loud voice, "That's right! As you have said, so it is our duty to do.
Contextual Overview
6 Then Ezra got up from in front of the temple of God and went to the room of Jehohanan son of Eliashib. While he stayed there, he did not eat food or drink water, for he was in mourning over the infidelity of the exiles. 7 A proclamation was circulated throughout Judah and Jerusalem that all the exiles were to be assembled in Jerusalem. 8 Everyone who did not come within three days would thereby forfeit all his property, in keeping with the counsel of the officials and the elders. Furthermore, he himself would be excluded from the assembly of the exiles. 9 All the men of Judah and Benjamin were gathered in Jerusalem within the three days. (It was in the ninth month, on the twentieth day of that month.) All the people sat in the square at the temple of God, trembling because of this matter and because of the rains. 10 Then Ezra the priest stood up and said to them, "You have behaved in an unfaithful manner by taking foreign wives! This has contributed to the guilt of Israel. 11 Now give praise to the Lord God of your fathers, and do his will. Separate yourselves from the local residents and from these foreign wives." 12 All the assembly replied in a loud voice: "We will do just as you have said! 13 However, the people are numerous and it is the rainy season. We are unable to stand here outside. Furthermore, this business cannot be resolved in a day or two, for we have sinned greatly in this matter. 14 Let our leaders take steps on behalf of all the assembly. Let all those in our towns who have married foreign women come at an appointed time, and with them the elders of each town and its judges, until the hot anger of our God is turned away from us in this matter."
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure 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 - Ezra 10:44, 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: Ezra 10:3, Ezra 10:4, Nehemiah 13:23, Psalms 78:37, Psalms 78:57
Reciprocal: Leviticus 5:5 - confess Nehemiah 5:12 - We will restore
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Then all the congregation answered and said with a loud voice,.... That they might be heard, and to show that they were willing and ready to comply with what was proposed:
as thou host said, so must we do; being convinced of their sin, they saw it was a duty incumbent on them to put away their strange wives, and that there was a necessity of it, to avert the wrath of God from them.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
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; Ezra 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; Nehemiah 13:23. And if these were not the same women, we find that the same offense was continued.
