Ezra 10:2

And Shechaniah the son of Jehiel, one of the sons of Elam, answered and said unto Ezra, We have trespassed against our God, and have taken strange wives of the people of the land: yet now there is hope in Israel concerning this thing.

Cross-references

Ezra 2:7 Historical context

Ezra 2:7 gives the count of the Elamites who returned—the same clan Shecaniah belonged to in Ezra 10:2.

Ezra 2:31 Historical context

Ezra 2:31 lists another Elamite clan—distinct from Ezra 2:7—showing multiple Elam families, one likely Shecaniah's.

Exodus 34:6 Allusion

Exodus 34:6 declares God's mercy and compassion—the basis for the hope Shecaniah expresses in Ezra 10:2 despite their unfaithfulness.

Exodus 34:12 warns against treaties with Canaanites—the same danger of being snared that underlies the intermarriage sin in Ezra 10:2.

Nehemiah 13:27 rebukes the same sin of marrying foreign women—showing the recurring problem Ezra confronted.

Isaiah 55:7 Allusion

Isaiah 55:7 promises that the Lord will abundantly pardon when the wicked forsake their ways—the very basis for the hope Shecaniah declares.

Jeremiah 3:12 calls faithless Israel to return, declaring God's mercy—echoing the hope of restoration after unfaithfulness that Shecaniah expresses.

Jeremiah 3:13 emphasizes confessing guilt and rebellion—the same acknowledgment of broken faith that Shecaniah voices here.

1 John 1:7-9 promises forgiveness and cleansing upon confession of sin—the New Testament counterpart to the hope Shecaniah finds in confessing Israel's unfaithfulness.

1 Kings 11:2 Historical context

1 Kings 11:2 gives the original command against marrying foreign women—the very sin Shecaniah confesses, showing its longstanding prohibition and tragic precedent.

Malachi 2:10 condemns covenant faithlessness through intermarriage, directly echoing Ezra's confession of marrying foreign women.

Malachi 2:11 specifically rebukes marrying 'the daughter of a foreign god,' paralleling Ezra's acknowledgment of foreign wives.

1 Corinthians 7:12 instructs not to divorce an unbelieving spouse, contrasting Ezra's required divorce of foreign wives.

Nehemiah 7:12 repeats the same count of Elamites from the return—confirming the family lineage of Shecaniah in Ezra 10:2.

Nehemiah 7:34 gives the other Elamite count—parallel to Ezra 2:31, showing a second Elam group in the return.